Editor's Note:
The PLA guard of honor, representing the Army, Navy and Air Force, escort the national flag. They train hard so as to safeguard the dignity of our national symbol.
Photos: VCG
A team for the guard of honor receive training at the Meridian Gate square of Palace Museum in Beijing as a crowd watches on September 26, 2016. Photo: VCG figcaption > The guard of honor trains under the hot sun at the Palace Museum in Beijing on June 24, 2016. Photo: VCG figcaption > Qiu Liang, an official for the PLA guard of honor, trains the team by using a stick to measure the distance between their arms on September 25, 2009. figcaption >