Honor guards train for the military parade. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

Female honor guards train for the military parade. (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

Female honor guards train for the military parade. (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

Honor guards in training (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

Honor guards in training (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

Guards of honor in training (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

Guards of honor in training (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

Soldiers swing their legs in unison high off the ground. (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

Soldiers persist in training despite the burning sun. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

The leader of the team corrects the postures of the members. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

A Chinese peacekeeping squad trains for the military parade. The peacekeeping force will make a debut at this year's military parade. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

A Chinese peacekeeping squad trains for the military parade. The peacekeeping force will make a debut at this year's military parade. (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

Air force soldiers train in formation. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

Air force soldiers train in formation. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

Air force soldiers train in formation. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

Zhao Bingqing, leader of the militia formation (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

The militia formation in training (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

The militia formation marches in uniformity. (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

The militia formation in training (People's Daily Online/Wang Zhengqi)

A sewer mends the military boots of a soldier. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

A supermarket at the training site (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

Workers make the formal dress that the soldiers wear at the parade. (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)

The medical service center at the training site (People's Daily Online/Huang Zijuan)