Love my China

Love my China (simplified Chinese: 爱我中华; traditional Chinese: 愛我中華) is a Chinese patriotic song.

In 1991, lyricist Qiao Yu and composer Xu Peidong created the song for 4th Minor Ethnic's Games.[1] Ren Si described, "this grand event, where brothers from all ethnic groups across the country gather to participate in sports competitions and performances, was highly valued by the organizing committee. For this purpose, a national call for a theme song was made, but the songs collected were not satisfactory." Therefore, the organizing committee found writer and poet Qiao. Qiao lived in Tibet for seven months and also lived with Hezhe and Elunchun people.[2][3]

The song adopts the melodies from the music traditions of ethnic minorities in China including Guangxi and Yunnan.[4] According to the scholar Yi Kai, the piece expresses deep patriotism through alternating between moments of intensity and release.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Lu, Xiaoyan 陆晓燕; Wang, Huaqi 王华琦 (2021). 经典爱国名曲赏析 [Appreciation of Classic Patriotic Songs] (in Chinese). Chongqing: Chongqing University Press. pp. 145–151. ISBN 978-7-5689-2838-0. Retrieved 2026-05-07 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Gong, Hongmao. "中华民族：中华儿女共同梦想的主体" [Chinese ethnic group: the subject of the common dream of Chinese sons of daughters]. CPC News.
  3. ↑ Ren, Si. "五十六种语言 汇成一句话 ——《爱我中华》" [56 languages into one sentence — Love my China]. Music Memory of Republic.
  4. 1 2 Yi, Kai 奕凯 (2023). 歌曲创作指南 [Songwriting Guide] (in Chinese). Beijing: Posts & Telecom Press. ISBN 978-7-115-55840-4. Retrieved 2026-05-07 – via Google Books.
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