Fifteen formations of armored vehicles from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force (PAPF) rumbled past Beijing's Tian'anmen Square Thursday.

The armored vehicle show was the biggest and most varied in the history of the National Day military parades since Oct. 1, 1949, when the People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded.

The first block was composed of Chinese-made new 99 Main Battle Tanks (MBT). They rolled into Tian'anmen Square in an arrow formation, symbolizing "victory."

(Xinhua News Agency October 1, 2009)