August 1 of each year is the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, commonly known as the "August 1" Army Day.
On August 1, 1927, the Communist Party of China led more than 30,000 Northern Expeditionary troops. Under the leadership of Zhou Enlai, He Long, Ye Ting, Zhu De, and Liu Bocheng, an armed uprising was held in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, and the first shot against the Kuomintang reactionaries was fired.
On July 11, 1933, the Provisional Central Government of the Soviet Republic of China decided, on the basis of the proposal of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission on June 30, that August 1 should be the anniversary of the establishment of the Red Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants(the predecessor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army).
On June 15, 1949, the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission issued an order to use the word "August 1" as the main symbol of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's military flag and military emblem. After the founding of New China, this anniversary was renamed the Chinese People's Liberation Army Construction Day.
During the Jianjun Festival, all parts of China must concentrate on activities such as "supporting the military, supporting the government, and loving the people" to commemorate the birth of the people's army.
每年的8月1日是中国人民解放军建军纪念日,俗称“八一”建军节。
1927年8月1日,中国共产党带领北伐军三万余人,在周恩来 、贺龙 、叶挺 、朱德 、刘伯承等领导下,于江西南昌举行武装起义,打响反对国民党反动派的第一枪。
1933年7月11日,中华苏维埃共和国临时中央政府根据中央革命军事委员会6月30日的建议,决定8月1日为中国工农红军(中国人民解放军前身)成立纪念日。
1949年6月15日,中国人民革命军事委员会发布命令,以“八一”两字作为中国人民解放军军旗和军徽的主要标志。新中国成立后,将此纪念日改称为中国人民解放军建军节。建军节期间,中国各地都要集中开展 “ 拥军优属、拥政爱民 ” 的活动,纪念人民军队的诞生。