✠ Běiyáng Shuǐ Shī Jūn Gē - Chinese Qing Army Song - (lyrics/translated) ✠

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✠ The Beiyang Army, named after the Beiyang region, was a powerful, Western-style Imperial Chinese Army established by the Qing Dynasty government in the late 19th century. It was the centerpiece of a general reconstruction of Qing China's military system. The Beiyang Army played a major role in Chinese politics for at least three decades and arguably right up to 1949. It made the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 possible, and, by dividing into warlord factions known as the Beiyang Clique, ushered in a period of regional division.

The Beiyang Army had its origins in the Newly Created Army established in late 1895 under Yuan Shikai's command, which rapidly expanded after 1901 with new recruits and by incorporating other forces. By 1906 it had six divisions and was the most advanced army under the command of the Qing dynasty. ✠

Lyrics:

宝祚延庥万国欢

景星拱极五云端

海波澄碧春辉丽

旌节花间集凤鸾

English:

Ten thousand nations celebrate
the Imperial Throne's prosperity

The fortune star climbs over the
iridescent clouds of five colours

The crystal-blue ocean glitters
under the spring's sunshine

Tributaries bow to the empire,
like flowers centering a Phoenix