Ode to the Motherland

"Ode to the Motherland" is a famous patriotic song of the People's Republic of China, written and music composed by during the period immediately after the founding of the People's Republic of China .

Origin

When Mao Zedong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China under a sea of fluttering on 1 October 1949, he said, ''"The Chinese people has stood up today!"''. This was an inspiring moment for the millions of patriotic Chinese, and remains so to this day. Wang Xin wrote this song shortly after seeing the the sea of fluttering Five-Starred Red Flags again during the preparation for the first anniversary of the PRC in October 1950. The song's lyrics and its music composition were officially published on 15 September 1951 on the People's Daily.