Army Day

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Chinese national holiday public holiday

Army Day is a Chinese national holiday observed on August 1st to commemorate the founding of the People's Liberation Army in 1927.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese national holiday → public holiday →
alsoKnownAs	PLA Day →
appliesToJurisdiction	People’s Republic of China →
celebratedBy	Chinese armed forces → Chinese citizens → People’s Liberation Army →
colorAssociated	red →
commemorates	Nanchang Uprising → founding of the People’s Liberation Army →
country	China →
dateNotation	August 1, 1927 →
followsCalendar	Gregorian calendar →
frequency	annual →
hasHashtag	八一建军节 →
hasMainSubject	Chinese military → People’s Liberation Army →
hasTheme	military commemoration → national defense → patriotism →
inception	1927-08-01 →
languageOfName	Chinese →
mottoAssociated	Serve the People →
nativeName	中国人民解放军建军节 →
observedBy	Hong Kong garrison of the PLA → Macau garrison of the PLA → Mainland China →
observedOn	08-01 → August 1 →
officialName	Chinese People’s Liberation Army Day →
partOf	Chinese national holidays →
regulatedBy	Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China → State Council of the People’s Republic of China →
relatedTo	Chinese Civil War → Nanchang Uprising → People’s Liberation Army →
shortName	建军节 →
significance	marks establishment of the Chinese Red Army →
startTime	1927 →
symbolAssociated	PLA insignia → red star →
typicalActivity	commemorative ceremonies → commendations for military personnel → media programs honoring the PLA → military parades → visits to military units →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
People's Liberation Army →	anniversary