| UPDATED: September 7, 2015 NO. 37 SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 | | Parade Snapshots | | | | The Victory Day parade in Beijing on September 3 featured an abundance of unforgettable moments, ranging from veterans saluting from their decorated buses to 11 foreign armed forces' phalanxes marching in uniform and aircraft flying in V formations against the backdrop of an azure sky. Here, Beijing Review captures some of these moments in a selection of photographs.
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President Xi Jinping reviews troops participating in the military parade (ZHENG LIANG) |
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Veterans aboard their decorated bus (ZHENG LIANG) |
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A military medical workers' phalanx (XINHUA) |
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Representatives from various countries attend the parade (ZHOU YOUMA) |
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Members of the guard of honor of the three services of the People's Liberation Army participate in the military parade (XINHUA) |
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A nuclear missile formation (WANG CHUANSHUN) |
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A carrier-based fighter jet flies over the Tiananmen Square (XINHUA) |
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A helicopter displays the Chinese national flag (ZHAO QIZHENG) |
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Lieutenant Generals Bai Jianjun, Tian Zhong, Chen Dong, Wu Guohua and Pan Changjie (left to right) salute while leading equipment phalanxes (XINHUA) |
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An unmanned aerial vehicle in the parade (XINHUA) |
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The Marine Corps' amphibious assault vehicles (WANG CHUANSHUN) |
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Russia |
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Tajikistan |
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Pakistan |
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Mongolia |
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Kyrgyzstan |
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Belarus |
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Cuba |
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Egypt |
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Kazakhstan |
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Mexico |
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Serbia | |
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