The Plum Blossom is a patriotic song of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

 written for the Taiwan film Victory (梅花) (1976) by its director Liu Chia Chang (劉家昌). Chiang Wei-kuo

Chiang Wei-kuo

Chiang Wei-kuo was an adopted son of President Chiang Kai-shek, adoptive brother of President Chiang Ching-kuo, and an important figure in the Kuomintang . His courtesy names were Jianhao and Niantang .- Early life :...

 soon rearranged it into The Plum Blossom March (梅花進行曲). The flower was adopted as the National Flower of the Republic of China

National Flower of the Republic of China

The National Flower of the Republic of China was officially designated as the plum blossom by the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China on July 21, 1964. The plum blossom, known as the meihua , is symbol for resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity, because plum blossoms often bloom...

 on July 21, 1964. The song likens the resilience of the plum blossom to that of the Chinese people, which was especially salient during the political conditions of the 1960s

1960s

The 1960s was the decade that started on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969. It was the seventh decade of the 20th century.The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends across the globe...

. The blossom is a symbol of resilience in the face of adversity, has three stamens symbolizing Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...

's Three Principles of the People

Three Principles of the People

The Three Principles of the People, also translated as Three People's Principles, or collectively San-min Doctrine, is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to make China a free, prosperous, and powerful nation...

, and five petals, which represent the five branches of the government.

Lyrics

Teresa Teng performing "The Plum Blossom" in 1984

Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin
	méi huā, méi huā mǎn tiān xià, yuè lěng tā yuè kāi huā, méi huā jiān rěn xiàng zhēng wǒ men, wéi wéi de dà zhōng huá. kàn nǎ biàn dì kāi le méi huā yǒu tǔ dì jiù yǒu tā, bīng xuě fēng yǔ tā dōu bù pà tā shì wǒ de guó huā. méi huā, méi huā mǎn tiān xià, yuè lěng tā yuè kāi huā, méi huā jiān rěn xiàng zhēng wǒ men, wéi wéi de dà zhōng huá. kàn nǎ biàn dì kāi le méi huā yǒu tǔ dì jiù yǒu tā, méi huā jiān rěn xiàng zhēng wǒ men, wéi wéi de dà zhōng huá.
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