Xi commemorates nationwide heroes on Martyrs’ Day

Chinese President Xi Jinping straightens the ribbon on a flower basket throughout an event to present flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2026. Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state consisting of Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng went to the event on Wednesday. The occasion was held to mark Martyrs ‘Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day honors those who provided their lives for nationwide self-reliance and success. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

BEIJING, Sept. 30(Xinhua)– Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders participated in an event to present flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes at Tian’anmen Square in main Beijing on Wednesday early morning.

The occasion was held to mark Martyrs’ Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day celebrates those who provided their lives for nationwide self-reliance and success.

Given That Martyrs’ Day was developed in 2014, Xi, likewise basic secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has actually kept the custom of admiring fallen heroes on the day.

The other leaders who participated in the event on Wednesday consisted of Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng. They were signed up with by agents from all strolls of life.

At 10 a.m., all guests sang the nationwide anthem, followed by a minute of silence in homage to the heroes who compromised their lives for the freedom of the Chinese individuals and the advancement of individuals’s Republic of China.

9 big flower baskets were put in front of the Monument to individuals’s Heroes.

Xi and other leaders approached the foot of the monolith, where he corrected the alignment of the ribbons on the baskets. They strolled around the monolith to pay their homages.

The baskets, with ribbons checking out “Eternal Glory to the People’s Heroes,” existed in the name of the CPC Central Committee; the National People’s Congress Standing Committee; the State Council; the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; the Central Military Commission; non-Communist celebrations, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and patriots without celebration associations; individuals’s companies and individuals from all strolls of life; veterans, retired senior authorities and the family members of martyrs; and Chinese Young Pioneers.

Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, commanded the event.

This year marks the 105th starting anniversary of the CPC and the 90th anniversary of the success of the Long March, which lasted from 1934 to 1936. The strenuous journey assisted lay the structure for the ultimate success of the Chinese transformation. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state consisting of Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng participate in an event to present flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2026. The occasion was held to mark Martyrs ‘Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day celebrates those who provided their lives for nationwide self-reliance and success. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state consisting of Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng participate in an event to present flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2026. The occasion was held to mark Martyrs ‘Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day celebrates those who provided their lives for nationwide self-reliance and success.(Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state consisting of Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng go to an event to present flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2026. The occasion was held to mark Martyrs ‘Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day honors those who offered their lives for nationwide self-reliance and success.(Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state consisting of Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng go to an event to present flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2026. The occasion was held to mark Martyrs ‘Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day honors those who provided their lives for nationwide self-reliance and success.(Xinhua/Li Xiang)

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks the Monument to individuals’s Heroes to pay homage throughout an event to present flower baskets to fallen nationwide heroes at Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2026. Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state consisting of Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng went to the event on Wednesday.

The occasion was held to mark Martyrs’ Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day honors those who offered their lives for nationwide self-reliance and success. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)