Ode to the Republic of China

The Ode to the Republic of China (traditional chinese: 中華民國頌, simplified chinese: 中华民国颂, hanyu pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Sòng) is a patriotic song of the Republic of China, although it is also sung in the People's Republic of China, with some variants in the lyrics. It was written by Liu Chia-Chang (Chinese: 劉家昌). Fei Yu-Ching and Teresa Teng, among others, have sung this song.

Lyrics:

Traditional Chinese

青海的草原 一眼看不完

喜馬拉雅山 峰峰相連到天邊

古聖和先賢 在這裡建家園

風吹雨打中 聳立五千年

中華民國 中華民國 經得起考驗

只要黃河長江的水不斷

中華民國 中華民國

千秋萬世 直到永遠

Pinyin

Qīnghǎi de cǎoyuán yīyǎn kàn bù wán

xǐmǎlāyǎ shānfēng fēng xiānglián dào tiānbiān

gǔ shènghé xiānxián zài zhèlǐ jiàn jiāyuán

fēngchuī yǔ dǎ zhòng sǒnglì wǔqiān nián

zhōnghuá mínguó zhōnghuá mínguó jīng dé qǐ kǎoyàn

zhǐyào huánghé chángjiāng de shuǐ bùduàn

zhōnghuá mínguó zhōnghuá mínguó

qiānqiū wànshì zhídào yǒngyuǎn

English Translation

Qinghai's grasslands are vast, the eye cannot see their end

The Himalayan Mountains', peaks link unto the horizon

Old and ancients saints, here laid their home and heart

The wind blows and storm rains fall, yet still after five thousand years

Republic of China! Republic of China!

Overcomes any struggle,

As long as the Yellow and Yangzi Rivers' waters flow undiminished

Republic of China!,Republic of China!

Forever and ever,will always be.

• The government of the People's Republic of China takes that the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) does not exist after 1949, thus, when Taiwanese singers perform this song in Mainland China, they will change the word 中華民國 (Republic of China) to 中華民族 (Chinese people).

See also

• Republic of China
• People's Republic of China
• Zhonghua Minzu
• Legal status of Taiwan
• One China policy
• Cross-Strait relations
• Chinese reunification
• Two Chinas
• Political status of Taiwan

External links

• Music Video on YouTube (Fei Yu-Ching Version)
• Music Video on YouTube (Teresa Teng Version)