On this day, 37 years ago, on September 14, 1988 (August 4, 1988, the lunar calendar), my country restored the military rank system again. Awarding Ceremony for 17 Generals On September 14, 1988, in order to facilitate the management and command of the army, the People's Liberation Army once again restored the rank system and held a ceremony for awarding generals and officers of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing. The military rank system was abolished at the Ninth Session of the Third National People's Congress in 1965. In 1987, the Second Session of the Seventh National People's Congress decided to restore the military rank system and passed the "Regulations on Military Ranks of Officers of the People's Liberation Army of China." The new military ranks are: first-level general, general, lieutenant general, and major general; Senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major; captain, lieutenant, second lieutenant; sergeant, sergeant, corporal; first class private, private. On September 14, those who were awarded the ranks of generals were: Hong Xuezhi, Liu Huaqing, Qin Jiwei, Chi Haotian, Yang Baibing, Xu Xin, Guo Linxiang, Wang Chenghan, Zhao Nanqi, Li Desheng, Zhang Zhen, You Taizhong, Liu Zhenhua, Xiang Shouzhi, Wan Haifeng, Li Yaowen, and Wang Hai. Attachment: What do ethnic minority generals know? The China People's Liberation Army led by the Communist Party of China is a people's army composed of outstanding sons and daughters of all ethnic groups. When the People's Republic of China implemented the military rank system twice in 1955 and 1988, more than 3100 generals were awarded the rank of general officers, including at least 55 ethnic minority generals. There are 1 General Ji, 3 Generals, 11 Lieutenant Generals, and 40 Major Generals. They include: Su Yu, a Dong nationality, and a native of Hunan. He has served as Chief of General Staff, Deputy Minister of National Defense, Vice President and First Political Commissar of the Academy of Military Sciences, Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress. He was awarded the title of general in 1955. Ulanfu--Han name Yunze, Mongolian, Inner Mongolia. He has served as commander and political commissar of the Inner Mongolia Military Region, second secretary of the North China Bureau, vice premier of the State Council, director of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, vice chairman of the National People's Congress, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and vice president of the country. He was awarded the title of general in 1955. Zhao Nanqi-Korean, Jilin. He served as Director of the Political Department of the Jilin Province Military Region, First Secretary of the Yanbian Prefecture Committee and First Political Commissar of the Military Division, Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee and Political Commissar of the Provincial Military Region, First Deputy Minister, Deputy Political Commissar and Minister of the General Logistics Department, Member of the Central Military Commission, and was awarded the title of General in 1988. Wei Jie--Zhuang nationality, from Guangxi. He served as commander, commander of the North Sichuan Military Region, director of the Advanced Correspondence Department of the Military Academy, and deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region. In 1955, he was awarded the title of lieutenant general. Qin Jian--Zhuang nationality, from Guangxi. He served as deputy commander of the Northern Jiangsu Military Region, chief of staff of the Corps, and deputy chief of staff of the Nanjing Military Region. In 1955, he was awarded the title of lieutenant general. Ngapoi Ngawangpumei-Tibetan, Xizang, served as the first deputy commander of the Xizang Military Region, chairman of the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Autonomous Region, vice chairman of the National People's Congress, chairman of the Ethnic Affairs Committee, and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In 1955, he was awarded the title of lieutenant general. Duoge Pengcuo Raojie-Tibetan, Xizang. He served as commander-in-chief of the Tibetan Army of the local government of Xizang. In 1955, he was awarded the title of lieutenant general. Saifuding Aizezi-Uyghur, Xinjiang. He served as the second deputy commander of the Xinjiang Military Region and vice chairman of the provincial government, secretary of the Xinjiang Branch, first secretary of the Xinjiang District Party Committee and first political commissar of the Xinjiang Military Region, and vice chairman of the National People's Congress. In 1955, he was awarded the title of lieutenant general.