March into the deep sea and strive for maritime strength! Happy birthday, People's Navy!

today

It is the birthday of the People's Navy

April 1949

The People's Navy sets sail from Baima Temple in Taizhou, Jiangsu

The sampans of the past have gradually developed into the huge ships of today.

74 years of ups and downs

Compose a song

A magnificent war song of a strong army

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We always say

China has a territory of 9.6 million square kilometers.

The map of our country is a rooster

But we often ignore

China still has 3 million square kilometers of territorial waters

The map of our country is actually like a torch

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Looking back at history

From 1840 to before the founding of New China

Imperialist powers invaded China from the sea more than 470 times

Over 1,860 ships invaded

The sea has brought endless disasters to the Chinese nation

Generations of Navy personnel

Forge ahead despite difficulties and strive for a strong sea

Work hard and explore with difficulty

Developed into a force with surface ships, submarines,

Coastal Defense Force, Marine Corps,

A modern navy with five branches, including naval aviation

The People's Navy Moves from the Harbor to the Deep Blue

Full of confidence and with firm steps!

“A nine-story tower starts with a pile of earth.”

74 years

Aircraft carriers enter service, flying sharks spread their wings, escort missions in the Gulf of Aden...

The People's Navy has grown from nothing to something, from small to large, from weak to strong

It has developed into a multi-service synthetic

A modernized maritime armed force with dual nuclear and conventional warfare capabilities

On the road to becoming a world-class navy

September 25, 2012

Liaoning enters service

We have our own aircraft carrier.

This dream

Dreaming for nearly a hundred years

April 26, 2017

The first domestically-made aircraft carrier was launched

China has spent many years preparing for this day.

April 12, 2018, South China Sea military parade

The largest naval parade in the history of New China

48 warships surge

76 fighter jets take to the sky

Let the world see what a "great power navy" is

Image source: CCTV-1

December 17, 2019

China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier "Shandong" delivered to the Navy

The People's Navy has since entered the "dual aircraft carrier era"

January 12, 2020

The first Type 055 10,000-ton destroyer independently developed by my country

Nanchang Ship Enters Service

The commissioning ceremony of the first Type 055 10,000-ton destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, the Nanchang, was held at a military port in Qingdao. This is the officers and soldiers of the Nanchang lining up in sections before the commissioning ceremony (photo taken on January 12, 2020). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Li Tang)

April 23, 2021

The Hainan ship was handed over and commissioned at a military port in Sanya, Hainan

From then on, the Hainan ship became a member of the People's Navy.

The Hainan warship carried out landing drills in a certain area of ​​the South China Sea, and the ship-borne helicopters carried out continuous multi-wave take-off and landing training (file photo). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Wang Lei)

last year

Designed and built entirely by my country

The first electromagnetic catapult aircraft carrier

Fujian Ship Launched and Named

The People's Navy has entered the "three-aircraft carrier era"

The launching and naming ceremony of my country's third aircraft carrier was held at the Jiangnan Shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (photo taken on June 17, 2022). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Gang

74 years of striving for maritime development

74 years of bravery

Today, the People's Navy has a powerful weapon in hand

Loyally guarding the motherland's vast sea borders

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Eastern Theater Command Navy continues to carry out actual combat training in the waters around Taiwan Island. This is a ship's officers and soldiers observing (photo taken on August 5, 2022). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Lin Jian)

From the small fleet of the White Horse Temple

Escort fleet to the Gulf of Aden

From the battle on Yijiangshan Island to the evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen

From a small dinghy to a nuclear submarine deep sea dive

Aircraft carrier fleet sails westward

The Navy's 372 submarine sets sail from the military port and heads for the deep sea and ocean (file photo). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Wan Juncheng)

Mission and destination

The People's Navy is taking a new attitude

Standing in the East of the World

Let peace spread across every inch of the world's oceans

People's Navy

Happy birthday! We are proud of you

Comprehensive sources: Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, China News Service, Global Times, CCTV Military, etc.