Tune of Li Zhongtang
| Tune of Li Zhongtang | |
Unofficial anthem of Qing Dynasty | |
| Lyrics | Wang Jian |
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| Music | Li Hongzhang, 1896 |
| Adopted | 1896 |
| Relinquished | 1906 |
| Preceded by | Pu Tian Yue |
| Succeeded by | Praise the Dragon Flag |
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The Tune of Li Zhongtang (simplified Chinese: 李中堂乐; traditional Chinese: 李中堂樂; pinyin: Lǐ Zhōng táng Yuè) is the first semi-official national song of China, written by Li Hongzhang in 1896 during the Qing dynasty. As an unofficial anthem for the dynasty, it was so named because "Zhongtang" was a bureaucratic title meaning viceroy or grand secretary.