National Day

The origin of National Day

     October 1, 1949, the anniversary of the founding of New China. It should be explained here that in the impression of many people, October 1, 1949Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians attended the founding ceremony of the people's Republic of China in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. In fact, this - impression in people's minds is not Accurate. Because the ceremony held in Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949 was a grand ceremony for the establishment of the Central People's Government of the people's Republic of China, not a ceremony National ceremony. In fact, the founding of the people's Republic of China, that is, the founding of the people's Republic of China, was a long time before October 1 of that year It was announced last week. Was not called the "founding ceremony," but as "the founding ceremony. Time is September 21, 1949. This Mao Zedong, director of the Preparatory Committee for the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, announced the birth of new China in his opening speech at the first session of the CPPCC Yes.

    So what about the National Day on October 1? At the first - meeting of the first National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, Lu Xun Mrs. Xu Guangping, member of the CPPCC National Committee, said: "member Ma Xulun can't come when he asks for leave. He asked me to say that the founding of the people's Republic of China should have a national day It is hoped that this Council will decide to designate October 1 as the national day. "Mao Zedong said," we should make a proposal to the government and let the government decide.

   On December 2, 1949, the Central People's government adopted the resolution on the national day of the people's Republic of China, which stipulates that October 1 of each year is the national day

And take this day as the day to proclaim the founding of the people's Republic of China.

  Since 1950, October 1 has become a grand festival celebrated by the people of all ethnic groups throughout the country.