cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/545518

"Recently, the animated short documentary film “The Song of New China” produced by Kristina Grigoryan, a young girl from Turkmenistan, has gained immense popularity. Although created by a foreigner living in China, the short film tells a history that even most Chinese people don’t know much about. It reveals the behind-the-scenes stories prior to and after the birth of "The March of the Volunteers"and having it been sung to the entire world.

On the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture at Beijing Normal University ,China Center for International Communication Development(CCICD) ,Shanghai Vancouver Film School，School of Journalism and Communication Shanghai University，Yoywow Communications jointly launched this short documentary film. During that era, the courage and fighting spirit of “The March of the Volunteers” awoke the hopes of countless Chinese people. the spread of this short film will also enable more people to understand the spiritual power behind China’s national anthem." also we see Paul Robeson