Clips of today’s military parade and speeches marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China can be found on YouTube (or, if you’re short on time, watch the entire parade in a beautiful 3.5 minute time-lapse video from the Guardian. UPDATE: Embedded version of Guardian video now at bottom of this post):
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part I Intro
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part II Flag Ceremony & Anthem
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part III Troops Review
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part IV Tanks & Missiles Troops Review
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part V Tanks & Missiles Troops Review (cont’d)
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part VI Speech
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part VII Speech Finale
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part VIII Troops March (Armed Police)
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part IX Troops March (cont’d)
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part X Troops March (cont’d)
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part XI Troops March (cont’d)
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part XII Troops March (cont’d)
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part XIII Troops March (cont’d)
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part XIV Troops March Finale
Chinese Parade October 1st, 2009 – Part XV Tanks & Missiles
Time-lapse video of the parade from the Guardian:
China’s 60th Anniversary national day – timelapse and slow motion – 7D and 5DmkII from Dan Chung on Vimeo.
For an entertaining running commentary to accompany the footage, read Forbes reporter Gady Epstein’s Twitter stream.
