The song Dongfanghong was written in that year.

The folk song "Dongfanghong" was originally a folk song "Riding a White Horse" in northern Shaanxi. In the winter of 1943, Li Youyuan (193-1955), a farmer singer in Jia County, Shaanxi Province, wrote a folk song "Immigration Song" with more than ten lyrics according to the tune of "Riding a White Horse". The Song of Immigrants has both narrative and lyrical elements, expressing the happy mood of the poor peasants who are pursuing a happy life under the leadership of Chairman Mao and the Communist Party of China. After the song was compiled, Li Zengzheng, the nephew of Li Youyuan and a farmer singer, sang at folk and mass gatherings many times, which was very popular with people. Subsequently, Yan 'an literary and art workers sorted out and edited the Immigrant Song into three lyrics, renamed it Dongfanghong, and published it in Liberation Daily in 1944.

after liberation, in order to adapt to the performance of professional chorus, many composers have adapted it into a chorus. Now the popular chorus "Dongfanghong" was written by the famous composer Li Huanzhi.

During the Cultural Revolution, almost everyone could sing Dongfanghong, which became "the solemn ode of the great leader Chairman Mao" and actually became the national anthem. March of the Volunteers, the primary national anthem, only played music when welcoming foreign guests, and did not sing lyrics. At major conferences and gatherings, the East is Red is played.