As one of the allied forces who won WWII, China's first military parade to mark the victory day will attract the world's attention. Here are some facts about the parade before it starts.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will attend the V-Day ceremonies in Beijing on Sept 3 during a five-day visit starting on Wednesday.
Established for just a year, Chinese armed police motorcycle guard formation will make its debut on the V-Day Parade that will be held on Sep 3 in Beijing. Let's have a look at of a group of training photos of the formation.
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain will visit China from September 1 to 4, and he will attend China's V-Day celebrations, Pakistani foreign ministry said Monday.
China and Serbia should enhance cooperation in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative to benefit the people of both countries, President Xi Jinping said on Monday.
Dr Paul Chin-wu Chu is one of the five overseas Chinese and the only one from the US who has been invited to attend the military parade on Sept 3.
An instructor measures the distance between two honor guards at a training camp in Beijing on July 8, 2015, ahead of the military parade on September 3. The soldiers began training early this year.
Some areas of Beijing, including several subway stations, will be restricted this week ahead of Thursday's big parade marking victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
The 1949 parade, the first grand parade of People's Liberation Army, was the first military ceremony after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
A female honor guard, once one of the most popular models in the national model contest, will make her debut in the Sept 3 parade.
An army marches on its stomach, Napoleon said, and 1,000 foreign soldiers stationed at a military base in Beijing ahead of Thursday's parade marking the 70th anniversary of victory in World War II have a choice of Chinese food or their national cuisine to get them through the rigorous preparations.
Sixty-two female honor guards who for the first time will participate in the Sept 3 parade are making every effort to perform perfectly that day.