Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China
Mid-twentieth-century revolutionary red song documented in English coverage of Beijing square-dancing troupes whose repertoires include revolutionary-era material.
About
"Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China" (没有共产党就没有新中国) is a mid-twentieth-century Chinese revolutionary song (lyrics dating to 1943; commonly performed in a later standard setting). English Wikipedia's square dancing (China) article and Los Angeles Times reporting on Beijing senior dancers both name it among red songs performed by public square-dancing troupes.
The song is associated with Guangchangwu through documented performance by square-dancing groups — it is not an anthem of the practice. Repertoire varies widely by troupe; many groups prefer folk, ballroom or contemporary pop instead. The Cultural Revolution-era tag applies to some performers' repertoire categories, not to the song's own composition date.
Key facts
- Native name
- 没有共产党就没有新中国
- Romanization
- Méiyǒu Gòngchǎndǎng jiù méiyǒu Xīn Zhōngguó
- Artist
- Revolutionary song (traditional / state repertoire; exact credited artist not asserted from English sources)
- Also known as
- Without the Communist Party There Would Be No New China
Sources
- Square dancing (China)Wikipedia2026-04-30
- China's senior dancers and their 'red songs' would do Mao proudLos Angeles Times2014-08-26