70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China

Alternative Chinese nameSimplified Chinese庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年大会Traditional Chinese慶祝中華人民共和國成立70週年大會Hanyu Pinyinqìngzhù Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó chénglì qīshí zhōunián dàhuìLiteral meaningcelebrating Chinese people's republic's founding seventy anniversary mass gathering

The 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 庆祝中华人民共和国成立70周年) was observed with a series of ceremonial events including a grand military parade as its spotlight to celebrate National Day of the People's Republic of China that took place on 1 October 2019 in Beijing. It was the largest military parade and mass pageant in Chinese history.

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretaryXi Jinping, who was the guest of honour, gave the holiday address to the nation and Chinese expatriates before inspecting the formations along Chang'an Avenue. Premier Li Keqiang was the master of ceremonies and General Yi Xiaoguang was the chief commander of the parade.