Chinese people is welcoming the 60th National Day of their mother country. The ceremony activities include a Big Parade in Beijing on October 1. There will be the 14th Big Parade in Chinese history. Before this exiting moment of the coming National Day, let’s appreciate the past 13 Big Parades.
中国人民即将迎来第60个国庆日。国庆当天的庆祝活动之一就是大阅兵。这将是新中国历史上第14个国庆大阅兵。在我们能欣赏激动人心的那一刻之前，一起来回顾一下中国过去的13次大阅兵吧！
The first National Day Parade: The Parade on the Founding Ceremony of the PRC（1949）： marching from east to west, the 16,400-people parading troops were headed by a 2-row navy troop with the infantry division, artillery division, chariot division and cavalry division followed. Seventeen airplanes of the air force, four out of which were carried with bombs, flied over Tian‘anmen to receive the review.
一九四九年开国大典阅兵：受阅部队以海军两大排为前导；接着是步兵师、炮兵师、战车师、骑兵师，共一万六千四百人，由东向西行进。空军十七架飞机从天安门上空飞行受阅，其中有四架是携弹飞行。
The Second National Day Parade （1950）： Commander-in-chief Zhu De released the order that the PLA should be prepared for war in view of the tension in Korea and Taiwan. On the parade, the cavalry troops reined 1,900 white horses crossing Tian‘anmen Square, making up the most spectacular vision of the parade.
一九五零年第二次国庆大阅兵：朱德总司令在阅兵式上发布命令，就朝鲜战争爆发、台湾的局势，要求人民解放军做好战斗准备。此次阅兵最壮观的景象是骑兵部队的一千九百匹白马以六路纵队通过天安门广场。
The Third National Day Parade （1951）： the group taking the lead of the troops was made up of experienced and distinguished senior military officers who were receiving training in the war college. For the first time, a group of militias showed up on the parade.
一九五一年第三次国庆阅兵：受阅部队最前列的方队是正在军事学院受训的身经百战、功勋卓著的高级军官。本次阅兵还首次出现民兵大队。
The Fourth National Day Parade （1952）： the public security troop made its first appearance this year. Militias of different nationalities wore their colorful folk costumes with up-to-date weapons held in hand. In the spotlight was a group of motor infantry formed by a total number of 160 motorcycles.
　一九五二年第四次国庆阅兵：公安部队首次参阅。本次阅兵民兵大队的成员来自汉族和多个少数民族，他们穿着五颜六色的民族服装，手里拿着新式的武器。还有乘坐一百六十辆摩托车的摩托化步兵方阵。
The Fifth National Day Parade （1953）： the delegation of Chinese People‘s Volunteers made its appearance in the Tian’anmen reviewing stand. For the first time the rocket artillery group was among the parading troops.
一九五三年第五次国庆阅兵：中国人民志愿军代表团出现在天安门观礼台上。火箭炮兵方队第一次出现在受阅队伍中。
The Sixth National Day Parade （1954）： paratroops were present though no parachuting was performed. This is the last time that the cavalry troop of the PLA was reviewed on the parading ceremony. 　
　一九五四年第六次国庆阅兵：出现了伞兵部队的方队，但并没有跳伞。中国人民解放军骑兵部队则是最后一次接受检阅。
The Seventh National Day Parade （1955）： this is the first parading ceremony since the system of military ranks was implemented among PLA. Dressed in new military uniforms with military ranks and collar badge on them, the officers and soldiers took on an entirely new look. 　
一九五五年第七次国庆阅兵：为解放军实行军衔制的第一次阅兵，部队官兵穿着新制式军服，佩戴军衔、领章，军容焕然一新。
The Eighth National Day Parade （1956）： this is the only parade that takes place amid heavy rain. Among the guests of the ceremony were representatives of Communist Parties and Workers‘ Parties from over 50 countries, who were invited to attend the 8th Party Congress.
　一九五六年第八次国庆阅兵：是十三次国庆阅兵中唯一一次在大雨中进行的。应邀参加中共八大的五十多个国家的共产党代表、工人党代表参加了观礼。阅兵部队乘坐的汽车是第一批出厂的国产解放牌汽车。
The Ninth National Day Parade （1957）： the Chinese-made jet bomber and fighter received the review for the first time.
　一九五七年第九次国庆阅兵：国产喷气式轰炸机、歼击机第一次接受检阅。
The Tenth National Day Parade （1958）： the most spectacular figures were the students from military academies and various military schools established by the PLA after the founding of PRC. These schools involved different military areas including infantry, artillery, armored force, engineers, air force and navy.
　一九五八年第十次国庆阅兵：最引人注目的是解放军在开国后创建的军事学院和步兵、炮兵、坦克兵、工程兵、空军、海军等军事学校的将校学员们。
The Eleventh National Day Parade （1959）： the number of people attending the ceremony reached as high as 700,000. All of the cutting-edge equipments, including automatic rifles, cannons, tanks and high-speed jet fighters were manufactured based on China‘s own efforts.
一九五九年第十一次国庆阅兵：参加典礼的各界群众是前十一次国庆阅兵中人数最多的一次，达七十万人。受阅部队的装备中最新式的自动步枪、大炮、坦克、高速喷气歼击机，都由我国自行制造。
The Twelfth National Day Parade （1984）： this is a grand parade with the largest scale, most updated equipments and highest mechanization level since 1949. All of the weapons and equipments were made in China. The missile troop of navy, the ground-to-air missile troop of air force and the strategic missile troop made up the most spectacular vision. The strategic missile troop presented itself for the first time on the parade.
一九八四年第十二次国庆阅兵：是建国以来规模最大、装备最新、机械化程度最高的一次大阅兵。受阅部队的武器装备全部是国产现代化兵器，压轴的海军导弹部队方队、空军地空导弹部队方队和战略导弹部队方队尤为引人注目。其中战略导弹部队是首次向全世界亮相。　
The Thirteenth National Day Parade （1999）： attending the parade are the land force, the navy, the air force, the armed police and the local police, which represent the overall power of the Chinese arms forces. With its magnificence and spectacularity, the parade is unprecedented in PRC‘s military history concerning the scale and scene, and should mark a place in the military history of the whole world.　
　　一九九九年十月一日第十三次国庆阅兵：参阅军种全，兵种多。这次参阅的陆、海、空、二炮、武警和地方武装，代表了我国武装力量构成的所有成分。这次国庆大阅兵规模宏大，场面壮观。参阅部队都是精锐之师，这样的规模和阵容，在我国历史上是空前的，在世界上也是少有的。


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