''The Plum Blossom'' ( zh, t=梅花, p=méi huā) is a patriotic song of the
Republic of China (Taiwan) written for the 1976 Taiwanese film ''
Victory
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'' ( zh, t=梅花, labels=no) by its director
Liu Chia-chang
Steven Liu Chia-chang (; born 13 April 1940 or 13 April 1943) is a former songwriter, singer, screenwriter, director and actor from the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Background Discography
Liu wrote songs such as " Ode to the Republic of China" ...
( zh, t=劉家昌, labels=no).
Chiang Wei-kuo soon rearranged it into "The Plum Blossom March" ( zh, t=梅花進行曲, labels=no).
The
plum blossom
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was adopted as the
on July 21, 1964. The song likens the resilience of the Chinese people to that of the plum blossom, a message that was especially salient during the political conditions of the 1960s. The blossom is a symbol of resilience in the face of adversity, has three stamens symbolizing
Sun Yat-sen's
Three Principles of the People, and five petals, which represent the five branches of the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ROC
References
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Chinese patriotic songs
1976 songs
Songs about flowers
Taiwanese patriotic songs