"This solemn announcement, this majestic voice" is repeated twice, using the technique of repetition, highlighting the fact that Chairman Mao's announcement shook the whole of China, making the whole of the Chinese people feel immensely happy, immensely excited, immensely proud. From the article "The Founding Ceremony" by contemporary writer Li Pu.
The original text is as follows:
On October 1, 1949, the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China was established, and a ceremony was held in the capital, Beijing. Participating in the ceremony were the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and members of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, all the delegates of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, workers, peasants, teachers and students of schools, staff of organizations and the city defense forces, totaling 300,000 people. There were also foreign guests on the observation platform.
The venue is in Tiananmen Square. The square is d-shaped. D-shaped a horizontal north is a river, the river side by side with five white stone bridges; and then north of the city wall, the center of the wall towers Tiananmen Square. The d-shaped vertical extends southward to the China Gate. To the south of the intersection of the one vertical and the other, an electric flagpole stands in the middle of the field.
The podium was set up on the Tiananmen Citadel. Under the eaves of the citadel, eight large red palace lanterns hang on either side. Against the stone railings on the left and right sides of the citadel, eight red flags fluttered in the wind.
The square in the shape of a dotted line gathered the masses from all directions. From six o'clock in the morning, a procession of the masses entered. Some of the people were carrying red flags and some were carrying red lamps. After entering the venue, they arranged themselves according to the prescribed places.
Among the procession of workers were railroad workers from as far away as Changxindian, Fengtai, and Tongxian, who arrived early in the morning at the Beijing station and went straight to the meeting place as soon as they got off the train. Peasants from the suburbs woke up in the dark at five o'clock and walked 40 or 50 miles to get here. By midday, Tiananmen Square had become a sea of people, with red flags fluttering like waves on the sea.
At 3:00 p.m. sharp, a mountain of applause erupted from the venue, and Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China*** and the State Council of the People's Republic of China, appeared on the rostrum to meet the crowd. The gazes of 300,000 people turned to the podium in unison.
Lin Boqu, secretary-general of the Central People's Government, declared the ceremony open. The chairman, vice-chairman and members of the Central People's Government took their places. The orchestra played the national anthem of the Chinese People's **** and State - the March of the Volunteer Army. It was the sound of this battle that had inspired the Chinese people to fight for the birth of a new China. Then, Chairman Mao Zedong announced, "The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China is established today!"
This solemn proclamation, this majestic voice, so that the entire audience of 300,000 people cheered together. This solemn announcement, this majestic voice, through the radio broadcast, spread to the Great Wall inside and outside, spread to the north and south of the Yangtze River, so that the hearts of all the people of China jumped up together.
Next, raise the national flag. Chairman Mao personally pressed the electric button connected to the electric flagpole, the new China's national flag - the five-star red flag slowly rose, 300,000 people took off their hats and stood at attention, raised their heads and admired the bright red flag. The five-star red flag was raised, indicating that the Chinese people have stood up since then.
When the flag was raised, a salute was fired. Every sound is 54 cannons fired, a ****28 sound. At first, the whole place was silent, only heard the sound of the cannons, only heard the sound of the national flag and many flags fluttering, to later, after each sound of the cannons, the whole place resounded with a burst of thunderous applause.
Then Chairman Mao read the proclamation of the Central People's Government amidst burst after burst of applause from the crowd. In powerful tones, he sent out the voice of the new China to the world. When he read "Mao Zedong has been elected chairman of the Central People's Government," the people in the square's love for their leader melted into a loud cheer. A round of applause erupted from the observation platform at the same time.
After Chairman Mao finished reading the announcement, the parade began. The People's Liberation Army Commander-in-Chief Zhu De was the commander of the parade, General Nie Rongzhen was the commander-in-chief of the parade, Commander-in-Chief Zhu and General Nie rode in the same car, first reviewing the troops, then Commander-in-Chief Zhu returned to the podium to read the orders of the People's Liberation Army Headquarters. The troops on parade were then led by General Nie, and slowly entered the field from east to west to the sound of the "March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army".
Beginning the parade were two platoons of the navy, with snow-white caps and blue uniforms the color of the ocean. Then came a division of infantry, marching in company formation, in unison. Then came a division of artillery, field guns, mountain guns, howitzers, rockets, all kinds of guns, all marching in a single horizontal line.
Then came a division of chariots, all kinds of armored cars and tanks in rows of two or three, marching in neat rows; the soldiers stood with their chests out on their chariots, like steel giants. Then came a cavalry division, "red horse company" a color of red horses, "white horse company" a color of white horses, five horses in parallel, the movement of the horse's legs in perfect unison.
