69 years ago today, October 1, 1956 (August 27, 1956 lunar calendar), the 8th military parade of the Republic of China. The picture shows the Minister of National Defense Peng Dehuai, accompanied by the commander-in-chief of the military parade, Yang Chengwu, reviewing the troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in the rain. The picture shows the Chinese People's Liberation Army under review passing through Tiananmen Square in the rain. On the National Day of October 1, 1956, Chairperson Mao Zedong and other leaders watched the military parade at Tiananmen Gate Tower. The Minister of National Defense Peng Dehuai, accompanied by the commander-in-chief of the military parade, reviewed the troops. The military parade was carried out in torrential rain. This was the only military parade in the National Day military parade after the founding of New China. The military uniforms of the officers and soldiers under review were soaked, but their spirits became more and more full, and they marched forward on the water. The troops under review took the first batch of domestic Jiefang brand cars that left the factory. China-made jets that were scheduled to take part in the parade were unable to attend the parade due to rain. Beijing's celebration of the seventh anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China was held today in Tiananmen Square. Chairperson Mao Zedong, Vice Chairperson Zhu De, Chairperson Liu Shaoqi, Premier Zhou Enlai and other national leaders attended today's congress and reviewed the troops of the People's Liberation Army and the mass parade on the Tiananmen parade platform. Indonesian President Sukarno and Nepalese Prime Minister Acharya participated in the parade with Chairperson Mao Zedong. Representatives of the Communist Party, Workers' Party, Workers' Party, Working People's Party and People's Revolutionary Party from more than 50 countries participating in the Eighth Congress of the Communist Party of China all watched the ceremony at Tiananmen. The viewing platform in front of Tiananmen was full of people watching the ceremony. They are foreign guests from more than 50 countries invited to our country and visiting our country, ambassadors and diplomats from various countries in China, experts from the Soviet Union, people's democracies and other countries who are helping our country build, delegates to the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the heads of various organs and organizations of the Central Committee and Beijing Municipality, a total of more than 13,000 people. Marshal Peng Dehuai, accompanied by the commander-in-chief of the military parade, General Yang Chengwu, reviewed the various units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and then went to the Tiananmen Square parade to read the orders of the Ministry of National Defense. Marshal Peng Dehuai said that in the past year, the people of our country have achieved a decisive victory in the cause of socialist transformation, and the first five-year plan for the development of the national economy will likely be overfulfilled. Marshal Peng Dehuai said that the achievements of the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China will further inspire the enthusiasm of the people of the whole country for production and work, strengthen the unity and national unity of the people of the whole country, improve the confidence of the people of the whole country, and move forward bravely for the rapid construction of our country into a great socialist industrialized country. In his order, Marshal Peng Dehuai called on all officers and soldiers to continue to strengthen unity, work hard to learn modern military scientific knowledge, raise vigilance, and fight for the liberation of Taiwan, the defense of socialist construction, and the defense of world peace. Then, the series began. Military academies, infantry schools, artillery schools, engineering schools, tank schools, aviation schools, naval schools, and sailors, public security forces, infantry divisions, motorized infantry, paratroopers, artillery units, and tank units passed through Tiananmen Square one after another. It has been raining since the early morning in Beijing today. The parade team looked very energetic when they were in the rain. The troops participating in the review were equipped with various new weapons and vehicles made by our country. Among the troops being reviewed today, there are new soldiers who have been conscripted for military service after the implementation of the compulsory military service system. After more than half a year of formal training, many of them have grown into excellent marksmen and various technical experts. Today, Tiananmen Square is decorated with more grandeur. In the center of Tiananmen Square is a colossus of Chairperson Mao Zedong. Just south of the square hangs a portrait of Sun Yat-sen. On both sides of the south are portraits of Marx, Engels, Lenin and Stalin. The slogan towers at the east and west ends of the red wall read "Long live Marxism-Leninism!", "Celebrate the great victory of socialism!", "Long live the Communist Party of China!", "Long live the People's Republic of China!", "Long live world peace!". On the south side of the square, under numerous red flags, stood the masses who participated in the celebration. After the parade, half a million people in the capital held a warm celebration parade in the rain. The people of Beijing warmly celebrated the first National Day after the decisive victory of socialist transformation. Today, half a million people held a parade in front of Tiananmen Square. The masses of the parade cheered the great achievement of implementing the first five-year plan. Today's parade was carried out in heavy rain, and the mood of the masses in the parade was extremely warm. The honor guard walked at the front of the parade, and thousands of red flags guided the joyous crowd through Tiananmen Square. The streets on both sides of the square, the platforms of buildings, were crowded with people watching the parade. Among the mighty 130,000 workers, many graphs showing production results and models of various industrial products showed the great victory of the workers in socialist construction. People applauded excitedly to pay tribute to the workers in Beijing's 29 state-owned factories and local industries. Their gross domestic product reached the level of 1957 ahead of schedule. The model of a trolleybus in the parade attracted people. On the eve of National Day, Beijing workers have made trolleybuses made