In Pictures: China’s National Day Parade Features Pomp and Artillery - The New York Times
In Pictures: China’s National Day Parade Features Pomp and Artillery - The New York Times
China kicked off an enormous military parade in Beijing on Tuesday to commemorate 70 years of Communist Party rule and celebrate the country’s emergence as a global power.
The parade — which included 100,000 performers, 15,000 goose-stepping soldiers and an array of heavy-duty weaponry — began in Tiananmen Square and was among the largest in modern Chinese history.
“The Chinese nation advanced along the grand road toward achieving its great rejuvenation,” the country’s top leader, Xi Jinping, told a crowd that included dignitaries, party members and foreign journalists before the parade started. He spoke from the Gate of Heavenly Peace, where Mao Zedong founded the People’s Republic of China on Oct. 1, 1949.
Mr. Xi, who wore a Mao-style suit, referred to Mao in his speech but did not mention his own predecessors as Chinese leaders — even as two previous presidents, Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin, stood nearby.
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The Chinese leader Xi Jinping rode in an open-top limousine to review the military parade.CreditWu Hong/EPA, via Shutterstock
Guests cheering as they waited for the parade to begin.CreditRoman Pilipey/EPA, via Shutterstock
Military aircraft flying over the celebration.CreditNg Han Guan/Associated Press
The DF-41, an intercontinental ballistic missile, made its first public appearance.CreditNg Han Guan/Associated Press
Tanks rolling past Tiananmen Square.CreditRoman Pilipey/EPA, via Shutterstock
China's leaders watching the military parade. Mr. Xi referred to Mao Zedong in his speech.CreditGreg Baker/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
A military honor guard march.CreditNg Han Guan/Associated Press
A float displays with a giant portrait of Mr. Xi, whose power is often compared to that of Mao Zedong.CreditKevin Frayer/Getty Images
Some of the 100,000 performers at the National Day parade.CreditNg Han Guan/Associated Press
One of the floats at the parade.CreditNg Han Guan/Associated Press
Performers with bicycles take part in the parade.CreditJason Lee/Reuters
Balloons being released during the parade.CreditKevin Frayer/Getty Images
Watching tanks heading back to the barracks from the parade.CreditGilles Sabrié for The New York Times
Performers leaving after the parade.CreditAly Song/Reuters
A fleet of military helicopters flapped into the sky to form the number “70.”CreditWang He/Getty Images
Neighborhood committee volunteers on watch in Beijing.CreditGilles Sabrié for The New York Times
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