Today, Singapore is 54 years old!
The whole island is brightly lit and fireworks are blooming, which is simply amazing!
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coincides with the 200th anniversary of Singapore’s opening. This year’s National Day celebration is particularly grand. In the form of a grand performance, the review ceremony, celebration and performance are connected through six links.
27,000 viewers were wearing red and white clothes, gathering here with the Singapore flag in their hands.
5:45, the 54th anniversary celebration of Singapore’s founding has officially begun!
opening performance is the theme song "Our Singapore" in Singapore 2019, brought by 600 children and teenagers.
, under the leadership of Speaker Chen Chuanren, the MPs entered the venue and sat down.
▲Chen Chuanren (first row)
is arranged in a parachute on the spot, in order to welcome the Red Lion Team parachuting crew of the Singapore Armed Forces.
Red Lion Skydiving Team has always been a repertoire for Singapore's National Day celebrations. They fell from the sky to kick off the 2019 National Day celebration.
Red Lion Skydiving Team jumped from more than 10,000 feet (equivalent to 50 20-story government HDB flats stacked together) and fell freely at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour for one minute!
They all have ejectors installed on their feet, drawing a beautiful landscape in the sky~
There are many high-rise buildings around the government building, which undoubtedly causes great difficulties in parachuting. All the parachuting jumpers this year landed safely and the scene was ignited instantly.
Audiences have made the classic "Kalang Wave" together. It is a repertoire of the audience area, but this year it should be called "Padang Wave" ~
Next, the performance is brought by students from Singapore's secondary schools and Polytechnic Institute:
Next, Singapore's minister and vice prime minister entered the venue.
Honorary State Counsel Wu Zuotong entered the venue:
politicians from all over the country also came to congratulate, including Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir and his wife, Indonesian President Joko Wiscons and his wife, Brunei Sultan Pokhia and his wife, etc.
▲ (Indian President Joko Wife and His Madam)
Next, the whole audience stood up to welcome Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Lee Hsien Loong is the third prime minister of Singapore. This is his 15th time participating in the National Day celebration.
▲ (Lee Hsien Loong stepped into the audience)
Next appeared were 18 unique floats, telling the 200-year history of Singapore since its founding.
Singapore had the concept of "shopping" more than 100 years ago. Robinson Department Store opened at that time, but it was not selling fashion, but local products and so on.
Central Hospital Float:
Float swam quickly, and the review ceremony began!
Private phalanx includes not only Singapore Army members (green uniforms), Navy members (light blue uniforms), Air Force members (blue and white uniforms), police forces members (dark blue uniforms), civil defense forces members (navy blue uniforms wearing white helmets), but also soldiers from the Singapore Volunteer Army.
All square arrays stand in line, which is quite majestic!
represents the military flags of different departments of the armed forces entering the scene, and are escorted by the guard of honor of the navy, army, air force and police forces.
38 teams that were reviewed were in place. President Halima later arrived, the first female president in Singapore. This was the second time she has participated in the National Day celebration as the head of state since taking office in September 2017.
After the President arrived, the audience stood up and sang the national anthem.
Singapore Air Force helicopters hung the national flag and flew over the grassland:
President Halima then began to review the guard of honor, and the salute team fired 21 salutes, which is the highest courtesy that the president can enjoy.
salute sound must be in line with the president's pace, and the first sound is issued when the president begins the review.
▲ (Reviewing the Army Guard of Honor)
Amid the sound of cannons, President Halima began to review the Guard of Honor, which was the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police Force in turn.
▲ (Review of the Navy Guard of Honor)
▲ (Review of the Air Force Guard of Honor)
After reviewing, President Halima took a car around the field and waved to the audience. This is the tradition preserved from the first National Day celebration in 1966.
followed by the "Flow of Joy" in the Gun-Speech ceremony, which symbolizes the festive military tradition.
The Singapore Air Force sent the latest multi-functional aerial refueling aircraft A330-MRTT to perform with the F-15SG fighter that participated every year.
