Revisiting history: How China Daily celebrated National Day

Front page, Oct 1, 2014

2014: Pay tribute to the martyrs

On the front page of the newspaper on Oct 1, 2014, we see Chinese leaders paying tribute to those who died for the country on its first Martyrs' Day at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing.

China's top legislature set Sept 30 as Martyrs' Day in August 2014.

Martyrs, as defined by the government, are people who sacrificed their lives for national independence and prosperity, as well as the welfare of the people in modern times.

But not everything was about the past. On the right, there's a story about Apple launching its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China in October after agreeing to improve user security and privacy.

"China's consumers typically have waited at least three months for Apple to start selling new iPhones in the world's biggest smartphone market, triggering a flood of devices into the country's black market. Vendors near the Apple store in the Sanlitun district in Beijing are selling the 128-gigabyte iPhone 6 Plus for 12,000 yuan, compared with HK$8,088($1,040) in Hong Kong," said the report.