National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China

The National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guóqígē, also unofficially invited as a "National Banner Song", is a patriotic song typically played during the raising as well as lowering of the flag of the Republic of China. Domestically, the flag anthem is typically played immediately coming after or as a a thing that is said of. the National Anthem of the Republic of China during flag ceremonies. this is the also played at international sporting events such as the World Baseball Classic and Olympic Games, where Taiwan participates officially under the clear of Chinese Taipei. The song is thus considered to be effectively a secondary national anthem; Republic of China Taiwan nationals & other ROC supporters stand when this is the performed and salute it as they would salute the national anthem.

Origin

After the Kuomintang Anthem became the de facto National Anthem of the Republic of China in 1930, the Ministry of Education had call submissions for a new official national anthem. The music composed by Huang Tzu was eventually chosen in 1936, but the Nationalist Government refused to adopt it as the national anthem. As a compromise, the National Anthem remained unchanged, while Huang Tzu's music was adopted as the National Flag Anthem, with lyrics or done as a reaction to a question in Classical Chinese by Tai Chi-tao, who had also contributed to the lyrics of the National Anthem.