2025-09-04 10:52:51 Source: Xinmin Weekly
Translated By Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD
Translator’s Note: From the all-round film footage – it is clear that many more women took part in this Parade than the female Militia featured in this article. Many are “Professional” rank and file career military and represented every arm of the PLA – including Combat Medics. There were also many women musicians who took a statis position and dutifully played their instruments throughout. All of this contribution needs to be acknowledged. I will say that for the part-time Militia to march as good as the professionals soldiers is a really outstanding achievement! These women work in factories, schools, and nurseries, etc, and have to train before work in the mornings, after work in the evenings, and at weekends. In times of war – these women would give their lives for their country without a moment’s hesitation. ACW (6.9.2025)
During Socialist China’s Great Military Parade, the Women’s Militia Unit not only displayed exemplary military and national prestige, but also exhibited the “Heroic Spirit” that lies at the heart of every Chinese women!
On the morning of September 3rd, 2025, the Conference Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War – was held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. At the Great Military Parade, a total of 45 Military Units paraded, among which the Women’s Militia Unit represented the vast number of Basic Militias and Ordinary Militias from across the country. These women shouldered the important task of showing the disciplined and serious style of the People’s Militia in the new era – and their efforts were quite eye-catching. This was the only all-woman Military Unit on the Parade ground – and it was also the first Military Unit to appear at the Commemorative March representing the theme of “Victory During the Anti-Japanese War”.
The 66 seconds that the Women’s Militia Unit marched through Tiananmen Square were absolutely perfect – behind the marching-steps of thousands of soldiers – were 37 pairs of worn leather shoes – the average walking distance of 50 laps of the track and field every day, with millimetre-level accuracy forged by the backpack, rope and laser rangefinder. The Militia participating in this Parade was drawn from 15 provinces, covering the main Anti-Japanese Base Areas led by the Communist Party of China (CPC) during the Anti-Japanese War. Some of the Women’s Militia Unit came from the Railway Guerrillas, Plain Guerrillas and other fine traditional Militia Units who achieved great military achievements. This included Militia organizations that developed unique tactics such as tunnel warfare, mine warfare, and sparrow warfare. In the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the size of Socialist China’s Militia reached more than 2.6 million. The vast number of militias participated in the war and fought bravely to annihilate more than 106,000 enemies, causing the Imperial Japanese invaders to fall in vast numbers during the People’s War.
At present, the Militia is an important part of Socialist China’s “Three-Combined” Armed Force System. In the new era, the Militia is better performing its role in serving during peacetime, responding to emergencies, and participating in combat during wartime. In particular, it is worth mentioning that the Women’s Militia Unit has undergone many changes in uniform. Today (2025) the Women’s Militia Unit is dressed in camouflage uniforms – fully demonstrating the new image of the Chinese Militia in the new era.
Looking back through history, from the first National Day Parade of the Women’s Militia Unit in 1958 to the National Day Parade in 1984 – the appearance of the Women’s Militia Unit (of the People’s Liberation Army) always exhibited the unique style of the “heroine”. Militia-women in Socialist China first participated in the marching that began in 1958 during the capital’s National Day Parade. At that time, the Women’s Militia Unit who participated in the Parade came from Beijing’s National Cotton Factories No. 1, 2, and 3 – all in the Chaoyang District. All the uniforms were hand-made by eaxh woman involved, with all wearing white short-sleeved shirts, blue trousers, and white training-shoes, whilst holding (domestic) Submachine Guns. This was the first time that the Chaoyang Women’s Militia Unit appeared in an important Military Parade.
During the 1959 National Day 10th Anniversary Parade, the Women’s Militia Unit also appeared. However, there had been changes in dress. All Militia-women wore hard (wicker) hats and overalls, whilst the manner in which their guns were held guns has altered. This was changed from holding a gun across the chest to a carrying the gun on the shoulder. The personnel were from various units in Chaoyang District, Beijing.
The Women’s Militia Unit appeared during the Great Military Parade on the 35th Anniversary of the National Day in 1984. This was the first Military Parade after the Reform and Opening Up. The members of the Women’s Militia Unit were selected from 17 factories and enterprises in Beijing’s Chaoyang District, including Engineers, Technical Operation Experts, and models of Public Security who worked in the capital.
In 1999, during the 50th Anniversary of the National Day Parade, the Women’s Militia Unit once again amazed on the parade ground. The Women’s Militia Unit was still composed of recruits from the Chaoyang District. Like the 35th Anniversary of the National Day Military Parade, this Militia uniform was specially designed and produced for the Parade. Rather than wearing ordinary military duty clothing whilst marching, fashion characteristics were emphasised and became more prominent. The original design of the Women’s Militia Unit’s clothing was a white suit skirt, red beret, black high boots and a white belt. Later, because the white colour was similar to that of the Naval Unit’s clothing, it was finally decided to change white to red, with all other aspects remaineding unchanged. In this way, the Women’s Militia Unit wearing red berets, red standard military clothing, and holding (domestic) 81-1 Automatic Rifles – made these soldiers even more spectacular and heroic.
In the 2009 National Day 60th Anniversary Military Parade, the Women’s Militia Unit was still participating. The Women’s Militia Unit wore rose red trench coat-style clothing, silver-grey berets, silver-grey boots, with each carrying a Type 85 Light Submachine Gun. As in the past, the Women’s Militia Unit was still selected from the Militia Forces of the Chaoyang District in Beijing. They were most beautiful entity on the parade ground.
