roddy Posted August 24, 2015 at 04:10 PM Report Posted August 24, 2015 at 04:10 PM Big military parade coming up in Beijing, for the anniversary of the end of WW2. Pics of rehearsals here. Anyone in Beijing enjoying particularly blue skies? Been watching fighter jets practice their way across the city? Had the police round warning you to stay away from the windows on the 3rd, in case a sniper takes a liking to your Stars and Stripes t-shirt? Maybe we should do a forums live watch? Not had one of those for AGES. Quote
Tianjin42 Posted August 24, 2015 at 08:26 PM Report Posted August 24, 2015 at 08:26 PM Forums Live Watch? I didn't even know they existed. Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 24, 2015 at 09:06 PM Report Posted August 24, 2015 at 09:06 PM If ... if the leadership is still looking powerless to save the stock markets by the time this parade comes around then it will be a juicy juxtaposition between that situation and the military might. And as I linked to in the other thread, this http://uk.businessinsider.com/xi-jinping-faces-internal-challenge-2015-8 article is highlighting internal CCP opposition to Xi which adds even more excitement to this parade. Bring on the forums live watch! Quote
gato Posted August 24, 2015 at 11:25 PM Report Posted August 24, 2015 at 11:25 PM Japan's Abe was invited but declined. South Korea's Park accepted the invitation. Quote
roddy Posted August 25, 2015 at 08:25 AM Author Report Posted August 25, 2015 at 08:25 AM Here's an old live watch for a Spring Festival Gala if you want to see how incredibly entertaining they are. Oh, the the one for China's 60th birthday was also a parade. It's a week Thursday, but does anyone know what time? I had a quick look, but ended up reading about female pilots (honestly, you'd think the men would get a mention) and 102 year old veterans. There a special CCTV page if anyone wants it. Quote
gato Posted August 25, 2015 at 09:45 AM Report Posted August 25, 2015 at 09:45 AM The parade will probably start at 10am, but the schedule is not fixed yet. http://wh.bendibao.com/news/2015825/72782.shtm 举办时间：9月3日上午(按照惯例是上午10点开始，央视多个频道会直播，请以当天播出时间为准) Quote
Guest realmayo Posted August 25, 2015 at 10:54 AM Report Posted August 25, 2015 at 10:54 AM Wonder if Jiang will be allowed to attend. Maybe Xi will drive a tank over him. Quote
vera_zxl Posted August 26, 2015 at 03:43 PM Report Posted August 26, 2015 at 03:43 PM At least I enjoyed the blue sky. Although I'm a Chinese, it's my first year in Beijing. Quote
zhouhaochen Posted August 31, 2015 at 05:45 AM Report Posted August 31, 2015 at 05:45 AM Great weather here in Beijing at the moment (well, except the rain today) - though the athletics world championships might have had a lot to do with this.... Personally I will stay as far away from the parade as possible though. Quote
Bigdumogre Posted August 31, 2015 at 09:50 AM Report Posted August 31, 2015 at 09:50 AM Great weather here in Beijing at the moment (well, except the rain today) - though the athletics world championships might have had a lot to do with this.... Personally I will stay as far away from the parade as possible though. Why is that? Do to the fact you are not Chinese? Quote
geraldc Posted September 1, 2015 at 10:55 AM Report Posted September 1, 2015 at 10:55 AM I'll no doubt watch it, or the highlights, however it's something that needs to be monitored in conjunction with social media for all the best gossip. With such a large parade, nothing can be allowed to look like it's going to go wrong, so I expect that they'll have video footage of stuff going correctly if it all goes a bit wrong, or even CGI stuff to drop in. Eg the fireworks on the televised 2008 Olympic opening ceremony were rumoured to be special effects. Marching and ground based parade should be ok, planes flying in formation etc, will be trickier,and so they'll have back up footage from the rehearsals to insert for that. The whole thing is filled with political intrigue, which foreign dignitary will feature the most, Putin or Ban Ki Moon? I think they'll do a 50/50 split on the reaction shots, favouring neither, but sprinkling in a few African and Central/South American leaders reactions for a bit of colour. With only 2 days to go I expect the politburo are applying the hair dye to cover their white hairs as I type. Quote
somethingfunny Posted September 3, 2015 at 01:13 AM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 01:13 AM So, who's watching? And where do I go for best supplementary coverage? Quote
geraldc Posted September 3, 2015 at 07:35 AM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 07:35 AM I was sleeping, but from Facebook it seems that one of the generals has the name 'universal suffrage', and today is also Doraemons birthday Quote
Guest realmayo Posted September 3, 2015 at 08:50 AM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 08:50 AM What's “Follow the Party! Fight to win! Forge exemplary conduct!” in Chinese? Quote
roddy Posted September 3, 2015 at 10:05 AM Author Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 10:05 AM Aw, did I miss it? I think I was assuming it would be the same time as the Spring Festival shows, which is obviously wrong now I think about it, but would have meant I could have watched it live this afternoon.... Quote
Guest realmayo Posted September 3, 2015 at 10:10 AM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 10:10 AM Just caught a rerun on CCTV. Quote
Guest realmayo Posted September 3, 2015 at 12:02 PM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 12:02 PM Fear not if you missed the parade, the best bit is live now -- the evening gala! Quote
geraldc Posted September 3, 2015 at 12:18 PM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 12:18 PM With live English subtitles to boot! History of the war told through dance. Quote
Guest realmayo Posted September 3, 2015 at 12:55 PM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 12:55 PM Don't know how long it goes on for but I hope the audience will get medals for sitting through it. Edit: I'm deserting my post. Quote
ouyangjun Posted September 3, 2015 at 01:54 PM Report Posted September 3, 2015 at 01:54 PM since the time i woke up this morning this is all i've heard about. All over the weixin posts (everyone is suddenly extremely 爱国). On my way to get a coffee this morning little shops were setup with tv's outside and people watching the opening ceremonies. I just can't get into it... Quote
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