March of the Volunteers

March of the Volunteers (simplified Chinese: 义勇军进行曲; traditional Chinese: 義勇軍進行曲; pinyin: Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ) is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China (including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since 1 July 1997, and the Macau Special Administrative Region since 20 December 1999), written by the noted poet and playwright Tian Han with music composed by Nie Er. This composition is a musical march. The piece was first p... More

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Nie Erh

Nie Er (simplified Chinese: 聂耳; traditional Chinese: 聶耳; pinyin: Niè Ěr) (born Nie Shouxin (simplified Chinese: 聂守信; traditional Chinese: 聶守信; pinyin: Niè Shǒuxīn) Courtesy name Ziyi (simplified Chinese: 子义 or 紫艺; traditional Chinese: 子義 or 子藝; pinyin: Zǐyì) 14 February 1912 – 17 July 1935), was a...

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