BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and different leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state attended a ceremony on Tuesday morning at Tian’anmen Square in central Beijing to current flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes.
The occasion was held to mark Martyrs’ Day, a day forward of the National Day in China. This yr marks the eightieth anniversary of the victory within the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
The different leaders included Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng. They have been joined by representatives from all walks of life on the ceremony.
At 10 a.m., all attendees sang the nationwide anthem, adopted by a second of silence in tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the Chinese individuals and the event of the People’s Republic of China.
Nine giant flower baskets have been positioned in entrance of the Monument to the People’s Heroes.
Xi and different leaders walked as much as the foot of the monument, the place he straightened the ribbons on the hampers. Then, they walked across the monument to pay their tributes.
The baskets, with ribbons studying “Eternal Glory to the People’s Heroes,” have been offered within the title of the CPC Central Committee; the National People’s Congress Standing Committee; the State Council; the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; the Central Military Commission; non-Communist events, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and patriots with out celebration affiliations; individuals’s organizations and folks from all walks of life; veterans, retired senior officers and the family of martyrs; and Chinese Young Pioneers.
The ceremony was presided over by Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee.