On March 25, 1949, the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission moved from Xibaipo to Peiping. On the same day Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Ren Bishi and other leaders reviewed the People’s Liberation Army at Xiyuan Airports. Shown here is Mao Zedong reviewing a tank unit of the PLA.