page_title: Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion
section_title: Ceremonial uniform
hierarchical_section_title: Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion / Ceremonial uniform
caption_attribution_description: English: President of China Xi Jinping awarded the Order of Friendship of the People’s Republic of China to Vladimir Putin. The President of Russia is the first foreign leader to be awarded this high national order of China.
context_page_description: The Beijing Garrison Honor Guard, also known officially as the PLA Honour Guard is a ceremonial honor guard and specialized unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is composed of representatives of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Navy, and Air Force. Soldiers in the battalion must be at least 192 cm tall. This honor guard battalion, while reporting directly to the Central Military Commission, falls under the operational control of the Central Theater Command. During parades, the battalion is led by a color guard detail bearing the PLA flag, a tradition which began in 1981.
context_section_description: From its founding to 1955, the battalion did not have an official ceremonial uniform and just wore overcoats captured from the Japanese Army after World War II. From 1955, the battalion used Chinese made ceremonial uniforms for the first time. They would continue to use these uniforms until June 1, 1965, when they reverted to using regular infantry uniforms for the next 20 years. In 1987, Central Military Commission of China ordered a reform of army uniforms, ordering the battalion ceremonial uniforms once again, and on October 1, 1992, the battalion gained ceremonial sabres which it first used during the visit of President Nelson Mandela. Today, the unit utilizes the pan-PLA Type 07 uniform.
caption: A tri-service honor guard in their distinctive Type 07 uniforms.
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