Taiwan National Anthem
中華民國國歌
Zhonghua Minguo Guoge
National Anthem of the Republic of China
1924
1937
Sun Yat-sen (1924 Whampoa address), drafted with Hu Hanmin, Dai Jitao, Liao Zhongkai and Shao Yuanchong
Cheng Maoyun
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Key Facts
- 1. The music was chosen through an open call issued by the Kuomintang in 1928: Cheng Maoyun's melody was picked from 139 entries
- 2. At the Olympics and other international sporting events, Taiwan competes as 'Chinese Taipei' under a 1981 agreement with the International Olympic Committee; since 1983 the melody of the separate National Flag Anthem has been played for its athletes instead of the national anthem
- 3. Because the words were seen as an exhortation to Kuomintang members, many felt that the party song could stand for the party but not for the nation. In 1936 a government committee advertised for new anthem lyrics, but it concluded that the Whampoa address best expressed the spirit of revolution and nation-building, and recommended it as the official anthem
Taiwan National Anthem Lyrics
三民主義，吾黨所宗，
以建民國，以進大同，
咨爾多士，為民前鋒，
夙夜匪懈，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
EditorialThe text comes from Sun Yat-sen's address at the opening of the Whampoa Military Academy on 16 June 1924, drafted with Hu Hanmin, Dai Jitao, Liao Zhongkai and Shao Yuanchong. Cheng Maoyun's music won a 1928 competition. The song became the Kuomintang party anthem in 1928, the provisional national anthem in 1930, and was formally adopted as the national anthem of the Republic of China on 21 June 1937. It remains the anthem of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and refers to Sun's Three Principles of the People.
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- 國歌 . 中華民國總統府 (Office of the President, ROC)
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