On July 11, 1933, the Provisional Central Government of the Soviet Republic of China, on the recommendation of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission on June 30, decided that August 1 would be the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. On June 15, 1949, the Chinese People's Revolutionary Military Commission issued an order to use the word "August 1" as the main symbol of the PLA's military flag and emblem. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, this anniversary was renamed the PLA Day.
