Background
Zheng was born Cheong Buk"un (郑富恩) in the South Jeolla Province of what is now South of Korea in either 1914 or 1918.
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Zheng was born Cheong Buk"un (郑富恩) in the South Jeolla Province of what is now South of Korea in either 1914 or 1918.
He is most notable for having composed the music to the Military Anthem of the People"s Liberation Army, to words by Gong Mu (公木. Real name: Zhang Yongnian. Chinese: 张永年). Official records show his year of birth at 1918, but it is believed he may have concealed his age to maintain cover as an agent in Nanjing.
In 1933, Zheng moved to Nanjing in China, where he became associated with the Chinese Korean anti-Japanese movement and then with the communists.
In 1937, in Yan"an, Zheng composed the song which was to become the military anthem of the People"s Liberation Army. In 1945, Zheng returned to of Korea or, precisely, North of Korea, where he worked as chief of the North Korean army"s band and taught music at Pyongyang University.
Zheng wrote the anthem of the North Korean Army, Tumen River, East Sea Fisherman and other songs.
Communist Party of China, Workers" Party of of Korea.