[Explanation] 2021 is the 72nd anniversary of the victory of the Battle of Crossing the River and the liberation of Nanjing.

On the morning of April 23, the celebration of the victory in the Battle of Crossing the River and the raising of the national flag on the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of Nanjing was held at the Victory Square of the Crossing River Victory Memorial Hall.

　　[Commentary] At 9 o'clock in the morning, the ceremony officially begins.

The flag bearers walked together to the axis of the flag pole under the escort of 2 flag bearers and 20 salutes from the national flag guard team.

With the five-star red flag rising, the audience sang the "National Anthem of the People's Republic of China" in unison.

　　[Concurrent] On-site

　　[Commentary] At the scene, representatives of young students from Nanjing recite the poem "War Song of Crossing the River".

　　[Concurrent] Student Wei Yipeng

　　It is very meaningful for us to participate in this event today. Let us remember the history and study hard.

　　[Concurrent] Yu Yao, a citizen of Nanjing

　　We feel very happy, and we want to pass on our happy life to the next generation, (hope that young people) can better build our motherland.

　　[Concurrent] Ding Lianghao, Assistant to the Superintendent of Fangjiaying Fire and Rescue Station, Gulou District, Nanjing

　　While cherishing the memory of the martyrs, we must do a better job of firefighting and rescue work. When the people need us most, we can rush and win, and escort the people's lives and property.

　　[Commentary] Afterwards, the reporter visited the small steamer Keiden, which has the reputation of "the first ship to cross the river".

On the night of April 22, 1949, 120 PLA ​​commanders and fighters from the 103rd Division of the 35th Army of the Third Field Army of the People's Liberation Army, as the first unit to cross the river, set up several machine guns on the "Jingdian" and set off from the Jiangbei Pukou Wharf , Braved the intensive artillery fire from the south bank to cross the Yangtze River and witnessed the liberation of Nanjing.

　　[Concurrent] Gao Xiaoya, a staff member of Nanjing Crossing the River Victory Memorial Hall

　　Behind me is the treasure of the town hall of our pavilion, a national first-class revolutionary cultural relic-the small steamer of Jingdian. The small steamer of Jingdian was a coal ship of the capital coal transportation plant at that time, with a length of 23.1 meters. It has a width of 4.25 meters and a tonnage of 41.4 tons.

In 1949, Deng Xiaoping and other leaders also took the Jingdian small steamer to cross the Yangtze River and witnessed the liberation of Nanjing.

　　Reporter Ge Yong reports from Nanjing, Jiangsu

Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]