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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 the war of resistance against Japan ended, the Chinese Nationalists Government in Taiwan felt that the title and lyric of "China Will Not Perish" is too pessimistic, therefore changing them to "China Shall be Strong" (traditional Chinese: 中國一定強; simplified Chinese: 中国一定強; pinyin: Zhōngguó yīdìng qiáng); and this song remained popular even today.

Chinese lyrics

中國不會亡,中國不會亡,

你看民族英雄謝團長。

中國不會亡,中國不會亡,

你看那八百壯士孤軍奮鬥守戰場,

四方都是砲火,四方都是豺狼,

寧願死不退讓,寧願死不投降。

我們的國旗在重圍中飄蕩飄蕩,飄蕩飄蕩,飄蕩。

八百壯士一條心,十萬強敵不能擋,

我們的行動偉烈,我們的氣節豪壯,

同胞們起來!同胞們起來!

快快趕上戰場,拿八百壯士做榜樣。

中國不會亡,中國不會亡,

中國不會亡,中國不會亡!

不會亡!不會亡!不會亡!

Hanyu Pinyin

Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng, Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng,

Nǐ kàn mínzú yīngxióng Xiè túanzhăng.

Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng, Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng,　

Nǐ kàn nà bābǎi zhùangshì gūjūn fèndòu shǒu zhànchǎng,

Sìfāng dōushì pàohuǒ, Sìfāng dōushì cháiláng,

Níngyuàn sǐ bù tuìràng, Níngyuàn sǐ bù tóuxiáng　

Wǒměn de guóqí zài chóngwĕi zhōng piāodàng piāodàng, piāodàng piāodàng, piāodàng.

Bābǎi zhuàngshì yī tiáo xīn, shíwàn qíangdí bù néng dǎng,

Wǒměn de xíngdòng wěiliè, wǒměn de qìjié háozhuàng,

Tǒngbāomen qǐlái! Tǒngbāomen qǐlái!

Kuàikuài gǎnshàng zhànchǎng, ná bābăi zhuàngshì zuò bǎngyàng.

Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng, Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng,

Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng, Zhōngguó bùhuì wáng!

Bùhuì wáng! Bùhuì wáng! Bùhuì wáng!

Translation

China cannot perish, China cannot perish

You look at national hero Commander Xie.

China cannot perish, China cannot perish

You look at the isolated 800 heroes defending the front

There are shell fires all around, there are jackals all around

Rather die than retreat, rather die than surrender

Even when surrounded by enemies, our flag is flying high, flying high, flying high,

800 heroes united as one, one hundred thousand strong enemies cannot defeat

Our action is brave, Our integrity is righteous

Compatriots rise! compatriots rise!

Hurry to the battle field, let the 800 Heroes be our model

China cannot perish, China cannot perish

China cannot perish, China cannot perish

Cannot Perish! Cannot Perish! Cannot Perish!