PLA Navy Museum opens in Qingdao

Qingdao, June 26 (Xinhua) the opening ceremony of the PLA naval museum was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province on the morning of June 26. The newly completed Naval Museum is an epitome of the historic achievements made in the construction and development of the people's navy, witnessing the Navy's high spirited style of striving for strength in the sea.

On June 26, the opening ceremony of the Naval Museum of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. This is the opening ceremony. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Yu Bin)

According to Zhang Libo, director of the Naval Museum, the Naval Museum takes the development and evolution of the people's Navy as the main axis, focuses on famous battles and battles, important events, major development achievements, weapons and equipment, and heroic figures in the history of the Navy. Through more than 4000 cultural relics, more than 1200 pictures, nearly 100 groups of sculptures, reliefs, scenes, oil paintings, and more than 40 videos, the museum has carried out a comprehensive, whole process, and comprehensive research Under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, the people's navy, from scratch, from small to large, from weak to strong, has made great achievements in pioneering history, struggle history and development history, highlighting the historic changes of the people's Navy since the 18th CPC National Congress.

On June 26, the opening ceremony of the Naval Museum of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. This is the opening ceremony (UAV photo). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jiang Fan)

The Naval Museum is mainly divided into three exhibition areas: indoor, marine and land. The basic display of the history of the people's Navy set up in the indoor exhibition area, centering on the theme of "striving to strengthen the sea", is divided into three parts: "hard work, sailing", "reform and opening up, riding the wind and waves", "strengthening the army and advancing into the deep blue". There are three wharves and six berths in the maritime ship exhibition area, where the 1:1 replica of the Yangtze River ship, China's first domestic destroyer and the first domestic nuclear submarine are berthed. The land equipment exhibition area mainly displays the small surface ships, aviation equipment, land war equipment and coastal defense equipment that have played an important role in the tasks of liberating coastal islands, safeguarding the safety of coastal areas and protecting people's lives and property.

On June 26, the opening ceremony of the Naval Museum of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. This is the aerial equipment (UAV photo) in the land equipment exhibition area. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jiang Fan)

On June 26, the opening ceremony of the Naval Museum of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. This is the naval ship exhibition area (UAV photo). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Jiang Fan)

On June 26, the opening ceremony of the Naval Museum of the Chinese people's Liberation Army was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province. The naval officers and soldiers who attended the ceremony lined up. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Yu Bin)

The corridor of the Navy model on display in the Navy Museum of the Chinese people's Liberation Army (photo taken on June 22, mobile phone). Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Guo Zhongzheng)