Song of Five Races Under One Union

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Wǔzú gònghé gē
English: Song of Five Races Under One Union
五族共和歌
Sheet music
Former national anthem of China
Lyrics	Shen Enfu
Music	Shen Pengnian
Adopted	1912
Relinquished	April 28, 1913

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The Song of Five Races Under One Union (Chinese: 五族共和歌; pinyin: Wǔzú gònghé gē) is a former national anthem of China. It was created in 1912 and used by the Provisional Government in Nanjing until the adoption of the Song to the Auspicious Cloud in 1913.

History

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After the establishment of the provisional government in Nanjing, the Ministry of Education under Cai Yuanpei asked the public for possible anthems (as well as coats of arms), and "Song of Five Races under One Union", with lyrics by Shen Enfu (沈恩孚) and music by Shen Pengnian (沈彭年), was released as a draft in the newspaper.^[1]^[2]

Lyrics

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Traditional	Hanyu Pinyin	English translation
亞東開化中華早，揖美追歐，舊邦新造。飄揚五色旗，民國榮光錦繡河山普照。吾同胞，鼓舞文明，世界和平永保。	Yà dōng kāihuà Zhōnghuá zǎo, yī Měi zhuī Ōu, jiù bāng xīnzào. Piāoyáng wǔsè qí, mínguó róngguāng, jǐnxiù héshān pǔzhào. Wú tóngbāo, gǔwǔ wénmíng, shìjiè hépíng yǒngbǎo.	China, East Asia’s earliest civilisation, Admiring America while chasing Europe, As the old nation is being rebuilt. The Five Colored Flag flutters high, The Glory of the Republic shines over its beautiful mountains and rivers. My fellow compatriots, let us all invigorate our civilisation, so that peace is protected for the whole world.

"Pu Tian Yue" (unofficial)	1878–1896
"Tune of Li Zhongtang" (unofficial)	1896–1906
"Praise the Dragon Flag" (unofficial)	1906–1911
"Cup of Solid Gold"	1911–1912
"Song of Five Races Under One Union"	1912–1913
"Song to the Auspicious Cloud"	1913–1915
"China Heroically Stands in the Universe"	1915–1921
"Song to the Auspicious Cloud"	1921–1928
"Three Principles of the People"	1930–present
"The Internationale"	1931–1937
"March of the Volunteers"	1949–present

References

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^ Huang, Xingtao (2024-09-09). Reshaping China: The Concept of the Chinese Nation in Modern Times. BRILL. p. 133. ISBN 978-90-04-69690-7. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
^ "第一首國歌非現今三民主義歌-兩岸新聞-中時電子報" [The first song of the non-nehoku three democratic song]. news.chinatimes.com. 1980-01-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2025-11-09.

Preceded by "Gong Jin'ou" (1911–1912)	"Song of Five Races Under One Union" 1912–1913	Succeeded by "Song to the Auspicious Cloud" (1913–1915)

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