{"id":20581,"date":"2022-07-25T15:01:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/?p=20581"},"modified":"2022-07-25T15:01:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:01:56","slug":"anti-japanese-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Anti-Japanese Songs in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Due to the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, Western powers invaded China one after another, and Japan also took advantage of the situation to occupy China. After 8 years of anti-Japanese war, the Chinese finally won. It officially came to an end on September 3, 1945. During this period, a series of songs propagating the Anti-Japanese War emerged, inspiring the Chinese spiritually.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anti-Japanese-Songs-in-China.jpeg\" alt=\"Anti-Japanese Songs in China\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anti-Japanese-Songs-in-China.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anti-Japanese-Songs-in-China-300x188.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\nThe 7 Anti-Japanese War Songs in China<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html\/#1_%E2%80%9CMarch_of_the_Volunteers%E2%80%9D_%E4%B9%89%E5%8B%87%E5%86%9B%E8%BF%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2\" title=\"1. &#8220;March of the Volunteers&#8221; \u4e49\u52c7\u519b\u8fdb\u884c\u66f2\">1. &#8220;March of the Volunteers&#8221; \u4e49\u52c7\u519b\u8fdb\u884c\u66f2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html\/#2_%E2%80%9CSong_Hua_Jiang_Shang%E2%80%9D_%E6%9D%BE%E8%8A%B1%E6%B1%9F%E4%B8%8A\" title=\"2. &#8220;Song Hua Jiang Shang&#8221; \u677e\u82b1\u6c5f\u4e0a\">2. &#8220;Song Hua Jiang Shang&#8221; \u677e\u82b1\u6c5f\u4e0a<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html\/#3_%E2%80%9CDefend_the_Yellow_River%E2%80%9D_%E4%BF%9D%E5%8D%AB%E9%BB%84%E6%B2%B3\" title=\"3. &#8220;Defend the Yellow River&#8221; \u4fdd\u536b\u9ec4\u6cb3\">3. &#8220;Defend the Yellow River&#8221; \u4fdd\u536b\u9ec4\u6cb3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html\/#4_%E2%80%9CDa_Dao_Jin_Xing_Qu%E2%80%9D_%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%80%E8%BF%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2\" title=\"4. &#8220;Da Dao Jin Xing Qu&#8221; \u5927\u5200\u8fdb\u884c\u66f2\">4. &#8220;Da Dao Jin Xing Qu&#8221; \u5927\u5200\u8fdb\u884c\u66f2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html\/#5_%E2%80%9CXin_Bian_Jiu_Yi_Ba_Xiao_Diao%E2%80%9D_%E6%96%B0%E7%BC%96%E4%B9%9D%E4%B8%80%E5%85%AB%E5%B0%8F%E8%B0%83\" title=\"5. &#8220;Xin Bian Jiu Yi Ba Xiao Diao&#8221; \u65b0\u7f16\u4e5d\u4e00\u516b\u5c0f\u8c03\">5. &#8220;Xin Bian Jiu Yi Ba Xiao Diao&#8221; \u65b0\u7f16\u4e5d\u4e00\u516b\u5c0f\u8c03<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html\/#6_%E2%80%9CGraduation_Song%E2%80%9D_%E6%AF%95%E4%B8%9A%E6%AD%8C\" title=\"6. &#8220;Graduation Song&#8221; \u6bd5\u4e1a\u6b4c\">6. &#8220;Graduation Song&#8221; \u6bd5\u4e1a\u6b4c<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/anti-japanese-songs.html\/#7_%E2%80%9CYou_Ji_Dui_Zhi_Ge%E2%80%9D_%E6%B8%B8%E5%87%BB%E9%98%9F%E4%B9%8B%E6%AD%8C\" title=\"7. &#8220;You Ji Dui Zhi Ge&#8221; \u6e38\u51fb\u961f\u4e4b\u6b4c\">7. &#8220;You Ji Dui Zhi Ge&#8221; \u6e38\u51fb\u961f\u4e4b\u6b4c<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_%E2%80%9CMarch_of_the_Volunteers%E2%80%9D_%E4%B9%89%E5%8B%87%E5%86%9B%E8%BF%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2\"><\/span><strong>1. &#8220;March of the Volunteers&#8221; \u4e49\u52c7\u519b\u8fdb\u884c\u66f2<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lyricist: Tian Han Composer: Nie Er<br \/>\n&#8220;March of the Volunteers&#8221; was originally the theme song composed by Nie Er for the film &#8220;Children of the Storm&#8221; in 1935. This film describes the story of Chinese intellectuals represented by the poet Xin Baihua in the early 1930s, in order to save the motherland, they wrote and joined the army, went to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War, and heroically killed the enemy.Later, the March of the Volunteers was chosen as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/chinese-national-anthem-688128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">national anthem of the People&#8217;s Republic of China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_%E2%80%9CSong_Hua_Jiang_Shang%E2%80%9D_%E6%9D%BE%E8%8A%B1%E6%B1%9F%E4%B8%8A\"><\/span><strong>2. &#8220;Song Hua Jiang Shang&#8221; \u677e\u82b1\u6c5f\u4e0a<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lyricist\/Composer: Zhang Hanhui<br \/>\nThis is an anti-Japanese song that has been widely sung among the Chinese people for half a century. The song sings: &#8220;September 18, September 18, from that tragic time&#8230;&#8221; This was accompanied by blood and tears, accusing The &#8220;September 18 Incident&#8221; launched by the Japanese imperialists in 1931 exposed the Japanese imperialists&#8217; occupation of the three northeastern provinces of China, and then launched an all-out war of aggression against China and brutally plundered the Chinese people.