Tian’anmen Rostrum is undergoing early annual repairs to prepare for a grand military parade on Sept 3 marking the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1937-1945). Each year, for about a month, usually starting in late August, the rostrum and other buildings in Tian’anmen Square are repainted for National Day, which falls on Oct 1. But this year, the work started more than one month early. (Photo: China News Service/Tang Wenye)
