Children of Troubled Times
E181406
Children of Troubled Times is a 1935 Chinese patriotic film best known for introducing the song "March of the Volunteers," which later became the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Children of Troubled Times canonical | 3 |
| Children of Troubled Times (film) | 2 |
| Sons and Daughters in a Time of Storm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592572 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Children of Troubled Times Context triple: [March of the Volunteers, filmAssociatedWith, Children of Troubled Times]
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A.
Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 silent historical drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, set during the French Revolution and starring Lillian and Dorothy Gish as separated sisters.
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B.
Troubled Times
"Troubled Times" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their album *Revolution Radio*.
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C.
Child of Fortune
Child of Fortune is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that follows a young woman’s psychedelic, picaresque journey of self-discovery in a far-future galactic civilization.
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D.
Children of the Alley
Children of the Alley is a controversial novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that allegorically retells religious and social history through the lives of successive generations in a Cairo alley.
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E.
The Children of Yost
The Children of Yost is the raucous student section known for its passionate support and elaborate game-day traditions at Michigan Wolverines football games.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Children of Troubled Times Target entity description: Children of Troubled Times is a 1935 Chinese patriotic film best known for introducing the song "March of the Volunteers," which later became the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.
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A.
Orphans of the Storm
Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 silent historical drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, set during the French Revolution and starring Lillian and Dorothy Gish as separated sisters.
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B.
Troubled Times
"Troubled Times" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their album *Revolution Radio*.
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C.
Child of Fortune
Child of Fortune is a science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that follows a young woman’s psychedelic, picaresque journey of self-discovery in a far-future galactic civilization.
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D.
Children of the Alley
Children of the Alley is a controversial novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that allegorically retells religious and social history through the lives of successive generations in a Cairo alley.
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E.
The Children of Yost
The Children of Yost is the raucous student section known for its passionate support and elaborate game-day traditions at Michigan Wolverines football games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese film
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film ⓘ patriotic film ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Chinese left-wing cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| featuresConflict | Chinese resistance against Japanese invasion ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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patriotic film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | popularized "March of the Volunteers" as a patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early cinematic expression of Chinese anti-imperialist sentiment
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origin of the national anthem of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Chinese resistance to Japanese aggression
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national salvation ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| introducedSong | March of the Volunteers ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the song "March of the Volunteers" ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 風雲兒女 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lianhua Film Company ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Republic of China ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
Second Sino-Japanese War prelude
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| songBecame | national anthem of the People's Republic of China ⓘ |
| songComposer | Nie Er ⓘ |
| songLyricist | Tian Han ⓘ |
| songTitle | March of the Volunteers ⓘ |
| title | Children of Troubled Times ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Children of Troubled Times Description of subject: Children of Troubled Times is a 1935 Chinese patriotic film best known for introducing the song "March of the Volunteers," which later became the national anthem of the People's Republic of China.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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