Fifty-four cannon shots were fired at the Founding Ceremony of the People’s Republic of China. What does the twenty-eight shots mean?

Traditional explanation:

The founding ceremony was held in Beijing on October 1, 1949, 28 years after the birth of the Communist Party of China on July 1, 1921 . At that time, there were 54 ethnic groups in our country (now there are 56, including 2 ethnic minorities that were later confirmed). Therefore, these 54 gun salutes symbolize the 54 ethnic groups that participated in the first session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (September 21, 1949); the 28 gun salutes symbolize the heroic struggle of the people of all ethnic groups in China led by the Communist Party of China For 28 years.

Other explanations:

① Nie Rongzhen inspected the salute team: "28 rings represents the 28 years of the Communist Party of China, which is of great significance." Tang Yongjian drafted the instructions for the salute. The 28th ring represents the 28th birth year of the Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong signed it after reading it.

② Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui were 16 years old when they first fell in love. Mao Zedong was 28 years old when they got married; 1949 was the 28th wedding anniversary;

③Two means Yin and Yang, two rites. Eight is the eighth of the Eight Diagrams; it is the essence of traditional Chinese culture;

1949-7-7, to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Anti-Japanese War, 49 cannons were fired; 1949-9, 54 cannons were fired at the opening of the new CPPCC; < /p>

On October 1, 1949, a 28-gun salute was fired at the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China. According to international practice, the highest etiquette for major ceremonies is to fire a 21-gun salute. Why 28 gun salutes were fired at the founding ceremony of New China has led to various speculations.

Americans say that the Chinese Communist Party went through all kinds of difficulties and dangers and finally won victory, which made Mao Zedong have passionate feelings for the Chinese Communist Party, so he used the word "***" It is composed of "twenty" and "eight", which is 28, which is why it rings 28.

The Soviets believed that China has had 28 constellations since ancient times. Mao Zedong also had 28 heroes who represented the tens of millions of people who participated in the revolution. The salute was a tribute to the revolutionary people represented by the 28 heroes.

The British believe that Mao Zedong was a man who advocated freedom of individuality and respected his own emotions: when he first fell in love with Yang Kaihui, Yang was 16 years old, and she was 28 when they got married. Yang Kaihui was 28 years old when she died, and it was exactly 28 years when they got married during the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, the 28-gun salute was a reflection of Mao Zedong’s personal emotions.

The Japanese think. Mao Zedong studied "The Book of Changes" very well. The 28-gun salute contains the meaning of "two eight". "Eight" means the two rituals of yin and yang, and "eight" means the eight of the Eight Diagrams. They are the essence of traditional Chinese culture.

In 1972, when US President Nixon visited China, he asked Premier Zhou Enlai what "28" meant. Zhou Enlai said that Chairman Mao had decided to fire a 28-gun salute at that time, so he arranged accordingly. As for the meaning, he did not ask Chairman Mao. Nixon asked Zhou Enlai how he understood it. Zhou Enlai said that 90 days before the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, Chairman Mao Zedong once said that the Chinese Communist Party is already 28 years old. In the past 28 years, we have won the revolutionary war, but we still have things to do. A lot, just like the first step of a long march of thousands of miles. After finishing speaking, Zhou Enlai asked Nixon: "I use the chairman's words as my understanding of '28'. Do you think it's okay?" Nixon said dissatisfied: "I want to get its standard answer." Zhou Enlai said: "Then Please ask the Chairman yourself." However, Nixon did not mention this matter when he met with Mao Zedong.

Mao Zedong did have his unique insights and ideas in doing things: at the opening of the first meeting of the CPPCC on September 21, 1949, a 54-gun salute was fired, representing the 54 units participating in the CPPCC meeting. When Tang Shuijian of the grand ceremony organizing committee drafted the explanation for the salute, he wrote that the 28 gun salutes represented the 28th anniversary of the birth of the Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong signed it immediately after reading it, indicating that he recognized this statement. /%D4%C2%B6%F9%CC%EC%B5%D8/blog/item/7398a2c4430749ab8226aca3.html