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The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China took place on 1 October 2009. A military parade involving 10,000 troops and the display of many high-tech weapons was held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and various celebrations were conducted all over the country. This parade was immediately followed by a civilian parade involving 100,000 participants.

List of participating divisions in the parade.

In order of appearance:
PLA Combined Guard of Honor 
PLA Ground Force Cadet Officers Square Formation 
PLA Ground Force Infantry Square Formation 
PLA Ground Force Special Forces Square Formation 
PLA Navy Cadet Officers Square Formation 
PLA Navy Seamen Square Formation
PLA Navy Marine Corps Square Formation
PLA Air Force Cadet Officers Square Formation 
PLA Air Force Paratroopers Square Formation 
PLA Second Artillery Corps Cadets Square Formation 
PLA Female Soldiers Square Formation 
People's Armed Police Square Formation 
PLA Reserve Service Forces Square Formation 
Female Militia Square Formation 



List of military craft paraded:

Chinese official state media states that all equipment displayed in the parade are manufactured in China, with 90% of them first displayed to the public.

ZTZ99 main battle tank
ZTZ96A main battle tank
ZBD2000 amphibious fighting vehicle
ZBD-97 infantry fighting vehicle
ZBL-08/09 infantry fighting vehicle
ZLC2000 airborne infantry fighting vehicle
ZSL-92 anti-riot infantry fighting vehicle
Type 05 155mm self-propelled howitzer
Type 07 122mm self-propelled howitzer
PLL05 120mm self-propelled mortar-howitzer
PTL02 100mm tank destroyer
PHL03 300mm multiple launch rocket system
HJ-9 anti-tank missile system
Type 95 self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery
HQ-7 surface-to-air missile
HQ-16 surface-to-air missile
YJ-83 anti-ship missile
YJ-62 shore to ship cruise missile
HQ-9 surface-to-air missile
HQ-12 surface-to-air missile
ASN series tactical unmanned aerial drones
DF-15 short range ballistic missile
DF-11 short range ballistic missile
CJ-10 land attack cruise missile
DF-21 medium range ballistic missile
DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missile
DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missile
KJ-2000 early warning aircraft
KJ-200 early warning aircraft
Xian H-6 bomber and tanker
along with newer Xian H-6K variant
JH-7A fighter-bomber
J-8F interceptor fighter
Chengdu J-10 multirole fighter
Shenyang J-11 multirole fighter
Changhe Z-8 transport helicopter
Harbin Z-9W attack helicopter
Hongdu JL-8 jet trainer aircraft
Type 022 stealth missile boat
Type 052C destroyer
Type 054A frigate