Taiwan
中華民國國歌
Zhonghua Minguo Guoge
National Anthem of the Republic of China
1924
1930
Sun Yat-sen
Cheng Maoyun
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Key Facts
- 1. The music was chosen through a national competition in 1928, won by Cheng Maoyun out of more than 100 entries submitted from across China
- 2. At international sporting events like the Olympics, Taiwan competes as 'Chinese Taipei' and uses the separate 'National Flag Anthem' instead, due to ongoing political disputes
- 3. The anthem began as a Kuomintang (KMT) party song before being elevated to national anthem status, one of the few cases worldwide where a party anthem became the state anthem
Lyrics
三民主義，吾黨所宗，
以建民國，以進大同。
咨爾多士，為民前鋋，
夽夜匡勤，主義是從。
矢勤矢勇，必信必忠，
一心一德，貫徹始終。
Translations are non-official and intended to convey meaning, not replace originals
Analysis
EditorialOriginally a speech by Sun Yat-sen in 1924 at the Whampoa Military Academy, the lyrics were later set to music and adopted as the national anthem. It remains the anthem of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and references Sun's Three Principles of the People.