entirely of materials from our country, and they will run on the streets of the capital next year. Workers carried models of many new products. This year, in just six months, Beijing's state-run and local industries added 313 new products. Workers used various charts to show their efforts to improve the quality of their products. The workers participating in the march expressed their determination to prepare the conditions for the realization of the second five-year plan. Workers at the Shijingshan Steel Plant fluttered a red flag with the words "March to the international level." Eight brightly colored signs at the back indicated that the factory had reached the domestic advanced level in eight technical and economic indicators. Among the marchers were the names of many factories that were not seen during last year's National Day parade: the state-run Beijing No. 3 Cotton Textile Factory, the Guanting Power Plant, and the Machine Tool Switch Factory. The team of state workers used diagrams and models to illustrate the latest achievements of workers all over the country. The newly designed models of the oxygen steelmaking converter and the 4,500-ton coastal oil tanker, the panorama of Zhanjiang Port and the recently successfully trial-produced model of the Peace-type locomotive by the Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory, aroused enthusiastic cheers from the people on the viewing platform. The ranks of farmers who have become socialist collective laborers include many models of grain, vegetables and fruits. They show that although the suburbs of Beijing have been affected by floods this year, due to their active struggle against natural disasters and the development of sideline production, the income of more than 90% of the members of most agricultural production cooperatives will increase compared with last year. There are many exquisite product models in the team of 20,000 members of handicraft production cooperatives. Among the businessmen and businessmen who participated in the National Day parade for the first time as workers of public-private joint ventures, many brought their wives and children. They held placards saying "Struggle for the complete completion of socialist transformation". At the front of the entire parade of university and middle school students were more than 7,000 primary school teachers. The female teachers were dressed in beautiful clothes. 140,000 university and middle school students were holding musical instruments, bouquets and colored silks. In this team, teachers and students from four newly built colleges and universities were added this year. When each team walked to the viewing platform, they expressed their wishes with various models: "We will master atomic energy for the benefit of mankind"; "We will build rockets and uncover the secrets of the moon"; "We will penetrate the Qilian Mountains, drill through the Gobi Desert, and let the black gold flow like running water". As the team approached the viewing platform, the professors attending the ceremony waved warmly to them. The team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences held high placards and flags, expressing their determination to work hard to realize the policy of "a hundred schools of thought contend" and to realize the 12-year plan for the development of science, and strive for many of the most important science and technology departments to approach the world's advanced level as soon as possible. In the parade, the staff of nine scientific research institutions, including the newly built Mechanics Research Institute, the Dynamics Research Laboratory and the Biophysiology Research Laboratory, were added this year. The procession of people chanted: "Long live the People's Republic of China!" "Long live the Communist Party of China!" "Long live Chairperson Mao!" Beijing Mayor Peng Zhen shouted on the review platform: "Long live the comrades of the workers!" "Long live the comrades of the peasants!" "Long live the comrades of the government!" "Long live the comrades of teachers and students!" "Long live the comrades of all citizens!" Many huge balloons were raised in the parade with the slogan "Long live world peace". The people in the parade kept cheering and waving to the reading platform, the dignitaries on the viewing platform and international friends, thanking the working class and people of all countries for their support to our country. The people of Beijing are very concerned about the struggle of the people of Egypt and Asian and African countries to safeguard sovereignty and independence. In the parade, there are many slogans about supporting Egypt and strengthening the unity of the people of Asian and African countries. The most attractive literary and artistic brigade in history is even more colorful today. Forty-eight lions, competing for eight hydrangeas, made the square boil up and down. The dances of all ethnic groups in our country also come together to perform and march under the backing track of music. As the sports brigade passed through Tiananmen Square, young male and female athletes performed a variety of beautiful performances in the rain, which drew warm applause from the people on the viewing platform. After the sports brigade passed through Tiananmen Square, the three-hour mass parade ended. At this time, the crowd standing on the south side of Tiananmen Square cheered and flocked to the reading platform. Chairman Mao Zedong and party and state leaders walked to either side of the reading platform, waved to the revelers, and thanked the international friends on the viewing platform. People's Liberation Army Navy troops marching through Tiananmen Square in the rain. People's Liberation Army tank units marching through Tiananmen Square. People's Liberation Army artillery units marching through Tiananmen Square. People's Liberation Army artillery units marching through Tiananmen Square. People's Liberation Army artillery units marching through Tiananmen Square. People's Liberation Army artillery units marching through Tiananmen Square. People's Liberation Army artillery units marching through Tiananmen Square. Foreign guests marching in the rain in front of Tiananmen Square. Military parade leaders and foreign guests at the city tower. Shanghai military units marching through Tiananmen Square. Infantry units marching through Tiananmen Square. Tank units marching through Tiananmen Square in 1956. Anti-aircraft artillery units marching through Tiananmen Square in 1956. Radar searchlight units marching through Tiananmen Square in 1956.