The ceremony of laying flower baskets to the people's heroes on Martyrs' Day was held grandly in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on the morning of the 30th. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Han Zheng, etc. attended the ceremony together with representatives from all walks of life.
In the solemn Tiananmen Square, the bright five-star red flag fluttered in the wind, and the Monument to the People's Heroes stood majestically. In the center of the square, a giant flower basket with the words "Bless the Motherland" expresses good wishes for the prosperity of the motherland. On the north side of the monument, there are 18 garlands composed of white chrysanthemums and other flowers on two flower beds, expressing the deep remembrance of the heroes and martyrs by all Chinese people.
Near 10 o'clock, party and state leaders such as Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Han Zheng came to Tiananmen Square to attend the ceremony of laying flower baskets to the people's heroes.
The trumpet player of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Military Band blew the "Martyrs' Memorial Day Bugle", and the deep and long sound of the trumpet stirred people's hearts.
"The honor guards are in place!" Following the order, the honor guards of the three armed forces marched with sonorous and powerful steps, walked forward to the monument and stood with guns in hand.
At 10 o'clock, the ceremony of laying flower baskets to the people's heroes officially began. The military band played "March of the Volunteers" and the entire audience sang the national anthem of the People's Republic of China in unison.
After the national song was sung, the entire audience stood in silence to pay homage to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the Chinese people and the construction of the Republic.
After the silence, the children holding flowers sang "We Are the Successors of Communism" facing the Monument to the People's Heroes and gave the Young Pioneers a salute.
In front of the square, nine large flower baskets were lined up in the name of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the State Council, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Central Military Commission, all democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and non-partisan patriots, people's organizations and people from all walks of life, veterans, veteran comrades and relatives of martyrs, and the Chinese Young Pioneers. The words "The People's Heroes Live Forever" written on the red ribbons of the flower baskets were particularly eye-catching.
The military band played the affectionate "Flower Presentation", and 18 soldiers of honor lifted the flower baskets, walked slowly towards the Monument to the People's Heroes, and placed the flower baskets on the base of the monument.
Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders climbed onto the base of the monument and stopped to gaze in front of the flower baskets. The bright and tall anthurium, the fragrant lily and the light blooming oncidium express the deep memory and high respect for the people's heroes.
Xi Jinping stepped forward and carefully arranged the flower basket ribbon. Later, Xi Jinping and other party and state leaders walked slowly around to pay homage to the Monument to the People’s Heroes.
This year marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China and the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army’s Long March. On the Long March of the new era, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, the entire Party, the military and the people of all ethnic groups inherit and carry forward the great spirit of party building and the great Long March spirit. They are full of ambition and united as one, and work tirelessly to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.
Children, children and representatives from all walks of life also walked to the monument in turn, presented flowers and paid homage to the monument.
The flower basket laying ceremony was presided over by Yin Li, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee.
Members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, members of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission, some vice-chairmen of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, State Councilors, President of the Supreme People's Court, procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and some vice-chairmen of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing attended the ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by the main responsible comrades of the relevant departments of the Central Party, Government and Military and the Beijing Municipality, the leaders of the central committees of the democratic parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and representatives of non-partisan persons, veterans, veteran comrades and relatives of martyrs in Beijing, representatives of recipients of honorary commendations and awards for meritorious service in Beijing, members of the national ethnic minority visiting delegation, and representatives of people from all walks of life in the capital.
