"The Battle Hymn of the Chinese People's Volunteers" is a military song written by Ma Fuyao and composed by Zhou Weizhi. The song was composed on November 25, 1950.
On November 25, 1950, Zhou Weizhi, then deputy director of the Art Bureau of the Ministry of Culture of China, read a poem written by Ma Fuyao, the then political instructor of the Artillery Company of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, from the Xinhua News Agency's "People's Daily" The expedition poem "Defeat the Ambitious Wolf of American Imperialism".
Infected by the heroic spirit, he developed a strong desire to create and quickly composed the music that day. At the same time, he changed "Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea" to "Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea", and took the last line of the poem "Defeat the Ambitious Wolf of U.S. Imperialism" as the title, and signed it "Volunteer Soldiers' Ci" and Zhou Weizhi's song. It was eventually renamed "Battle Hymn of the Chinese People's Volunteers".
Song Appreciation
Every note in this song is so compact, crisp and powerful, never sloppy, bringing all the emotions together, thus focusing on an impassioned song. The effect also gave the soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army a strong belief in victory. It is a typical classic war song that uses music to boost morale.
After "March of the Volunteers", it is another excellent battle song that inspires the fighting spirit of the Chinese military and civilians.