The story of founding ceremony.

The salute sounded on the founding ceremony

When the bright five-star red flag was first raised in Ran Ran, Tiananmen Square, 3, people in the square took off their hats and stood in awe. At this time, the earth shook, the cannon group roared, and the sound was 28. The sound of salute, like thunder heralding spring, reverberated in the sky, shaking everyone's heart and pushing the great, solemn and United atmosphere in founding ceremony to a climax. Founding ceremony's salute team comes from a heroic army. On August 1st, 1949, on behalf of the Central Military Commission, Nie Rongzhen awarded them the first August 1st Army flag. When some foreign countries hold celebrations, they generally salute 21 times, which is the highest etiquette. Why did founding ceremony ring 28 times? It turned out that 54 cannons indicated that there were 54 ethnic groups in China at that time, and 28 salutes indicated that the China * * * Production Party had led the people of the whole country since its establishment in 1921. After 28 years of struggle, the country became independent and the people turned over and became masters of their own affairs, and founding ceremony was ushered in on the afternoon of October 1, 1949. Since then, our motherland has been prosperous and the people have lived a happy life. This was first put forward by Mao Zedong. At the first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a representative questioned: "In foreign countries, the highest etiquette is 21 rings. Why should we ring 28 rings?" No one responded at that time. During the break of the meeting, Mao Zedong saw that the topic of Tang Yongjian, the training director of the North China Military Region, who was in charge of the preparations for founding ceremony, quickly entered the issue of salute firing in founding ceremony. Mao Zedong asked Xiao Tang: "Do you think it makes sense to fire 28 shots?" Kelvin Tong is a gifted scholar with brilliant literary talent and profound knowledge. He immediately understood Mao Zedong's intention and said, "Madam President, I'll draw up a note about the 28-gun salute." Mao Zedong smiled and acquiesced. Soon, the concise 28-ring report was handed in, and the China * * * production party was born from 1921 to 1949, just 28 years. The 28-gun salute is a tribute to the 28-year party history. Isn't it very reasonable? When Mao Zedong saw the report, he signed his name on it with a pencil. On the founding ceremony, the salute team consisted of 18 mountain guns, which were divided into two groups, one was assembled and filled, the other was fired, and they worked in turn to shorten the interval between each sound. Therefore, people are still used to calling 54 salutes. 18 salutes were laid out in a straight line, with their backs against Tiananmen Square and an ancient wall near the front door. Within two and a half minutes, all 28 headless empty guns were sent into the air. When the salute was fired, Liu Jia, head of the Cultural and Art Troupe of the North China Military Region standing on the viewing platform, and several representatives around him counted the salute with great interest. 4 years later, he said, it's not 28 rings, and sometimes the distance between the two rounds is far away, and there is a leak. Gao Cunxin, commander of the special forces who is in charge of organizing the salute, said that it is impossible to miss the sound. There must be misfires, but it is impossible for two shells to be dumb together. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the mountain guns fired at the founding ceremony were destroyed, and two of them were collected as cultural relics in the Museum of Chinese Revolution. One day in July 1949, at the special forces headquarters of the North China Military Region. Commander Gao Cunxin assigned the task to Xu Xinzhi, chief of operations, and Han Huaizhi, deputy chief of operations: to set up the first salute team of our army to fire a salute for founding ceremony. Xu Xinzhi was the commander of the salute team, responsible for the task of formation, training and release (Gao Cunxin later recorded this history in his memoirs). After accepting the task, according to the requirements, 54 mountain guns were selected from the troops stationed in Beijing to form a salute team. The gunners are all held by company and battalion cadres, and the gunners are all held by class and platoon cadres. Hard and strict training began at Xiannongtan Stadium. According to the requirements, the 28-gun salute must be synchronized with the raising of the national flag and the playing of the national anthem, and ***2 minutes and 5 seconds will be fired at the same speed at intervals of 4 seconds. For this goal, the officers and men practiced swollen arms and shouted hoarse voices in the scorching sun, and completed the task on time. * * * The first salute team of the Republic of China performed the salute for the first time at 7 pm on September 21st. Xu Xinzhi led the staff to renew and salute the team into Zhongnanhai. Nine salutes lined up on the edge of Zhongnanhai, facing the east, were fired for the opening ceremony of the first National Political Consultative Conference held in Huairentang. In the early morning of October 1st, in order to perform a task in founding ceremony, the salute team left for Tiananmen Square. In front of the current Ministry of Public Security, the muzzle of 54 salutes rushed south and lined up east. According to the principle of artillery operational command, the chief is in the front command post, and the deputy is responsible for the rear position. At that time, the salute command post was located under the three gates on the east side of Tiananmen Square, and there was a direct telephone call with the Tiananmen Parade Command. Xu Xinzhi accepted the order from the Tiananmen Parade Command here. The solemn and sacred moment has finally arrived! Chairman Mao announced that "the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China has been established!" With the command of the military parade headquarters in the microphone, Xu Xinzhi waved the red flag and issued a "release!" Command, salute. 28 rings start and end at the same time as the national flag is raised and the national anthem is played. The salute team successfully completed this historic task. On the second day of founding ceremony, the party and state leaders hosted a banquet in Beijing Hotel for people from all walks of life attending founding ceremony. Including the commanders of the units under review. Xu Xinzhi was invited to the banquet.