In the 2019 National Day 70th Anniversary Military Parade, the uniforms of the Women’s Militia Unit still continued the red colour, and as usual, they were also selected from the Women’s Militia of the Chaoyang District of Beijing, with an average age of 26 years old and an average height of 1.7 metres. When officially on parade, the uniform was bright red, with a white hat, belt and boots, with each Militia-woman carrying a Miniature Submachine Gun.
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首次参加“九三大阅兵”的女民兵方队来自哪里？
2025-09-04 10:52:51 来源: 新民周刊
她们在阅兵当天不仅展示我们国家的军威国威，同时也展现出中国女性“巾帼不让须眉”的豪气。
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今年阅兵场上唯一一个全女兵方队
9月3日上午，纪念中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年大会在北京天安门广场隆重举行。
盛大的阅兵仪式上，共有45个方（梯）队受阅，其中，代表全国广大基干民兵和普通民兵肩负着展示新时代民兵风采重任的民兵方队颇为引人注目——这支民兵方队全部由女民兵组成，是今年阅兵场上唯一一个全女兵方队，同时也是第一次出现在以抗战胜利为主题的纪念大会上的民兵方队。
徒步方队的女民兵英姿飒爽不让须眉
徒步方队的女民兵英姿飒爽不让须眉，步伐铿锵有力，眼神坚毅沉着，真的是又酷又飒，气势拉满。
女民兵方队踏过天安门广场的那66秒，绝对精准——千人如一的步伐背后，是37双磨破的皮鞋，日均50圈田径场的行走距离，以及背包绳与激光测距仪共同锻造的毫米级精度。
女民兵方队训练画面
此次参阅的民兵从15个省份抽组，覆盖了抗战时期党领导的主要抗日根据地。女民兵们有的来自铁道游击队、平原游击队等战功赫赫威名远扬的优良传统民兵队伍，有的来自创造了地道战地雷战、麻雀战等独特战法发源地的典型民兵组织等。
在抗日战争中，我国民兵规模达到260万人以上。广大民兵参战支前、英勇作战歼敌10.6万余人，使日本侵略者陷入了人民战争的汪洋大海。
现在，民兵是我军“三结合”武装力量体系的重要组成部分。新时代民兵更好地发挥了平时服务、急时应急、战时应战的使命作用。
女民兵训练画面
特别值得一提的是，女民兵们受阅着装发生了新变化。她们身着一身迷彩服，充分展现了新时代中国民兵的崭新形象。
女民兵们身着一身迷彩服
历年阅兵中的女民兵
回顾历史，从1958年女民兵方队首现国庆阅兵，到1984年国庆阅兵，女兵方队首现人民解放军国庆阅兵军阵中，女兵的每次亮相，都展示出了巾帼英雄们的独特风采。
我国的女民兵参加阅兵始于1958年的首都国庆阅兵游行。当时参加受阅的女民兵来自北京市国棉一、二、三厂，均在朝阳区，女民兵的服装全是自备的，白短袖衫、蓝裤子、白球鞋，手持国产冲锋枪。这也是朝阳女民兵第一次在重要阅兵式上亮相。
1958年首次在国庆阅兵中出现的女民兵方队通过天安门广场
接下来的1959年国庆十周年阅兵中，同样出现了女民兵的身影。只不过着装方面有所变化，参阅女民兵全部佩戴安全帽（柳条帽）、着工装，持枪的方式也随着发生变化。从胸前持枪改为肩部背枪。人员同样是来自北京朝阳区各单位。
1959年国庆10周年阅兵戴安全帽（柳条帽）、着工装的女民兵
再接下来，女民兵的身影出现在1984年国庆35周年的盛大阅兵式上。这是改革开放之后的第一次阅兵。女民兵方队成员同样来自北京朝阳区17个工厂企业，她们当中有工程师，有技术操作能手，还有首都治安工作模范，她们和女兵方队一样，走出了女军人的英武军姿。
朝阳区女民兵方队
1999年国庆50周年大阅兵，女民兵方队再次惊艳阅兵现场。此次女民兵方队仍由朝阳区组成。与国庆35周年阅兵一样，这次民兵服装是为受阅专门设计制作的，而不是平时执勤穿着的服装，因而更突出了时装特点。
其中女民兵服装原方案为一套白色西服套裙、红色贝雷帽、黑色高筒靴和白色腰带。后因白色与海军方队服装颜色雷同，最后确定改白色为红色，款式和其他都不变。如此一来，一身头戴红色贝雷帽、身着红色制式服装、手持国产81-1自动步枪的女民兵们更显飒爽英姿。
参加国庆50周年阅兵的朝阳区女民兵方队
2009年国庆60周年大阅兵，女民兵方队依然位列其中。这次阅兵，女民兵方队同样身着玫瑰红风衣式服装，头戴银灰色贝雷帽，脚穿银灰色长筒靴，携带85式轻型冲锋枪参加受阅。与以往一样，女民兵方队还是由北京市朝阳区在编女民兵遴选抽组而成，她们成为阅兵场上最亮丽的一道风景线。
女民兵方队参加国庆60周年阅兵时的着装
2019年国庆70周年大阅兵，女民兵方队的服装依然延续了红色的基调，照例也是由北京市朝阳区在编女民兵中抽组，平均年龄26岁，平均身高一米七。正式受阅时，服装为大红色，搭配白色帽子、腰带和靴子，手持微型冲锋枪。
女民兵方队走过天安门广场
此次九三大阅兵的女民兵着装与以往相比，发生了非常大的变化，迷彩服取代传统裙装，不变的是“平时服务、急时应急、战时应战”的使命担当。她们在阅兵当天不仅展示我们国家的军威国威，同时也展现出中国女性“巾帼不让须眉”的豪气。
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