Three parades of an old soldier

Walking into the training field of the parade village in Beijing, we saw Ding Hui, 40, who is a master sergeant second class.

In 1999, Dinghui, 24, participated in the parade by driving the Type 86 Infantry Fighting Vehicle. "I felt nothing except the excitement and honor. I was so young and I had enormous strength at that time. I cannot fall into sleep for several days before the National Day because I was too excited," said Ding.

The year of 2009 was the 16th year of Ding's army life. As the trainer of a square team, he felt the huge pressure and great responsibility. Every day he thought how to make progress with his experience.

This is the third time for Ding to have training in the parade village. "This time we use the newest equipment and the higher standard is required. We still have difficulty in giving a prefect performance even though I have the experiences of the two previous parades, "said Ding.