Beijing, China - Sept 30, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Martyrs' Day commemoration at Tian'anmen Square
2. Chinese national flag
3. Monument to the People's Heroes, red flags
4. Various of huge flower basket
5. Various of flower bed, red flags
6. Commemoration in progress
7. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of Central Military Commission; Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee; Zhao Leji, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee; Wang Huning, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee; Cai Qi, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee; Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee; Li Xi, member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee; Chinese Vice President Han Zheng arriving
8. Various of commemoration in progress
9. Various of flower baskets, attendees, Monument to the People's Heroes, guard of honor
10. Commemoration in progress
11. Various of Monument to the People's Heroes, red flags, flower baskets, guard of honor, military band playing trumpets
12. Various of Xi, other attendees
13. Commemoration in progress
14. Various of guard of honor marching; commemoration in progress; attendees
15. Various of Chinese national anthem being played; Xi, other attendees singing Chinese national anthem; Chinese national flag, Monument to the People's Heroes, Chinese national emblem
16. Commemoration in progress
17. Various of Xi, other attendees paying silent tribute to martyrs; Monument to the People's Heroes
18. Various of Monument to the People's Heroes
19. Various of children singing patriotic song; Monument to the People's Heroes, China's national flag, marble bas-relief on monument, other attendees, national flag
20. Commemoration in progress
21. Various of guard of honor marching
22. Military band playing music
23. Various of guard of honor carrying flower baskets, marching to monument; Xi, other senior leaders walking to monument
24. Various of guard of honor, Monument to the People's Heroes, flower baskets
25. Xi, other senior leaders standing in front of monument
26. Flower basket
27. Xi, other senior leaders standing in front of monument
28. Xi straightening red ribbons on flower basket
29. Great Hall of the People
30. Various of Xi leading other senior leaders to walk around monument to pay tribute, Monument to the People's Heroes, bas-relief on monument, flower bed
31. Various of other attendees walking to monument to lay flowers

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Party and state leaders attended a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes at Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing on Wednesday morning.

The event was held to mark Martyrs' Day. Observed on Sept. 30, one day before National Day, the day commemorates those who gave their lives for national independence and prosperity.

Since Martyrs' Day was established in 2014, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has maintained the tradition of paying homage to fallen heroes on the day.

The other leaders who attended the ceremony on Wednesday included Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng. They were joined by representatives from all walks of life.

The ceremony began at 10:00. All attendees sang the national anthem, followed by a moment of silence in tribute to the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the Chinese people and the development of the People's Republic of China.

After a group of children sang the official song of the Chinese Young Pioneers, nine large flower baskets, with ribbons reading "Eternal Glory to the People's Heroes," were placed in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes.

The baskets were presented in the name of the CPC Central Committee; the National People's Congress Standing Committee; the State Council; the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; the Central Military Commission; non-Communist parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and patriots without party affiliations; people's organizations and people from all walks of life; veterans, retired senior officials and the relatives of martyrs; and Chinese Young Pioneers.

Xi and other leaders walked up to the foot of the monument, where he straightened the ribbons on the baskets. Then, they walked around the monument to pay their tributes.

Children and other attendees also laid flowers at the foot of the monument.

The ceremony was presided over by Yin Li, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee.

This year marks the 105th founding anniversary of the CPC and the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, which lasted from 1934 to 1936. The arduous journey helped lay the foundation for the eventual victory of the Chinese revolution.