The People's Liberation Army Navy Band (

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: 中国人民解放军海军军乐团) is the premier military music unit of the Chinese

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(PLAN) and one of the three premier military bands in the

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. It is currently under the command of the

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and the supervision of the Central Military Commission's Political Work Department.

History

The band was formed in February 1986. It is the only professional ceremonial performance unit of the PLAN. It was established during a period of reforms in the

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, which was the only band in the PLA at the time. As of 2007, the PLA Navy Band has visited more than 40 countries in the pacific and around the world. The band in 1999, under the direction and baton of its conductor, Captain Li Xing, took part in the military parade held on

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in honor of the celebrations of the

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. Li served as the conductor of the 1000-strong massed bands present at the parade and was awarded the first place prize for best military band. In 2004, the band was ordered by the

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to send a team of faculty from the band members to

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

to conduct military-learning instruction course for the Mali National Military Band. This is the first military music support in the history of the PLAN. As a token of appreciation to the PLAN Band, Mali awarded the members of the group the Mali Military Knight Medal and the Senior Military Officer Medal. In July 2010, at the invitation of the Malian government, the band took part in state celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Malian Independence. In April 2019, the band performed during the

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. Since its establishment in 1991, Zhengzhou National Defense Science and Technology School has sent dozens of musicians to the PLA Navy Band.

References

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* * {{YouTube, GsDr_0iyAzE, Theme concert of 5th Nanchang Military Tattoo - Navy Band of the Chinese People's Liberation Army People's Liberation Army Navy Chinese military bands Military units and formations established in 1986 Musical groups established in 1986

History

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