How do you evaluate the Qing Dynasty national anthem "Gong Jinou"?

As for the national anthem of the Qing Dynasty, a joke has been circulating before:

It is about the wonderful appearance of Li Hongzhang, the special envoy of the Qing Dynasty, at the Games of All Nations. This incident is recorded in "Manuscripts of the History of the Qing Dynasty" "In the Biography of Loyalty and Martyrs":

"In the seventh year of Shen Dynasty, Hongzhang passed through Greece, and it was the time for the great sports meeting of all nations. All the great powers were suitable in civil and military affairs, and the Qing Dynasty alone had no one to compete with it. The middle hall was very angry, and it was a tragic song of generosity "Jasmine", the ministers looked at each other and sighed at the innocence of the middle hall. "

It later evolved into the fact that the national flag of the Qing Dynasty was to be hoisted and the national anthem of the Qing Dynasty was played. Because Li Hongzhang came in a hurry, he brought a few people with him. All the yellow dragon flags were lost. In desperation, he put his yellow jacket on the head of the flag to serve as the national flag, and at the same time sang "Jasmine" as the national anthem.

In fact, Li Hongzhang did not go to Athens to participate in any Games of All Nations. At that time, he was still negotiating with the Tsar in St. Petersburg, so there was no talk of singing "Jasmine" at the games.

Moreover, the tune "Jasmine Flower" first appeared in the most disgusting love poem "Hanging Branches". It is a folk ditty that emerged in the Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. And it comes from Zhang Sheng's little yellow song teasing Cui Yingying. The so-called flower picking is just that, otherwise it would be called the flower picking thief. "Jasmine" became famous because of the spread of the later opera "Turandot", which was loved by foreigners. Of course, this happened nearly a century later.

Li Hongzhang, the dignified "prime minister" of the Qing Dynasty, who respected Confucianism, sang a little yellow song at the conference, and didn't he make people laugh out loud?

But this joke is not groundless. In fact, the national anthem is sung in Russia, but Li Hongzhang sang a poem by Wang Jian, a poet of the Tang Dynasty:

"The golden palace is at the head of the purple pavilion. Heavy, jade hibiscus on the cactus. The Emperor of Taiping looks up to the sky, and the five-color cloud chariot rides on the six dragons."

The reason why it was sung was because it was paired with ancient music by the people accompanying Li Hongzhang. Later generations called this music. "Li Zhongtang Music", but after returning to China, this Li Hongzhang version of the national anthem was cancelled.

I (Yang Jiaofeng) heard such a version when I was a child. I forgot which master told me. The thing is like this:

Li Hongzhang led the army to Athletes from the Qing Dynasty went to participate in the World Games. The so-called athletes were actually thieves, entertainers, waiters, chefs, etc. in the capital.

Everyone has unique skills, so they won championships in running, basketball, weightlifting and other events. Of course, the whole competition process was full of joy. In the end, the national flag was raised and the national anthem was played to win the prize.

Similarly, Li Hongzhang took off his yellow jacket and used it as the national flag, but the national anthem became a Yue opera, which is the same story as the origin of "Jasmine" mentioned earlier, that is, "The Romance of the West Chamber". Li Hongzhang was good at singing, so he was accompanied by an opera troupe, so Li Hongzhang waved his hand and played a song...

So the opera troupe played some strings, the flag had already been raised, and the national anthem hadn't been finished yet. , I just hummed for more than half an hour before it ended. The foreigners standing together to listen to the national anthem broke into a sweat and complimented Li Hongzhang, your country's national anthem is really long.

The team below laughed. The master in the middle hall was quite polite today. If he comes, then everyone will hear the sun rise tomorrow.

In fact, not only did the Qing Dynasty not have a national anthem at that time, but the United States, one of the great powers, did not even have one!

The current national anthem of the United States, "The Starry Flag," was only officially established in 1931, and it did not exist before. At the Games of All Nations, the American team was also stumped. Originally, they wanted to use "Colombia - Treasure of the Ocean" as the temporary national anthem. But the organizers made a mistake and used the "Star-Spangled Banner" as the temporary national anthem of the United States.

I never thought that this song would actually become the national anthem of the United States. Of course, our Chinese translation of this song is called "The Star-Spangled Banner"!

As for the Qing Dynasty, it was not until 1911 that there was an official national anthem, which is the "Gong Jinou" mentioned in the title:

"Gong Jinou, Chengtian Wei, the people The things are happy with the algae, and I am happy with the same robe. I am lucky to be in the Qing Dynasty. The empire is protected by the sky, the sky is high, and the sea is rolling.

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Actually, the lyrics are pretty good and the music is okay, but this is already 1911 and the Qing Dynasty is about to fall. It always feels like a irony to use such lyrics that whitewash peace.

Not long after this song was released, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, which really fulfilled the last sentence, the sky is high and the sea is roaring...