Flag Raising Ceremony
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This article is about the Chinese military's Flag Raising Ceremony. For general flag-raising ceremonies, see Flag § Hoisting the flag.
The Flag Raising Ceremony is a traditional military ceremony of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) which is done publicly on Tiananmen Square in the capital of Beijing. The People's Republic of China with the leader of Mao Zedong started this in 1954. The ceremony is conducted by the PLA's Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion, which is part of the 1st Guard Division, Central Theater Command. It is done daily precisely at sunrise, with notable ceremonies taking place on National Day of the People's Republic of China in October and New Year's Day in January to honor the PRC flag.