1896年,清朝政府派遣北洋大臣、直隶总督李鸿章作为外交特使赴西欧和俄罗斯等作礼节性访问,在欢迎仪式上要演奏来宾的国歌,可清政府当时根本不知道国歌的意义和作用,哪儿会有什么国歌,于是就临时找了一首适合清政府口味的七绝诗,改编配以古曲作为国歌临时使用。当时也没有歌 In 1896, the Qing government sent the Northern Minister, Li Zhizhang, the governor of Zhili province, as diplomatic envoy to visit Western Europe and Russia for courtesy visits. At the welcome ceremony, the guests were asked to play the national anthem. At that time, the Qing government did not know the significance and role of the national anthem. What national anthem will be there, so I temporarily find a suitable for the Qing government taste seven poem, adapted with ancient songs as a temporary use of the national anthem. There was no song at the time