All of these units passed in front of the podium at equal distances and at the same speed. As the chariot troops passed by, the airplanes of the People's Air Force also flew through the sky in a single formation in a herringbone formation. Chairman Mao was the first to wave into the air. When the crowd saw this, they threw hats on their heads, newspapers and other things in their hands into the sky, cheering to drown out the rumbling of the planes.
The two-and-a-half-hour parade was a crescendo of cheers and applause in the square. The crowd almost shouted their voices mute, the palms of their hands are clapping numb, but still do not feel able to express the joy and flow of their hearts.
The parade was over, and it was already evening. The lanterns and torches on Tiananmen Square were all lit up, and 10,000 fireworks were shot into the sky one after another. The sky is full of colorful sparks, and the ground is full of millions of lights. The mass procession began at this time.
The procession set off in two directions: east and west, carrying lamps and dancing with torches, chanting "Long live the Chinese People's ****ing Party!" "Long live the Chinese People's **** and State!" "Long live the Central People's Government!" They went in order, walking across the White Stone Bridge facing Tiananmen Square, raising their lanterns and torches, and shouting "Long live Chairman Mao!" "Long live Chairman Mao!" Chairman Mao, in front of the podium on the Citadel, leaned forward, waving his hand to the crowd and shouting "Long live the people!" "Long live the comrades!"
9:30 p.m., the parade only completely out of the venue. The two "red streams" flowed separately to the streets of the East and West Cities, filling the whole city with light.
Expanded Information
The article describes the situation at the venue before the start of the Congress, the ceremony at which Mao Zedong announced the establishment of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, the hoisting of the national flag, the reading of the proclamation of the Central People's Government, the military parade, and the mass procession of the six scenes, with details, but they are spectacular.
"Participating in the Founding Ceremony, the Chinese people **** and the State Central People's Government President, Vice President, members, there are all the delegates of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, there are workers, peasants, teachers and students of the school, the staff of the institutions, the city defense forces, a total of 300,000 people.
There were also foreign guests on the observation platform." The sentence lists the different people and the number of people attending the meeting, highlighting the large number of people attending the celebration, the wide range of people, and the grand scene foreshadows the fact that this is a big country that has awakened and taken off, and is showing the world his vibrant face.
"At exactly 3:00 p.m., a mountain of applause erupted at the venue as Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, appeared on the podium to meet the crowd. The eyes of 300,000 people were all turned to the podium." "Mountains and seas" and "all together" from the sound, from the crowd's reaction to the leader wrote the scene of the big, grandiose scene overflowing with the people's love for the leader and the infinite love of the new China.
"Then, raise the national flag. Chairman Mao personally pressed the electric button connected to the electric flagpole, the national flag of new China - five-star red flag slowly rising, 300,000 people took off their hats and stood at attention, raised their heads and admired the bright red flag. The five-star red flag has risen, indicating that the Chinese people have stood up since then."
Three hundred thousand people, no one commanded, no one issued a call, but they all agreed to "take off their hats and stand at attention, lifting their heads together", such a scene is invigorating, spirited, fighting spirit. The people's excitement and pride were overflowing.
"At the beginning were two platoons of the navy, with snow-white caps and blue uniforms the color of the ocean. Then came a division of infantry, marching in companies, in square formation, in unison. Then came a division of artillery, field guns, mountain guns, howitzers, rockets, all kinds of guns, all marching in a single horizontal line.
Then came a division of chariots, all kinds of armored cars and tanks in rows of two or three, marching in neat rows; the soldiers stood with their chests out on their chariots, like steel giants. Next came a division of cavalry, the "Red Horse Company" with red horses of one color, the "White Horse Company" with white horses of one color, five horses marching in parallel, their legs moving in perfect unison. All these troops passed in front of the podium at equal distances and at the same speed.
While the chariot troops were passing by, the People's Air Force's airplanes also flew through the sky in a formation of herringbone. Chairman Mao was the first to wave into the air. When the crowd saw this, they all threw their hats on their heads, newspapers and other things in their hands up into the sky, and their cheers drowned out the rumbling of the airplanes." This paragraph can be called a classic of scene description, point and face of each other.
According to the order of the "soldiers", the first "point" and then "face", majestic and spectacular, is the declaration of the new China to the world, is a great display of national strength. China, under the ravages of the great powers, finally has its own regime, its own sovereignty, and its own army. The new China also had airplanes, guns and artillery, and was a powerful nation that would never again allow any of the great powers to encroach on it.
A grand scene, a shocking, wonderful description let us feel: an awakened lion is striding to meet the sunrise.