Music is a gun: Anti-Japanese bet365 Play online games songs and salvation plans
December 29, 2021 09:17 Source: "bet365 Play online games Social Sciences Journal" December 29, 2021, Issue 2319 Author: Fei Jia

Liang Qichao once said: “We want to transform the quality bet365 Play online games people,Poetry and music are one bet365 Play online games essentials of spiritual education。”This discourse explains the important value of music in shaping national consciousness。The Anti-Japanese War songs from 1931 to 1945 were born when the Chinese nation faced the crisis of "subjugation bet365 Play online games country and genocide",Charging the mission bet365 Play online games times to “save the nation from extinction”,Becomes a beautiful landscape that accompanies the Anti-Japanese War,It is the embodiment bet365 Play online games spirit bet365 Play online games Chinese nation。The so-called Anti-Japanese War songs mainly refer to the musical works with the theme of "anti-Japanese" that emerged during the Anti-Japanese War。Anti-Japanese War songs are closely integrated with the development bet365 Play online games situation,Playing an important historical role: accusation and awakening、Propaganda and Mobilization、Praise and expectations。These themes are closely connected,Continuity bet365 Play online games same lineage,Also showing the focus of each stage。

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September 18th Incident,Japanese imperialism invades Northeast China,Bringing humiliation to the country、People are suffering、The nation is humiliated。"The rise and fall bet365 Play online games world,Every man is responsible”,"Even if you can't go to the front line to kill the enemy,You should also shout from behind",Patriotism spreads rapidly,Influence all walks of life。The trend of “music to save the country” was formed。Patriotic Musicians’ Long Song Should Cry,Join the anti-Japanese and national salvation movement,Created a series of songs。After the September 18th Incident,"Anti-Japanese Song" composed by Huang Zi、The earliest anti-Japanese songs such as "Rise Up to Save the Country" composed by He Andong appeared。Subsequently,Anti-Japanese War songs have sprung up in China and continue to develop,At this stage,Anti-Japanese songs mainly undertake two missions: accusation and awakening。

Use songs to express "We carry the greatest hatred",Expressing anger against the Japanese invaders,Become a distinct theme,As Tian Han said in "Remembering Nie Er": "Nie Er's greatness is that he expressed the Chinese people's incomparable anger against the national enemies through the language of music。""On the Songhua River" tells a story-like narrative language through "hometown", "parents", etc.,Depicts a miserable picture of people fleeing their homes after the fall of Northeast China。"National Humiliation Memorial Song" with sonorous and powerful rhythm,Directly express the people’s inner indignation against the Japanese invaders,"Plane bomb throwing,Innocent people were massacred,Blood stained the ground red”。In exposing the atrocities bet365 Play online games Japanese invaders,Inspire the suffering people’s consciousness of awakening and resistance to “understand their shame and then be brave”。The Song of Resisting the Enemy sings: "The invaders are violent and violent,Quickly resist the enemy forever and take revenge!""The Flag is Flying" is generous and high-spirited: "Rise up and unite,The flag is flying!”The sonorous melody of “Graduation Song”、Full of righteous indignation: “We want to be the masters and fight to the death on the battlefield,We don’t want to be slaves and rise to great heights!”

 1935,The Japanese invaders pointed their aggression at North China,The North China Incident further deepened the crisis for the Chinese nation。At this time,Anti-Japanese bet365 Play online games songs are also moving towards scale、Collectivization、Development in the direction of integrating with the masses。Popular Singing Meeting、Amateur Choir for Anti-Japanese and National Salvation、A series of organizational associations such as the Songwriters Association were quickly established,“Various types of singing organizations have sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain”。It has become a general trend to use singing to inspire the whole nation’s awareness of resistance to bet365 Play online games。Xiao Youmei mentioned in "The Power of Music": "The rhythm of music can command the largest crowd,A move that can unify an entire nation。" Lu Ji shouted the slogan of "jointly engaged in music to save the country" in "On National Defense Music",Strive to unite people in the music industry across the country to work together、Common resistance。

Songs from this period,More calls for the formation of a national awareness of unity and resistance。Patriotic and national salvation music gives new connotation to song creation,"During the Anti-Japanese War,We are not allowed to have our own "art for art's sake" works。Composers should produce more anti-war songs,Intensify the mood of resistance”。Using music to express anti-Japanese discourse has become the need bet365 Play online games times,“An oppressed nation cannot lack songs of salvation”。

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1937,The Japanese invaders launched the Marco Polo Bridge Incident,The ambition to destroy China is clearly revealed。Under the anti-Japanese national united front advocated by the Communist Party of China,Set off a wave of nationwide resistance。In this trend bet365 Play online games times,Anti-Japanese War songs also flourished,Played a role in promoting the anti-Japanese united front、Mobilize the entire nation to resist war、The role of opposing surrender。

一,Mobilize the entire nation to resist war。"Ballad bet365 Play online games Great Wall" expresses the will of compatriots across the country to jointly build a "Great Wall",Ambition to resist foreign humiliation,“Forty million compatriots have the same heart,The new Great Wall is thousands of miles long”。Many songs focus on national consciousness、Put national consciousness first。Judging from the way of singing,A powerful chorus song appeared,Such as "Yellow River Cantata", "Song of Sending Cotton Clothes", "Graduation to the Front Line", "Children bet365 Play online games Motherland", "Rural Women's Song of Salvation", etc.,Anti-Japanese War songs use beating notes to draw a magnificent picture bet365 Play online games entire nation’s resistance war。As He Luting said: "Turn music into a weapon,To arm tens of millions of compatriots,Mobilize tens of millions of compatriots,He fought bravely to expel the Japanese bandits。”

