# Praise the Dragon Flag > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Praise_the_Dragon_Flag > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Praise_the_Dragon_Flag.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praise_the_Dragon_Flag > Source revision: 1307080340 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Unofficial Chinese national anthem This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Please help improve this article by citing more sources. Find sources: "Praise the Dragon Flag" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2023) National anthems of China "Pu Tian Yue" (unofficial) 1878–1896 "Tune of Li Zhongtang" (unofficial) 1896–1906 "Praise the Dragon Flag" (unofficial) 1906–1911 "Cup of Solid Gold" 1911–1912 "Song of Five Races Under One Union" 1912–1913 "Song to the Auspicious Cloud" 1913–1915 "China Heroically Stands in the Universe" 1915–1921 "Song to the Auspicious Cloud" 1921–1928 "Three Principles of the People" 1930–present "The Internationale" 1931–1937 "March of the Volunteers" 1949–present v t e The **Praise the Dragon Flag** ([simplified Chinese](/source/Simplified_Chinese_characters): 颂龙旗; [traditional Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 頌龍旗; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Sòng Lóng Qí*) was a semi-official national anthem of the [Qing dynasty](/source/Qing_dynasty), as well as a military and an [imperial anthem](/source/Personal_anthem). It shares the same tune with [Tune of Li Zhongtang](/source/Tune_of_Li_Zhongtang), the semi-official anthem from 1896 to 1906. ## History In 1906, (the 32nd year of [Guangxu](/source/Guangxu_Emperor)), the Department of the Army of the [Qing Dynasty](/source/Qing_dynasty) was established, and wrote this song as its anthem. The Qing Dynasty also used this song as a semi-official imperial anthem (代國歌).[1] ## Lyrics ### Simplified Chinese 于斯万年，亚东大帝国！ 山岳纵横独立帜，江河漫延文明波； 四百兆¹民神明冑，地大物产博。 扬我黄龙帝国徽，唱我帝国歌！ ### Traditional Chinese 於斯萬年，亞東大帝國！ 山嶽縱橫獨立幟，江河漫延文明波； 四百兆¹民神明冑，地大物產博。 揚我黃龍帝國徽，唱我帝國歌！ ### Hanyu Pinyin yú sī wàn nián, yà dōng dà dì guó! shān yuè zòng héng dú lì zhì, jiāng hé màn yán wén míng bō; sì bǎi zhào mín shén míng zhòu, dì dà wù chǎn bó. yáng wǒ huáng lóng dì guó huī, chàng wǒ dì guó gē! ### English Translation We located here for thousands years as a great empire in [East Asia](/source/East_Asia)! Mountains in our land, rivers in our land, spread the culture; Four hundred million[a] people blessed by God, we have a big land and plenty of product. Raise our [Yellow Dragon Emblem](/source/Flag_of_the_Qing_dynasty) Proud, sing our empire's song! ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** 兆 usually means one trillion (1012), but it could mean one million (106), and should have that value here in the song for factual accuracy. See [Chinese numerals](/source/Chinese_numerals) for details. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Nielsen, Mads Vesterager (2021-02-25). ["One song under Heaven: A history of China's national anthems"](https://thechinaproject.com/2021/02/25/one-song-under-heaven/). *The China Project*. Retrieved 2024-11-15. ## See also - [Historical Chinese anthems](/source/Historical_Chinese_anthems) - [Personal anthem](/source/Personal_anthem) ## External links - [*Praise the Dragon Flag* on Youtube (Instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usNBVifj4Ww) - [*Praise the Dragon Flag* on Youtube (Vocal)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbh7tLdu_28) v t e Chinese patriotic songs Qing dynasty Pu Tian Yue Tune of Li Zhongtang Praise the Dragon Flag Cup of Solid Gold Training Soldier Song Anthem of the Beiyang Fleet Beiyang government 1912–1928 and Nationalist government 1925–1949 How Great is Our China! China Heroically Stands in the Universe Song of Five Races Under One Union Song to the Auspicious Cloud March of the Volunteers National Anthem of the Republic of China National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China 800 Heroes Song The Sword March Along the Songhua River The Great Wall Ballad Guerrillas' Song In the Taihang Mountains [zh] Marshal Training Soldier Song Song of the National Revolution Gongxi Gongxi Chinese Soviet Republic 1931–1937 and People's Republic of China since 1949 Americans Are Robbers Red Sun in the Sky March of the Volunteers Workers, Peasants and Soldiers, Unite [zh] The East is Red The Internationale Military Anthem of the Eighth Route Army Nanniwan Ode to the Motherland Song of the Military and Political University of Resistance Against Japan Three Rules and Eight Notices Unity Is Strength Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August The Sky Above the Liberated Zone When Motherland Calls Upon Us Yellow River Cantata To the Rear of the Enemy I Love Beijing Tiananmen March of the People's Liberation Army I Love the Motherland's Blue Skies My Motherland Long Live Comrade Mao for Ten Thousand Years Red Star Shines Socialism is Good I Am a Soldier [zh] Learn from Comrade Lei Feng Sailing the Seas Depends on the Helmsman Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China My Chinese Heart My People, My Country Bloodstained Glory Loyalty to the Country Story of Spring When That Day Comes Towards Revival I Love You, China On the Great Road Republic of China (on Taiwan) since 1945 National Anthem of the Republic of China National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China Ode to the Republic of China The Plum Blossom 800 Heroes Song Night Raid Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song Chiang Ching-kuo Memorial Song Go and Reclaim the Mainland Taiwan Is Good The Anti-Communist and Anti-Russian Aggression Song --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Praise the Dragon Flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praise_the_Dragon_Flag) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praise_the_Dragon_Flag?action=history)). 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