Xinhua News Agency, Qingdao, April 23 (Reporters Li Yun and Li Bingxuan) In recent days, the Navy has held activities such as opening of military barracks, military music exhibitions, tribute to the heroes of the People's Navy and flag-raising ceremonies in many places across the country. More than 100 ship-named cities and naval cities have simultaneously carried out special light shows, coastal defense special education and other activities to jointly celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Navy.

In Taizhou, Jiangsu, the birthplace of the People's Navy, the Navy Band kicked off the series of activities with an indoor symphony wind music "The Great Wave" on the 18th. The Navy Band also presented an audio-visual feast to the masses in the Memorial Hall of the Navy's birthplace and Taizhou Financial Plaza in the form of outdoor military music exhibitions and marching and blowing performances. On the morning of the 23rd, at the Naval Hero Square in Qingdao, the naval organs and troops stationed in Qingdao held a heroic ceremony to pay tribute to the people's naval forces. The guards blew the naval flute and paid tribute to the heroes and martyrs with unique naval etiquette. On the same day, more than 100 naval camps across the country held a flag-raising ceremony at the same time. On the campuses of Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Navy's "dual student" flight cadets took the oath under the national flag and organized a series of naval themed cultural activities.

The opening of active ships is an activity that has attracted much attention from the public. This year, the Navy has opened more than 30 ships, with models and numbers exceeding previous years. In combination with the "Battleship Returns Hometown" activity, the Hainan ship, Qinhuangdao ship, Weifang ship, Wuzhishan ship, Sanya ship and other active ships berthed in provinces or cities, the Nanjing ship and Lu'an ship berthed in Taizhou, Jiangsu, the birthplace of the People's Navy, and the Zheng He ship berthed in Taicang, Jiangsu to the West, and the anchorage of Zheng He to the West, which was warmly welcomed by local party and government organs and the masses. In Qingdao, Shandong, five ships including Chengdu, Tangshan, Linyi, Rizhao, and Kekexilihu ships were berthed with flags. Several cute giant panda models were lying on the side of Chengdu ships with greetings from the "second hometown" to attract visitors to check in and take photos. Qingdao has also become the city with the most open warships and the largest number of single open warships. On the banks of the Huangpu River, the Yimeng Mountain ship and the Xi'an ship berth at the Shanghai Port International Passenger Transport Center Wharf and appear in the same frame as the landmark building Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower.

Since April 20, the naval forces have also organized many military ports and barracks to open to the masses. At naval military airports in Ningbo, Shanghai, Haikou and other places, visitors can have close contact with the active main fighter aircraft such as the KJ-500H, J-11B, Z-9D, and Y-9. At the same time, more than 30 large and medium-sized cities use tall buildings as canvases and light and shadow technology as paintbrushes, and use "city light show" to illuminate the central business district and transportation hub. Through electronic building screens, mobile TV and other platforms, the People's Navy series of promotional videos and posters are played. Veterans affairs departments in various places simultaneously organized visits to naval co-construction units to carry out "Sea and Mile Tour" and other activities to support and build the support and build the two sides. At the Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Terminal, Heping District of Tianjin signed the "Agreement on Deepening the Co-construction of City and Ship" with the "Peace Ark" hospital ship, deepening the "Battleship Returns Hometown" activity.