Cup of Solid Gold
| English: Cup of Solid Gold | |
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| 鞏金甌 | |
Sheet music in Gongche notation | |
Former national anthem of China | |
| Lyrics | Yan Fu |
| Music | Bo Tong |
| Adopted | 4 October 1911 |
| Relinquished | 12 February 1912 |
| Audio sample | |
Cup of Solid Gold
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| Traditional Chinese | 鞏金甌 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 巩金瓯 | ||||||||||
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Cup of Solid Gold was the first official national anthem of China, adopted by the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) on 4 October 1911. Its title references the "golden cup", a ritual instrument that symbolized the empire. Six days after the anthem's adoption, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, which quickly led to the fall of the Qing dynasty.