My Chinese Heart
"My Chinese Heart"(Chinese:Ta Trung Quốc tâm) is a Chinese patriotic song. The lyrics were written byJames Wongin 1982 in protest of the falsifying of information on theSecond Sino-Japanese Warin Japanese History books by theJapanese Ministry of Education,as well as to disseminateChinese nationalism.[citation needed]Wang Fulingcomposed the song andCheung Ming-manwas brought to fame for being its first singer. The song discusses the nature of Chinese identity, as well as the struggles and necessity of maintaining Chinese culture among thediaspora.It is a particularly well known piece among the diaspora community, and is viewed alongsideThe Great Wall Balladas thede factoanthem of the Chinese diaspora. The song, which was released during the economicopening of China,also served to remind the Chinese population of their own identity during a period of increasing foreign influence.[1]
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- ^Gorfinkel, Lauren (3 November 2017).Chinese Television and National Identity Construction: The Cultural Politics of Music-Entertainment Programmes.ISBN9781317667773.
