The first day of August is not a horse racing holiday, but the first day of August is Army Day.

Army Day is the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is held on August 1st every year. It was established by the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission to commemorate the founding of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. .

On July 11, 1933, the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Union and the Republic of China decided on August 1 as the founding anniversary of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army based on the recommendation of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission on June 30.

On June 15, 1949, the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission issued an order to use the word "August 1st" as the main symbol of the Chinese People's Liberation Army flag and military emblem. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this anniversary was renamed the Founding Day of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

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Holiday celebration

On August 1, 2020, the website of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of National Defense warmly celebrated the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army 93rd anniversary! August 1, 2020, is the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

From border defense to frontline training, from epidemic prevention and control to flood fighting and disaster relief, from military training and preparation to poverty alleviation, from international peacekeeping to ocean escort... Wherever there is fighting, the People's Army is fighting. The battlefield; wherever there is need, there will be soldiers charging forward.

On the eve of "August 1st" in previous years, the Ministry of National Defense of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of National Defense held a grand reception at the Great Hall of the People to celebrate the "August 1st" Army Day.

In 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, we are unable to gather with our friends on site as usual. Here, I would like to extend my holiday greetings to everyone!