The Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army
Xiàngqián, xiàngqián, xiàngqián! The People’s Liberation Army of the People’s Republic of China is the biggest army of the planet, and one of the most powerful armies out there. As China continues to arise as World Power, their military keeps growing and making qualitative progress. The army has a rich story and interesting background. Here we will take a look at the most important song of the Chinese Army: The Military Anthem of the PLA . Just like countries and institutions, armies usually have their own anthems. In some cases, the “anthem” is a representative patriotic song or a military march (and they can have more than one). In the case of the People’s Liberation Army, a song called “March of the Eighth Route Army” (“ 八路 军进行曲 ”) was composed in 1939 by Zheng Lücheng ( 郑律成 ) and Gong Mu ( 公木 ) in honour of the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army ( 国民革命 军第十八集团军 ), which participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. The song become widely ...