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'''Cheng Maoyun''' ({{zh|c=程懋筠|p=Chéng Màoyún|w=Ch'eng Mao-yün|}}; 25 August 1900 – 31 July 1957) was a [[China|Chinese]] composer and a professor at [[National Central University]] and Hangzhou Societal University ({{lang|zh-Hant|杭州社會大學}}). He composed what is now the Taiwanese national anthem, the "[[National Anthem of the Republic of China|Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guógē]]".
'''Cheng Maoyun''' ({{zh|c=程懋筠|p=Chéng Màoyún|w=Ch'eng Mao-yün|}}; 25 August 1900 – 31 July 1957) was a Chinese composer and a professor at [[National Central University]] and Hangzhou Societal University ({{lang|zh-Hant|杭州社會大學}}). He composed the [[National Anthem of the Republic of China]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
In 1928, his submission of the melody of "Three Principles of the People" was chosen. In 1947, he travelled to [[Taiwan]] for the first time, where Hsiao Er-hua (蕭而化 Xiāo Érhuà), head of the College of Music in the [[National Taiwan Normal University|Taiwan Provincial Normal University]], offered Cheng Maoyun a position, but he refused. He never returned to Taiwan again. He had a stroke in 1951 in Xi'an, and he died of a second stroke on July 31, 1957.{{cn|date=October 2020}}
In 1928, his submission of the melody of "Three Principles of the People" was chosen. In 1947, he travelled to [[Taiwan]] for the first time, where Hsiao Er-hua (蕭而化 Xiāo Érhuà), head of the College of Music in the [[National Taiwan Normal University|Taiwan Provincial Normal University]], offered Cheng Maoyun a position, but he refused. He never returned to Taiwan again. He had a stroke in 1951 in Xi'an, and he died of a second stroke on July 31, 1957.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}


The official university song of the National Central University is also composed by Cheng.
The official university song of the National Central University is also composed by Cheng.
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Cheng Maoyun (Chinese: 程懋筠; pinyin: Chéng Màoyún; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng Mao-yün; 25 August 1900 – 31 July 1957) was a Chinese composer and a professor at National Central University and Hangzhou Societal University (杭州社會大學). He composed the National Anthem of the Republic of China.

Early life and education[edit]

He was born in Xinjian (新建), Jiangxi to a family of officials. He studied music in Jiangxi Provincial Higher Normal School (江西省立高等师范学校 Jiāngxī shěnglì gāoděng shīfàn xuéxiào), and the Ueno Music Academy (上野音樂學院) in Tokyo. He majored in violin, then music theory, and composition.

Career[edit]

In 1928, his submission of the melody of "Three Principles of the People" was chosen. In 1947, he travelled to Taiwan for the first time, where Hsiao Er-hua (蕭而化 Xiāo Érhuà), head of the College of Music in the Taiwan Provincial Normal University, offered Cheng Maoyun a position, but he refused. He never returned to Taiwan again. He had a stroke in 1951 in Xi'an, and he died of a second stroke on July 31, 1957.[citation needed]

The official university song of the National Central University is also composed by Cheng.

Personal life[edit]

His wife and son are also musicians. Zhang Yongzhen (张咏真), Cheng's wife, is a piano professor at the Xi'an Music Academy. His son, Zhang Jiannan (张坚男; born 1945), is a composer.

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