On Friday, the nation paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of the Chinese people and the nation's development, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a ceremony to commemorate national heroes on Friday, China's Martyrs' Day. President Xi, along with other leaders of the Communist Party of ChinaParty of China CPC and the state, joined representatives from all walks of life in presenting flower baskets to fallen national heroes in Tian'anmen Square. The grand and solemn ceremony was held to mark China's ninth Martyrs' Day, just one day ahead of National Day and about two weeks ahead of the upcoming 20th National Congress of the CPC to be opened on October 16. At about 10 am Xi and other leaders of the CPC and state sang the national anthem and then paid a silent tribute to heroes who dedicated their lives to the liberation of the Chinese people and the construction of the People's Republic of China. 18 honor guards laid nine flower baskets in front of the Monument to the People's Heroes in the center of Tian'anmen Square. Xi, who is also the general secretary of the CPC Central CommitteeCPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, straightened the red ribbons on the baskets and led a group of senior officials in a walk around the monument to pay tribute. On September 30, 1949, exactly 73 years ago, the First Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference decided to build the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tian'anmen Square to commemorate those who lost their lives fighting for national causes. People from all walks of life - veterans, retired senior officials and relatives of martyrs as well as Chinese Young Pioneers offered flower baskets and flowers to pay their tribute to the martyrs. There were more than 3.7 million martyrs in the revolutionary ranks led by the Communist Party of ChinaParty of China from 1921 to 1949. Nearly 400 Party members have sacrificed their lives to fight the epidemic since the outbreak of COVID 19 years ago. According to the media report, over 1,800 CPC members sacrificed their lives during the poverty alleviation fight. On September 30th, China's top legislature approved as the Martyrs' Day in 2014 to commemorate those who sacrificed their lives for national independence and prosperity. The Museum of the War of the Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression 1931 -- 1945 in Beijing saw about 200 veterans of the war and their relatives, students, soldiers and people from all walks of life present flowers to the martyrs at the ceremony. Besides the commemoration in Beijing, cities around China like Guangzhou and Nanjing organized various memorial activities to commemorate martyrs, with many people spontaneously going to lay flowers and pay tributes. People were swarmed to China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo, expressing their deep emotions related to the memorial ceremonies. We are not living in a time of peace and tranquility, but in a country of peace and tranquility. A Weibo user said that it was the sacrifice of these martyrs that brought us a prosperous life. There will be more heroes in this new era, and I believe there will be more heroes to stand up in the waves of time when the nation needs them, said another.