I Love Beijing Tiananmen
Encyclopedia
I Love Beijing Tiananmen , formerly transliterated as I love Peking Tiananmen, is a children's song
written during the Cultural Revolution
era of People's Republic of China
.
and The East is Red
.
This song was used as background music in the 1995 Japanese homebrew
SNES
game, Hong Kong 97. The game, which plot involved the Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997, had a strong anti-Communist China sentiment and the song was used as a parody.
Pinyin
,
;
Máo zhǔxí,
.
Tiananmen
,
The sun rises above Tiananmen.
Greatest Leader Chairman Mao
,
Leading all of us forward.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
written during the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
era of People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
History
This song was part of the daily routine for many primary schools. It would be sung, following The InternationaleThe Internationale in Chinese
The Internationale in Chinese is literally the International Song. It has several different sets of lyrics.-Qu Qiubai's version:The most common and official Chinese version is the de facto anthem of the Communist Party of China. It was translated on 15 June 1923 from the Russian version by Qu...
and The East is Red
The East Is Red
"The East Is Red" is a song that was the de facto anthem of the People's Republic of China during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. The lyrics of the song were attributed to Li Youyuan, a farmer from northern Shaanxi, and the melody was derived from a local folk song...
.
This song was used as background music in the 1995 Japanese homebrew
Homebrew (video games)
Homebrew is a term frequently applied to video games or other software produced by consumers to target proprietary hardware platforms not typically user-programmable or that use proprietary storage methods...
SNES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
game, Hong Kong 97. The game, which plot involved the Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997, had a strong anti-Communist China sentiment and the song was used as a parody.
PinyinPinyinPinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
,;
Máo zhǔxí,
.
Translation
I love BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
Tiananmen
Tiananmen
The Tiananmen, Tian'anmen or Gate of Heavenly Peace is a famous monument in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is widely used as a national symbol. First built during the Ming Dynasty in 1420, Tian'anmen is often referred to as the front entrance to the Forbidden City...
,
The sun rises above Tiananmen.
Greatest Leader Chairman Mao
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
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Leading all of us forward.