Lovable China
“China can be saved. Do not be pessimistic, do not lose hope.” A martyr's vision of his country's future in his last days.
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Red Classics
Every song is a chapter of history; every work carries a spirit. Passing on the red tradition from generation to generation.
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Red melodies
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Songs that never fade
01March of the Volunteers义勇军进行曲 · Lyrics by Tian Han, music by Nie ErTheme song of the 1935 film Children of Troubled Times, it sounded the call to resist Japanese aggression. It became the provisional national anthem in 1949 and was written into the Constitution in 2004.
02Yellow River Cantata黄河大合唱 · Guang Weiran, Xian XinghaiComposed in Yan'an in 1939, it celebrates the indomitable fighting spirit of the Chinese nation through the image of the Yellow River.
03Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China没有共产党就没有新中国 · Cao HuoxingWritten in Pingshan, Hebei, in 1943; the word “new” was later added to the title at Mao Zedong's suggestion.
04Unity Is Strength团结就是力量 · Mu Hong, Lu SuWritten in the Shanxi–Chahar–Hebei Border Region in 1943, its rousing melody is still sung today.
05The East Is Red东方红 · Shaanbei folk songAdapted from a northern Shaanxi folk song in the 1940s. In 1970 the satellite Dong Fang Hong 1 played it from space.
06Ode to the Motherland歌唱祖国 · Wang ShenWritten in 1950 and often called China's “second national anthem”.
07My Motherland我的祖国 · Qiao Yu, Liu ChiFrom the 1956 film Battle on Shangganling Mountain, it expresses the Volunteers' deep love for their homeland.
08Ode to the Heroes英雄赞歌 · Gong Mu, Liu ChiFrom the 1964 film Heroic Sons and Daughters, praising the heroes of the Korean War.
09Sing a Mountain Song to the Party唱支山歌给党听 · Jiao Ping, Zhu Jian'erWritten in 1963 and made famous by the Tibetan singer Tseten Dolma.
10I Love You, China我爱你，中国 · Qu Cong, Zheng QiufengFrom the 1979 film Overseas Chinese, expressing the love of Chinese abroad for their motherland.
11My Motherland and I我和我的祖国 · Zhang Li, Qin YongchengWritten in 1985; the 2019 film of the same name made it popular again.
CLASSICS
Books and films worth revisiting
Red Star Over China
An American journalist's account of red China that introduced the Chinese Communists to the world.
Red Crag
Based on the revolutionaries held in Chongqing's Zhazidong and Baigongguan prisons; Sister Jiang and Xu Yunfeng have moved generations of readers.
Who Are the Most Lovable People
This report made “the most lovable people” a byword for the soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
Battle on Shangganling Mountain
Recreates the Volunteers' heroic defence of the tunnels in the Battle of Shangganling.
Tunnel Warfare
Soldiers and villagers on the central Hebei plain fight the enemy from tunnels — the power of a people's war.
The Birth of New China
An epic account of the founding of the People's Republic.
The Battle at Lake Changjin
The Volunteers fight to the death in extreme cold; the story of the “ice sculpture company” moves audiences to tears.