March of the Volunteers was originally the theme song of the movie "The Son of the Storm". At that time, China had just finished the September 18th Incident, so it was urgent to resist Japan and save the nation. In order to better call for national unity, the then Shanghai Dentsu Film Company decided to shoot a film and invited Tian Han, a famous lyricist, to write the opening song for the film. However, Tian Han was arrested and imprisoned by the Kuomintang as soon as he finished writing the lyrics. After learning about Tian Han's experience, musician Nie Er took the initiative to compose music for this song, which caused a sensation after the film was broadcast. ?

March of the Volunteers's lyricist Tian Han is a patriot. He was worried about the current situation in China at that time, and decided to do something to awaken the people, not to kill each other, but to fight against Japan with foreign countries, drive away the invaders and protect their homeland. So when he learned that the children of the film were going to shoot, he was duty-bound to create the theme song. Tian Han turned his inner cry and anger into lyrics, and every word was powerful. Although unfortunately arrested, he still tried his best to send the lyrics out of prison. ?

The lyrics went to the musician Nie Er. He was immediately moved by the catchy lyrics, and it took him only two hours to finish the song. However, Nie Er, a pawn of the Kuomintang, soon found him, and when he was ready to arrest him, he fled overseas and hid. Although he left his hometown, Nie Er sent his music back to China through various relationships, and this arduous song was finally complete.

After that, the song spread all over the country, and countless soldiers sang it on the battlefield, inspiring and awakening countless people. More and more people took up arms and joined the anti-Japanese team, and finally won. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), March of the Volunteers officially became the national anthem. Today, March of the Volunteers has become a compulsory course in schools. It resounded through every inch of People's Republic of China (PRC), and every singing was full of tears.