Armed Forces Day in China
Armed Forces Day in China is held on August 1. Or Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Liberation Army in People's Republic of China. This event in the first decade of the month August is annual. Help us
Army Day is an annual Chinese holiday that commemorates the founding of the People’s Liberation Army. The holiday known as “Army Day,” “PLA Day,” or “Armed Forces Day” in English also has a variety of titles in Chinese.
August 1st, which saw the opening moments of the Nanchang uprising, is today remembered as the founding day of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Eventually, after communist victory and the end of the civil war, this would be the day chosen as Army Day in commemoration of the armed forces.
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