800 Heroes Song
The "800 Heroes Song" is also known by the title "China Will Not Perish". This song is written to commemorate the heroic efforts of the Lone Battalion of the National Revolutionary Army in the Defense of Sihang Warehouse during the final stage of the Battle of Shanghai (1937).
After winning the war of resistance against Japan and China was certainly not going to perish, the Chinese Nationalists Government changing the title and lyrics to "China Shall be Strong" (simplified Chinese: 中国一定強; traditional Chinese: 中國一定強; pinyin: Zhōngguó yīdìng qiáng).
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