Soldiers working at Nanniwan in 1943

Nanniwan (Chinese: 南泥湾; pinyin: Nánníwān; literally "South Muddy Bend") is a revolutionary song written in 1943 with lyrics by communist playwright and poet He Jingzhi (贺敬之). Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Revolutionary songs are political songs that advocate or praise Revolutions They are used to boost morale as well as for Political Propaganda or Agitation Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based It was made popular by the Communist Party of China and continues to be one of the most recognisable songs in the People's Republic of China. The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

Nanniwan is a gorge about 90km southeast of Yan'an, Shaanxi province. Yan'an ( is a city in the Shanbei region of Shaanxi province in China. ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess In response to economic blockades by the Imperial Japanese Army and Kuomintang in 1941, the Communists began experimenting with small scale agricultural development in a bid to become self-sufficient in food. The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku The 359th brigade of the Eighth Route Army was deployed to Nanniwan to improve agricultural productivity. The Eighth Route Army ( was the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces that formed a unit of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China which In 1943 Nanniwan was heralded a success, and a propagandist song was commissioned. The lyrics, written by He Jingzhi, were set to a traditional folk melody of northern Shaanxi.

The song rose during the last years of the Second Sino-Japanese War and continued to be popular after the Communist victory in 1949. The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the It was set to Rock music by Cui Jian in 1991. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Cui Jian is a Beijing -based Korean Chinese Singer-songwriter, Trumpeter and Guitarist. It experienced a revival during the mid-1990s along with other revolutionary songs.