China's National Day
　　 October 1, 1949, is the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It should be noted that in many people's minds, on October 1, 1949, there was a grand ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of military and civilian personnel at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. In fact, this image is not accurate. Because the ceremony held at Tiananmen Square on October 1, 1949, was the celebration of the establishment of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, not the "inaugural ceremony" of the nation. In fact, the "founding" of the People's Republic of China, meaning its establishment, had already been announced a week before October 1, 1949. At that time, it was not called the "inaugural ceremony", but rather the "inaugural celebration". The date was September 21, 1949. On this day, Mao Zedong, then chairman of the preparatory committee for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, declared the birth of the new China in his opening address at the first session of the conference.

So what about the National Day on October 1? At the first meeting of the First Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xu Guangping spoke and said, “Comrade Ma Xulun is absent due to illness and asked me to say that since the establishment of the People's Republic of China requires a National Day, we hope this committee will decide to set October 1 as National Day.” Mao said, “We should make a proposal to the government, suggesting that the government decide on this.” On October 2, 1949, the Central People's Government passed the "Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China," stipulating that every October 1st is the National Day, and that this day is considered the day when the People's Republic of China was declared established. From then on, every October 1 became a grand festival celebrated by the people of all ethnic groups across the country.

Music Sounds and Fireworks Rise
France takes July 14, the day when the people of Paris destroyed the Bastille during the French Revolution, as its National Day. In 1989, which marked the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, France held a very grand celebration. On that day, a grand military parade was held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. During the parade, more than 300 armored vehicles, 5,000 soldiers, and 250 airplanes and helicopters were inspected. Thirty-three foreign heads of state or government leaders and more than 10,000 foreign guests were invited to attend the ceremony. There were 800,000 spectators present at the event. That night, 200,000 fireworks rose into the sky amid the majestic sound of the "Marseillaise." More than 8,000 performers from various ethnic groups around the world participated in a large-scale National Day performance at the Place de la Concorde. On August 9 each year, Singapore holds a grand National Day ceremony, with the whole country celebrating joyfully. There are also National Day parades, with fighter jet and parachute performances. After the president inspects the honor guard, 14 fighter jets - three F-16 Fighting Falcons, six F-5S/T fighters, and five A-4SU Super Skyhawks - form a shape of five stars and a crescent moon and fly over the area, resembling the design of the national flag. After the infantry column passes the review stand, the 14 fighter jets again fly over along with three military aircraft - one C-130 Hercules transport plane, one E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft, and one Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft. Then, seven helicopters, including Chinooks, Super Pumas, and UH-1Hs, fly in a V formation. After the helicopters pass, comes the thrilling parachute display by five special forces commandos, who jump from the C-130 transport plane at an altitude of 1,500 meters, carrying 40 kg of equipment on their backs. The skyscrapers surrounding the government building present a challenge for them.