Photo taken by Gan Bo on the scene of the 1918 Beijing Palace Museum Peace Celebration Parade

Share a rare set of live images of the 1918 Beijing Forbidden City Peace Celebration Parade. It should be the only time in history to hold a military parade in the Forbidden City

At that time, on the occasion of the traditional American Thanksgiving Day, the Beiyang government invited foreign diplomatic missions to China to hold a conference in the Palace Museum of Supreme Harmony to celebrate the victory of the war, and held a grand military parade of Chinese and foreign troops, which was very spectacular

  During the First World War, China announced on March 14, 1917 that it would break off diplomatic ties with Germany, and the Canadian Allies declared war on Germany and won World War I; Win”. Of course, this time in China“ China Labor Travel” It’s a great achievement. Although China was unable to send troops to Europe to participate in the war, it actively sought breakthroughs in diplomacy from passivity to initiative, and reached and implemented the agreement with the Allies; Replacing soldiers with workers” Policy for& ldquo; World War I” During this period, China provided 140000 able-bodied young workers to Britain and France, mainly from rural areas in northern China. These 140000 young workers belong to the labor force of the British and French armies. They provide battlefield support for the British, French, American and other armies in the western front of the Allied countries, making indelible contributions to the victory of the Allied countries, and playing a key role in China’s fight for participation in the war

The following is the scene photo taken by Gambo at that time

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