2009年10月1日凌晨5时,我进入大阅兵前的天安门广场。此前5个月的一天清晨,我首次进入位于京郊的阅兵村。这两个时刻之间,我数不清多少次与来自天南地北的阅兵部队官兵促膝长谈,数不清多少次彻夜整理采访笔记,思索这场大阅兵的历史与现实意义。兵者,国之大事。大国崛起,国防必兴。 At 0100 hours on October 1, 2009, I entered Tiananmen Square before the big military parade. In the early five-month morning, I first entered the parade village in the suburbs of Beijing. Between these two moments, I counted countless times with the military parade officers from all walks of life to make unremitting efforts. Countless times to organize interview notes all night, and to consider the historical and practical significance of this military parade. Soldiers, the country’s major event. The rise of great powers, national defense must be prosperous.