The name of the mass phalanx for the 60th National Day anniversary

Composed of 100,000 people and 60 floats

The reporter learned from the headquarters of the 60th National Day Mass Parade in the Capital on September 16 that the current progress of the 60th National Day Mass Parade in the Capital Successfully, the training of the parade team has been basically completed and has entered the stage of comprehensive rehearsal, preview and refinement and optimization; all floats have been assembled and the joint training of relevant personnel has been basically completed. On August 29 and September 7, mass demonstrations conducted special drills and joint drills respectively, and the drills achieved the expected goals. In response to the shortcomings in the drill, the parade headquarters is making improvements and improvements in accordance with the idea of ??"consolidation, adjustment, and improvement".

■"I Forge ahead with the Communist Party of the Motherland" is the overall name of the event

The mass parade on the 60th anniversary of the National Day in the capital recalled the history of the struggle of the Communist Party of China under the leadership of the people of all ethnic groups across the country. , entrepreneurship history, and the history of reform and opening up as the main lines, with "I Forge ahead with the *** of the Motherland" as the overall name of the event, and the design is based on holding high the flag, displaying achievements, and facing the future. Using artistic means, the joy and pride of the masses are used as the main line of the display, and they complement each other with live floats, music, square background and other elements, so that the mass parade activities can be displayed as a whole: the historical process flowing on Chang'an Street, the joy of the Tiananmen Square festival The ocean, the emotional blending of the people and leaders by the Jinshui Bridge, and the innocent feelings of Chinese people at home and abroad who care about the motherland.

■The parade is divided into 7 parts and lasts 60 minutes.

The mass parade consists of about 100,000 people from different aspects and 60 floats forming 35 square formations. The parade is divided into 7 parts. They are entrepreneurship, reform and opening up, century leap, scientific development, brilliant achievements, Splendid China and a bright future. Each part is interspersed with marching artistic performances and choir singing, and the total duration of the parade is about 60 minutes. The marching theatrical performance mainly includes six groups of performances, including Ansai waist drum troupe, large group dance, large group dance, water sleeve dance, ethnic unity dance, and seven-color light drum troupe. Performing in Tiananmen Square were a 1,500-member military band and a 2,500-member folk band and choir.

■The background performance in the square shows 49 changes

There are also 80,000 primary and middle school students from more than 270 schools in the city in the square, who will use their 80,000 pairs of skillful hands to perform in Within two hours, a total of 41 pictures and 49 changes of graphics and text were changed. It is understood that the number and changes of these graphics and texts will be the largest in history. During the 35th anniversary of the National Day, the background of the group characters only had 6 graphics and 7 variations. During the 50th anniversary celebration of the National Day, the background of the characters increased to 22 graphics and 23 variations. This year, the number and variations of graphics have doubled. In addition to the established text slogans, the selection and design of this year’s pictures incorporate more new elements of the times.

■All participating floats

have been assembled

According to the relevant person in charge of the parade headquarters, in the relevant national departments and provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities With the strong support of the company, the creative design and manufacturing work of the floats is progressing smoothly. At present, all floats have been assembled and assembled in Beijing. The joint training of float captains, drivers, cart pushers, support personnel, performers and other relevant personnel has been basically completed.

Parade·Characters

Students carrying ten-pound drums

Training to walk five hundred miles

Seven-color parade in the 60th anniversary of the National Day In the light drum team, there is a group of children carrying drums weighing 10 kilograms. Xu Chaoyang, from Zishouyuan Primary School in Chaoyang District, Beijing, is one of them. "I was the last one in the drum and bugle corps to walk across the podium, and I felt quite honored." Xu Chaoyang said, "Because I was so excited, the 10-pound drum on my shoulders didn't feel heavy."

Same as carrying the drum on my shoulders. Zhai Xiangyu, who plays the bass drum, said that when he first started practicing, he felt it was too heavy and he almost wanted to give up, but his parents told him to persist. "I kept this sentence in my heart." Zhai Xiangyu said, "When the music started, I felt nervous and excited, and I didn't feel heavy at all.

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Although it only weighs 10 kilograms, it is really heavy after carrying it for a long time. "From the beginning of training to now, the children should have walked 500 miles carrying the drum on their backs. " Wang Guojun, coach of the Daxing District Drum and Bugle Team of the 60th National Day Mass Parade, said, "For the children, this is similar to the Long March. ”

Shi Yang, counselor of Peiying Primary School in Haidian District, Beijing, and Wang Guojun, coach of Daxing District Drum and Bugle Team for the 60th National Day Mass Parade, said that allowing students to participate in such activities has indeed strengthened students’ will and quality. .

Parade·Performance

Ansai waist drum practiced together for the first time

On the afternoon of September 16, 1,020 farmers from Ansai County, Shaanxi Province participated in the National Day 60 The "Ansai Waist Drum" phalanx of the anniversary mass march completed its first joint training with some members of other phalanxes. All members of the phalanx will also go to Tiananmen for the first time to participate in mass march drills this Friday night.

The training officially started at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. As the music "Without the Communist Party, there would be no new China" was played, the members of the "Ansai Waist Drum" beat the waist drum with both hands, danced boldly, and shouted The majestic slogans passed through the formations that changed from time to time.

After the drill, the technical staff provided the training data of each formation to the commander: "The players at the four corners of each square formation. Equipped with GPS and sensors, the marching data of the phalanx can be transmitted to this intelligent simulation and arrangement system for mass parades from time to time. Ding Gangyi, the person in charge of the system, said that this system can be used to simulate the entire process of mass demonstrations and the daily training of phalanx members.