The national flag guarded by Tiananmen National Flag Guard is called "the first flag of the motherland", and the sentry post set under the national flag is called "the first sentry of the motherland".
When the first ray of sunshine shone into Beijing, a group of 36 armed police soldiers came out of the arched gate in the center of Tiananmen Gate on time. The team of 36 people traveled 138 steps from Jinshui Bridge to the foot of the national flagpole, each step was 75 cm, and it took four minutes in one second.
This ceremony began in April of 199 1 and was performed by the National Flag Guard every day, rain or shine. In the past 35 years, 25,000 lifts, zero mistakes!
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The honor guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army belongs to the Beijing Garrison, and the current captain is Colonel Han Jie. Mainly responsible for welcoming foreign heads of state, heads of government, senior military generals, and major national events such as commemoration and celebration.
The team and the China People's Liberation Army Military Orchestra jointly undertake different ceremonial tasks.
On September 3rd, 20 15, female guards of honor made their debut in a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the world anti-fascist war.
With the approval of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the People's Liberation Army of China will take on the task of guarding the Tiananmen national flag and firing a salute from 20 18 1.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Chinese People's Liberation Army Armed Forces Honor Guard