▲F-15SG (left) and A330 multi-function aerial tanker (right)
Air Force troops were flying fighter jets, presenting difficult performances such as cross-flying and sharp turn at high altitudes in the air.
In terms of the army, Singapore's mobile forces returned to the National Day celebration after four years, bringing 171 armored vehicles and a variety of new equipment. There are 79 types of military equipment that have been inspected, of which 12 are debuting for the first time, including the latest armored combat vehicles and missile systems.
▲ (Leopard 2SG)
The first thing I saw is Leopard 2SG, which is recognized as one of the best performance and balanced main battle tanks today. Next is the new generation of Singapore's combat chariot Hunter, which was officially included in the ranks of armored forces in June this year.
also has various new weapons, military vehicles, surface-to-air missile systems, etc.
Navy ships, ships, etc.
Police, special police and fire brigades have also been dispatched. I believe many people have seen these motorcycles and fire trucks.
The most special thing is that Singapore's "founding generation" soldiers, wearing their former uniforms, came to celebrate.
After the night comes, it enters the performance session.
This year's performance mainly revolves around presenting the history of Singapore, using traditional dance and art to express the stories of people of different races and religions gathered in Singapore.
This year, every audience member has an LED bracelet, which shines in the dark night, and changes colors with the performance lights and rhythms, and moves and hits each time, which is super cool!
The lion, which is 6 meters high and 7 meters long, is the largest prop in Singapore's history.
Everyone knows that Singapore’s nickname is Lion City~
The climax of the performance is of course the chorus of Singapore’s 2019 National Day theme song “Our Singapore”!
"Our Singapore" mixes several familiar National Day songs together, and is sung by 27 cross-generational musicians from all ethnic groups.
Among them, there are the most familiar "spoke grass" JJ Lin, "spoke flower" Stefanie Sun, and Singapore's national treasure Chen Jieyi. But unfortunately, they did not come to sing live.
After reading the Singapore oath, the whole audience sang the Singapore national anthem. But this year's national anthem is different from the past. Under the leadership of Ramli Sarip, the "father of rock" in Singapore's Malay music scene, everyone heard a completely different style of national anthem.
One of the highlights of the National Day celebration every year is of course the fireworks of boom shakalaka is indispensable~
this year's fireworks are super popular, and you can see them in the Dacaochang, the Marina Bay area, and the Singapore River!
fireworks set off for up to 5 minutes, and everyone took photos to record the time when the fireworks bloomed!
behind the scenes
big grassland that is not easy to use
This year's National Day celebration venue is of great significance to Singapore. Sixty years ago, after the autonomy of Singapore, the national flag fluttered in front of the government building for the first time.The first National Day celebration after the founding of Singapore was held in the large grassland in front of the government building.
▲1966 Singapore National Day Celebration, Source: Singapore Communications and News Department
By 2015, the National Day Celebration for the 50th Anniversary of the Founding of Singapore was also held here. So far, as long as it is a particularly important year in Singapore's history, National Day celebrations have been held on this grassland.
This giant performance venue can accommodate more than 3,000 performers. It is said that there are 2244 marks on the floor telling the performers where the station is.
Rich National Day Gift Pack
Whether it is today's National Day celebration or the preview of the previous few weeks, every audience member present will receive a National Day Gift Pack.
Come on, let’s see what’s inside: a lot of snacks and gift vouchers, and also thoughtfully prepared sun hats, raincoats, garbage bags, tissues, etc. for everyone.
Thank them for their sweat
A successful celebration cannot be separated from the people who have made silent efforts behind their backs. In order for the successful celebration to be held, rehearsals began two months ago.
Early this morning, A Bingge prepared a National Day gift package for everyone:
In the afternoon, the guard of honor conducted the final rehearsal:
Armored vehicles, tanks, and military vehicles lined up outside the field, waiting for the battle, and slowly drove into the venue.
Because of the efforts and dedication of these people, we can only see the wonderful celebration.
Finally, I wish Singapore prosperity and prosperity, peace and prosperity again.
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