With parts of the city closed down yesterday, Beijing held its first rehearsals for the upcoming September 3rd military parade. And with residents looking on, many military vehicles were seen throughout the city.
The preparations have been caught on camera by the media and from ordinary netizens posting their photos online. Particularly attention-grabbing yesterday was the “70” helicopter formation, signifying the 70th Anniversary of the Victory over the War of Japanese Aggression:
As well as other aircraft that were seen throughout the city:
Then there were the tanks:
But no image has been as spectacular as this CCTV image of a boy imitating the “aircraft carrier pointing” meme as a squadron of aircraft fly in the background behind him:
