On the morning of October 1, 2025, China's National Day, the national flag was raised and the anthem played in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. This year, the ceremony carries special weight. It was here that China held a grand military parade to honor the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. And the story of how China's national anthem came to be is deeply intertwined with that history. #GoldenWeek #China

Where did China's national anthem come from? On the morning of October 1, 2025, China’s National Day, the national flag was raised and the anthem was played in #Tiananmen Square, Beijing. This year, the #ceremony carries special weight. It was here that China held a grand #military #parade to honor the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The story of how China's national #anthem came to be is deeply

4.6K views · 264 reactions | Today 5 years ago, at the #Ukrainian Naval Academy in #Crimea seized by #Russia, Ukrainian cadets made history by performing #Ukraine’s National Anthem in front of #Russian occupiers. The courageous act of those young men, future Ukrainian Navy officers, showed an example of true patriotism #CrimeaIsUkraine | Embassy of Ukraine to the UK | Facebook