Founding ceremony related information

1949 10 1 At 2 pm, People's Republic of China (PRC) held the founding ceremony, and Mao Zedong announced the establishment of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Central People's Government on the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing.

1949 In June, the preparatory meeting of China People's Political Consultative Conference decided that founding ceremony would be held in Tiananmen Square in Beiping on June 30th.

1 0 June13 pm, the earth cheered and thundered. Mao Zedong, the new chairman of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC), and Zhu De first boarded the Tiananmen Gate hand in hand. When Lin announced the beginning, the Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Central People's Government stood up to the sound of march of the volunteers and the national anthem. Mao Zedong, the leader of the people, solemnly declared: "Fellow citizens, the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC) was established today!"

Mao Zedong personally pressed the button, and the first five-star red flag rose in Tiananmen Square in Ran Ran. At the same time, 54 salutes from 54 units representing the first plenary session of the China People's Political Consultative Conference rang 28 times.

After raising the flag, Mao Zedong read the statement of the Central People's Government of People's Republic of China (PRC), followed by a grand military parade and mass demonstrations. The celebration ended at 9 o'clock that night.

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At that time, western news organizations had speculated about the time of the new China founding ceremony in August and September: there is a saying that China people pay attention to choosing auspicious days, and it is very likely that after occupying South China and Southwest China, a ceremony will be held on New Year's Day in 1950, and "New Year's Day" is considered by China people as the best start day of the year; On September 27th, China People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) announced that Beiping would be changed to Beijing as its capital. After the news spread, some western journalists thought that the producer of China * * * had a good impression on Sun Yat-sen. Since elites from all walks of life of the Chinese nation had gathered in Beiping for a meeting, they might choose the "Double Tenth Festival" of the Xinhai Revolution 10 for the ceremony.

Many issues about the founding of the People's Republic of China, such as country name, national flag, national emblem, national anthem, adoption year, etc., are described in detail and vividly in some books and articles, but the selection of the dates of "10, 1" in founding ceremony has not been completely, specially and specifically recorded.

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