A soldier takes part in a memorial ceremony in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

Soldiers present flower baskets to martyrs at a memorial ceremony in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

People take part in a memorial ceremony in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

People take part in a memorial ceremony in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

Soldiers attend a memorial ceremony at a martyr cemetery in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Soldiers pay silent tribute at a martyr cemetery in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

Soldiers present a flower basket to martyrs at a martyr cemetery in Ningming County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin) 

Girls pay homage to a martyr at a martyr cemetery in Ningming County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin) 

People pay silent tribute at a martyr cemetery in Ji'an, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Li Zhongzhou) 

Young students salute at a memorial ceremony in Pingxiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Zheng Ming) 

People take part in a memorial ceremony at a martyr cemetery in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 30, 2014, on the occasion of the first Martyrs' Day. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)