Written in the period of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, in the autumn and winter of 1938, the author marched to the northwest Yellow River with the anti-Japanese troops. China's magnificent mountains and rivers and heroic soldiers inspired the author's creation, and the call of the times prompted him to write a large-scale recitation poem Ode to the Yellow River with high patriotic enthusiasm, which was later rewritten into the lyrics of the Yellow River Chorus. The work consists of eight movements, showing the heroic spirit of the sons and daughters of the Yellow River with rich artistic images, magnificent historical scenes and majestic momentum.