March of the Volunteers

义勇军进行曲

National anthem of the  People's Republic of China
Lyrics	Tian Han
Music	Nie Er
Adopted	1949 (provisional)[1] 1982 (China, officially) 1997 (Hong Kong)[2] 1999 (Macau)[3] 2004 (constitutional)[4] 2017 (legalised)

The "March of the Volunteers" (Chinese: 义勇军进行曲, say: EE-yuung-JWEEN JIN-shing-chwee) is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China. The words of the song were written by a playwright named Tian Han in 1934, and the melody to his words were composed by a composer named Nie Er a year later. It was first adopted in 1949^[1] when the previous government was overthrown. It also became the national anthems of Hong Kong in 1997^[2] and Macao in 1999.^[3] In 2004, this anthem became embedded in the Chinese Constitution.^[4]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Resolution on the Capital, Calendar, National Anthem, and National Flag of the People's Republic of China (1949-09-27). First Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Annex III (1990-04-04). Seventh National People's Congress in Beijing.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Annex III (1993-03-31). Eighth National People's Congress in Beijing.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Amendment IV, §31 (2004-03-14). Tenth National People's Congress in Beijing.