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_%E2%80%9CDefend_the_Yellow_River%E2%80%9D_%E4%BF%9D%E5%8D%AB%E9%BB%84%E6%B2%B3\"><\/span><strong>3. &#8220;Defend the Yellow River&#8221; \u4fdd\u536b\u9ec4\u6cb3<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lyricist: Guang Weiran Composer: Xian Xinghai<br \/>\nAfter the fall of Wuhan in 1938, the poet Guang Weiran led the third anti-enemy drama team to cross the Yellow River eastward from Hukou in Yichuan County, Shaanxi Province, and transfer to the Luliangshan Anti-Japanese Base. On the way, I listened to the long, high-pitched, deep and powerful chants of the boatmen on the Yellow River. After returning to Yan&#8217;an in 1939, Guang Weiran recited the lyrics of &#8220;The Yellow River&#8221; at a party. After listening to it, Xian Xinghai expressed that he would compose &#8220;Yellow River Cantata&#8221; and completed this large-scale vocal masterpiece. On April 13, 1939, the &#8220;Yellow River Cantata&#8221; premiered in the auditorium of Yan&#8217;an North Shaanxi University, which aroused great repercussions, and &#8220;Defend the Yellow River&#8221; soon spread throughout China.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_%E2%80%9CDa_Dao_Jin_Xing_Qu%E2%80%9D_%E5%A4%A7%E5%88%80%E8%BF%9B%E8%A1%8C%E6%9B%B2\"><\/span><strong>4. &#8220;Da Dao Jin Xing Qu&#8221; \u5927\u5200\u8fdb\u884c\u66f2<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lyricist\/Composer: Mai Xin<br \/>\nAfter the July 7th Incident, the heroic anti-Japanese deeds of the 29th Army Broadsword Team greatly inspired the people of the whole country. Sun Peiyuan (also known as Mo Xin, later pseudonym Mai Xin), a progressive youth working in Shanghai at that time, composed a song full of patriotic enthusiasm, which soon became a well-known song during the Anti-Japanese War. March&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_%E2%80%9CXin_Bian_Jiu_Yi_Ba_Xiao_Diao%E2%80%9D_%E6%96%B0%E7%BC%96%E4%B9%9D%E4%B8%80%E5%85%AB%E5%B0%8F%E8%B0%83\"><\/span><strong>5. &#8220;Xin Bian Jiu Yi Ba Xiao Diao&#8221; \u65b0\u7f16\u4e5d\u4e00\u516b\u5c0f\u8c03<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lyricist\/Composer: Lu Ji<br \/>\nLv Ji, formerly known as Lv Zhanqing, is a native of Xiangtan, Hunan Province. He has loved music since childhood and can play a variety of ethnic musical instruments. Since the 1930s, Lv Ji has created many excellent musical works, such as &#8220;New &#8220;Nine-18&#8243; Minor&#8221;, &#8220;Defending Madrid&#8221;, &#8220;Railway Workers Song&#8221; and so on.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_%E2%80%9CGraduation_Song%E2%80%9D_%E6%AF%95%E4%B8%9A%E6%AD%8C\"><\/span><strong>6. &#8220;Graduation Song&#8221; \u6bd5\u4e1a\u6b4c<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lyricist: Tian Han Composer: Nie Er<br \/>\nWritten in 1934, it was originally the theme song of the film &#8220;Peach Blossom Tribulation&#8221;. The film describes the bumpy life of Chinese young students after the &#8220;September 18&#8221; Incident. Because the song expresses the patriotic passion of a generation of young people, &#8220;every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world&#8221;, it is deeply loved by the general public, especially young students.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_%E2%80%9CYou_Ji_Dui_Zhi_Ge%E2%80%9D_%E6%B8%B8%E5%87%BB%E9%98%9F%E4%B9%8B%E6%AD%8C\"><\/span><strong>7. &#8220;You Ji Dui Zhi Ge&#8221; \u6e38\u51fb\u961f\u4e4b\u6b4c<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Composer\/Lyricist: He Luting<br \/>\nAfter the &#8220;August 13&#8221; Incident, the author went north with the Shanghai Cultural Rescue Team to do anti-Japanese propaganda. He composed this song to all the soldiers of the Eighth Route Army. The first performance was warmly welcomed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"37c28470d9d6d3cb9ff74e663adb766a\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3594734025006597\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to the corruption and incompetence of the Qing government, Western powers invaded China one&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84],"tags":[2918,2920,2919],"class_list":["post-20581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-anti-japanese-songs","tag-anti-japanese-songs-in-china","tag-chinese-anti-japanese-song"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20581\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatchina.cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}