The National Day military parade is organized every five or ten years. The scale of the military parade is the largest, and the weapons and equipment on display are the most advanced; the scale of the military parade on Army Day and the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Day can be appropriately controlled, and the format can be more flexible, and can be arranged every one to two years; other anti-aggression activities with major international impact can be held on anniversaries according to the Need to be determined temporarily.
The following six National Day military parades are the most representative:
1. The 1949 Founding Parade: the most beautiful movement in the founding ceremony
October 1949 The military parade held at the founding ceremony on the 1st was the first grand military parade after the founding of New China. More than 300,000 people in the capital participated in the founding ceremony, and more than 10,000 officers and soldiers from the army, navy and air force were reviewed.
2. 1959 National Day Military Parade: The weapons and equipment reviewed were basically domestically produced
This military parade was the eleventh National Day military parade after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. "Great Reading". We attach great importance to this and make preparations relatively early.
3. The 1984 National Day Military Parade: Strides on the Road of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
From September 14 to 18, 1981, the Chinese People's Liberation Army held a military parade somewhere in North China. Military exercises and grand military parades. After this exercise, at the suggestion of Deng Xiaoping, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, it was decided to hold a National Day military parade to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1984.
4. The 1999 National Day Military Parade: The Chinese Army’s cross-century style display
On October 1, 1999, the Republic of China celebrated its 50th birthday. At the turn of the century, the grand military parade held in Tiananmen Square that year was affectionately called the "Military Parade of the Century."
5. The 2009 National Day Military Parade: Creating the Five "Most" New Century Military Parades
This military parade is the first major military parade in the 21st century and the first in the world. Against the background of the financial crisis, it is an effective means of deterring hostile forces at home and abroad. After entering the 21st century, my country's modernization undertaking has advanced by leaps and bounds, and its national income, economic strength and even military strength have significantly improved. It is fully capable of holding a new National Day military parade.
6. The 2019 National Day Military Parade: Demonstrating the new achievements of reforming and strengthening the military
This military parade is the closest to us, and it marks the beginning of a new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics. The first National Day military parade was the first centralized appearance of the People's Army after its reform and reshaping, fully demonstrating the achievements of reform and strengthening the military.
The significance of the National Day military parade: The purpose of holding a military parade on National Day is to demonstrate the achievements of the armed forces and build national self-confidence and pride. Through the National Day military parade, the great achievements of my country's national defense and military modernization since the founding of the People's Republic of China, especially since the reform and opening up, can be well demonstrated to the whole country and the world.
As one of the most famous military powers in the world, Russia, like China, attaches great importance to its own military parade ceremony. Russians will sing and dance in this military parade to celebrate their victory in World War II. Russia is probably the country that holds the most military parades in the world. According to incomplete statistics, there have been more than 150 military parades held on the Red Square in Moscow after World War II. Russia has even held nearly 200 military parades so far, which is fully Carrying forward the martial spirit of the "fighting nation", even foreigners were inspired when they saw their military parade.
In the early days of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, China’s military parades were relatively frequent. From 1949 to 1959, the National Day military parade was held every year. Later, affected by the “Cultural Revolution” and other reasons, China held military parades for 24 consecutive years. There was no National Day military parade. In 1984, based on Deng Xiaoping's proposal, the National Day military parade was resumed. By the time of the 50th National Day military parade in 1999, another 15 years had passed.
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the one with the largest number of participants in all previous military parades was the National Day Military Parade in 1959. This was also the eleventh National Day Military Parade of the People's Republic of China, with 700,000 participants. The new artillery, tanks, fighter aircraft and other weapons included in the equipment of the parading troops are all manufactured by our country.