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He was a retired vice chairman of the Artillery Commander Institute of the People's Liberation Army.</p> <p align="center"><img alt="" src="http://eng.tibet.cn/09index/yctt/200910/W020091002372797277917.jpg" border="0" oldsrc="W020091002372797277917.jpg" /></p> <p align="center">Air Force cadets take part in the parade of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009, photo from Xinhua.</p> <p>In July 1949, Xu was told to organize a gun salute squad for the founding ceremony in October.</p> <p>&quot;I was nervous,&quot; he recalled. &quot;As soldiers, we could open fire to the enemies, but no one had ever fired gun salute.&quot;</p> <p>On the early morning of October 1 1949, Xu's team arrived at the Tian'anmen Square. &quot;Fifth-four cannons parked in a line, facing south, with the muzzles forming a 35-degree angle with the horizon,&quot; he said. The cannons were newly painted in green.</p> <p>According to schedule, they should fire 28 times. The number 54and 28 carried their meanings: the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference had members from 54 circles and it took the Communist Party 28 years to fight for liberation.</p> <p>When it came to their performance, Xu waved the red flag in his hand, and the gun salutes began. At the same time, the national anthem was played and the national flag was hoisted slowly.</p> <p>&quot;Then the flag reached the top, and we finished the last fire,&quot; he said, adding that many people then had tears trickled down their cheeks.</p> <p align="center"><img height="332" alt="" hspace="0" src="http://eng.tibet.cn/09index/yctt/200910/W020091002372797433600.jpg" width="521" align="baseline" border="0" oldsrc="W020091002372797433600.jpg" /></p> <p align="center">Ground-to-air missiles are displayed in a parade of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on Chang'an Street in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009, photo from Xinhua.</p> <p>In the past 60 years, Xu said he saw dramatic changes of the country. &quot;I was lucky to witness the changes and I am proud of my country.&quot; His eyes once again became wet.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>CAVALRY DISAPPEARING</strong></p> <p>People could know how the old man loved cavalry as soon as they entered his home: the paintings, calligraphy and sculpture were all about horse, and on the wall there hung a black-and-white picture, in which the cavalry was under inspection on the Tian'anmen Square.</p> <p>Touching gently the picture, 78-year-old Unuchi said he took part in the military parade in 1953.</p> <p align="center"><img alt="" src="http://eng.tibet.cn/09index/yctt/200910/W020091002372797581338.jpg" border="0" oldsrc="W020091002372797581338.jpg" /></p> <p align="center">With 60,000 peaceful doves and numerous colored balloons released into sky, 5,000 children paraders surged Thursday onto the Golden Water Bridge in front of Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, Oct. 1, 2009, photo from Xinhua.</p> <p>&quot;Although 56 years had passed, it was just like yesterday,&quot; he said.</p> <p>They arrived in Beijing that year in June. Unlike the soldiers now who lived in the parade village during the drill, Unuchi and his fellows lived in villagers' homes.</p> <p>But the drill was equally harsh. &quot;It was hard to train the horses than the people,&quot; he said.</p> <p>To have the horses get accustomed to the boisterous atmosphere on the National Day, some soldiers brought gongs, drums and firecrackers. They fed the horses according to strict time schedule, so that the animals wouldn't relieve nature on the Tian'anmen Square.</p> <p>Cavalry never appeared at Tian'anmen again after 1954. It was replaced by more advanced military equipment.</p> <p>Unuchi was especially interested in the new weapons showed at the parade. &quot;They were all developed in China,&quot; he was amazed, adding that in 1953, even the stables were made under the guidance of experts from the Soviet Union.</p> <p>&quot;Although I was a little bit regretful to see my beloved cavalry fading into history, but the disappearance just showed development and modernization of China's military forces.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p align="center"><img alt="The float of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region takes part in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009." hspace="0" src="http://eng.tibet.cn/09index/yctt/200910/W020091002372797589525.jpg" border="0" oldsrc="W020091002372797589525.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 320px" /></p> <p align="center">The float of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region takes part in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009, photo from Xinhua.</p> <p><strong>RED FLAG ON PLATEAU</strong></p> <p>Living on the border of China and Nepal, the 99-year-old Tibetan granny has had the habit of hoisting the national flag in her courtyard for 44 years.</p> <p>Cering Qoezhoen always wore a hat, in order to cover the scars on her forehead.</p> <p>A serf before the democratic reform in Tibet, the lady was ordered to transport materials for the master. She had to hang the food and other daily necessities on her head while fumbling in the mountain.</p> <p>The float of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region takes part in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009, photo from Xinhua.</p> <p>&quot;The road in the mountain was so narrow,&quot; she said, extending her arms to make gestures.</p> <p>In 1961, soldiers came to the Zhangmugou village where she lived. Cering not only gained freedom, but saw a new road built in her hometown.</p> <p>On the National Day of 1965, the road opened to traffic. The delighted Cering together with other villagers hoisted national flags in their courtyards. Since then, she has kept the habit.</p> <p>Cering couldn't remember how many red flags she had hoisted: some of them were embroidered by herself, while some were given by the local government.</p> <p>The red flag she hoisted on Thursday was given by the flag guards in Beijing. 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