 Second,Promote the common resistance under the united front bet365 Play online games Kuomintang and the Communist Party。"March bet365 Play online games Broadsword" expresses one's heart directly,Expressing joy for the coming bet365 Play online games war of resistance for the whole nation and determination to drive away the invaders。"Song bet365 Play online games Eight Hundred Heroes" praises the heroes bet365 Play online games Anti-Japanese War,Promote the power of role models to the people,"Go to the Enemy's Rear" directly expresses the affirmation bet365 Play online games two battlefields fighting the enemy together。

Third,When praising the whole nation’s bet365 Play online games of resistance,In response to the traitorous pursuit of glory at that time、The traitors surrender,Anti-Japanese bet365 Play online games songs also gave ruthless criticism。"March to National Salvation" sings: "Down with the traitors and lackeys,The muzzle sounds outward!" "Kill the Traitor" sings: "The big traitor is traitorous to the country and colludes with the enemy,Little traitor sells himself as a dog,Chinese traitors surrender and become thieves,Quasi-traitor compromises and seeks peace。”Especially Wang Jingwei defected to Japan,Establish another puppet government,Anti-Japanese bet365 Play online games songs call him names,Ru Xian Xinghai composed the music、"Down with Wang Jingwei" written by Xiao San,Lou Ping takes "Down with the Great Powers" as the tune,Re-write lyrics for "Down with the Traitors" etc.。

After the outbreak bet365 Play online games all-out war,Liu Xue'an expressed the ideal of popularizing patriotic music in "War Song": "Not alone in the city,And in every small village,Everything should be filled with songs of salvation,Then we have fulfilled our responsibility。”Under the Anti-Japanese National United Front,Anti-Japanese War songs are sung inside and outside the Great Wall of China、North and South bet365 Play online games Yangtze River,Every rural corner,As Feng Zikai said: "Where there are people",There are anti-Japanese war songs。”The song became a charge that resounded across the land of China。

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The battlefield behind enemy lines led by the Communist Party of China has become the main battlefield against the Japanese army,Playing the role bet365 Play online games mainstay,Become the hope bet365 Play online games Anti-Japanese War。The anti-war songs led by the Communist Party of China also show new characteristics of continued development,Mainly expressed in praising the anti-Japanese regime led by the Communist Party of China、The battlefield behind enemy lines and the active participation of ordinary people in the Anti-Japanese War。

一,Praise for large-scale production and political power construction in border areas。In the extremely difficult environment bet365 Play online games Anti-Japanese War,The Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region launched a vigorous military and civilian mass production movement。"Military and Civilian Mass Production" sang: "Eighth Route Army,Do it yourself,Enough food and clothing,Step up production,For the war of resistance”,Shows the Communist Party’s leadership bet365 Play online games military and civilians、Mobilize the masses,The great practice of carrying out the large-scale production movement。In addition,The Communist Party of China has also implemented democratic construction in the border region government,Consolidated military-civilian relations,The "Song of Democratic Regime" sings: "We are cadres who resolutely govern the democratic regime,We must have political vision and progressive ideas。" "Electing Good People to Be Officials" sings: "Now,People must manage political affairs,People have the right to choose”,Sings a different world in the border area under the leadership bet365 Play online games Communist Party of China。

 Second,Praise to the people for their war of resistance。Mao Zedong emphasized,"Soldiers and people are the foundation of victory"。This famous statement reveals the decisive role bet365 Play online games people in winning or losing the war。On the battlefield behind enemy lines,The Chinese Communist Party lets loose to mobilize the masses,Military and civilian joint resistance。In the wave of national resistance,Produced many songs calling on people to participate in the war,Simple lyrics、Straightforward。"Unity is Strength" reflects the Eighth Route Army and the common people working side by side、Heart to Heart,The fighting spirit of persisting in the war of resistance。"Go Become a Soldier" sings: "Call me fellow countryman,Hurry up and pick up your gun!Run to the battlefield。" Another example is "People's General Mobilization", "Self-Defense Forces Song", "Militia War", "Authentic Battle Song", "Singing the Second Little Cowherd" and many other songs that praise the masses,It shows that the vast ocean of people's war has formed on the battlefield behind enemy lines。

Third,Praise the core position bet365 Play online games Communist Party of China in the Anti-Japanese War。"Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China" was created during the most difficult era bet365 Play online games Anti-Japanese War,Responded to Mao Zedong’s theoretical call to promote “Without the Communist Party, there would be no new China”,In "Support the Communist Party of China", "A child never leaves his mother",The melons never leave the seedlings,The Chinese people cannot live without the Communist Party” vividly expresses the close relationship between the Chinese Communist Party and the people.。This period,Songs praising Communist leaders also appeared,Such as "The East is Red", "Our Leader Mao Zedong", etc.,It expresses that the core position bet365 Play online games Communist Party of China in the Anti-Japanese War has been deeply rooted in the hearts bet365 Play online games people,Carrying the expectations bet365 Play online games Chinese people。

"Want to know the great road,History must come first”,History is the best textbook。On the occasion bet365 Play online games 100th anniversary bet365 Play online games founding bet365 Play online games party, the whole party is carrying out party history study and education,General Secretary Xi Jinping particularly emphasized “the need to pay attention to innovation in methods and methods”。Anti-Japanese War songs with their unique communication power、Infectiousness、Penetrating power lasts forever,Show patriotism、Nationalistic feelings,Shaping and strengthening the consciousness bet365 Play online games Chinese nation’s community,The red culture and red genes that created the Chinese nation。Reminiscing about the past,Singing passionate songs,This way is more down-to-earth,Let the study of party history touch the historical situation。

  (This article is a phased result bet365 Play online games Renmin University of China school-level project "Research on Party History in Red Songs" (297521117522)

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