The 37th Hundred Flowers Awards kicked off on Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, where nine awards will be given out of 15 nominated films.
The three-day event consists of six main activities, including the opening ceremony, nominee recognition ceremony, forum and screening.
The results of the award-winning films will be announced on Saturday night. Nine awards, including best film, outstanding film, best screenplay, best director, leading actor/actress, supporting actor/actress and best young star, will be selected from 15 hot films in one year, including Home Coming, Chang An and Article 20.
During the event, the city's public can watch films for free in cinemas and open-air venues after booking through the mobile application.
Founded in 1962 as a national literary award, the Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Cinema is the oldest major award in the Chinese film industry.
37th Hundred Flowers Awards opens, 9 awards to be announced
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Marine Corps made its inaugural appearance at the going 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China, in Zhuhai, a coastal city of south China's Guangdong Province, with Z-20J carrier-based helicopters and Z-8C transport helicopters delivering a breathtaking aerobatic performance to highlight its air-ground operation capabilities.
The Navy Marine Corps is responsible for amphibious assault operations in the Navy.
In order to deliver its best performance at the airshow, the Navy Marine Corps has spent most of their time conducting drills after every day's demonstration.
In an interview with the China Media Group (CMG), Liu Zhengkun, a soldier of the Navy Marine Corps which attends Airshow China for the first time, shared his thoughts on the event.
"It is impressive. It is the first time I saw a variety of our country's new fighter jets so close, and it gives me the opportunity to learn from and communicate with soldiers from multiple military branches. This event has improved my knowledge and experience a lot," said Liu.
In addition to demonstrating the use of carrier-based helicopters, the Navy Marine Corps also showed the usage of all-terrain military combat vehicles, and how soldiers conduct a rapid assault to seize enemy targets.
Soldiers said the demonstrations display part of their daily training, and showcase their operation capabilities to the world.
"This is the first time we Navy Marine Corps makes our inaugural appearance at the airshow. The just-ended aerobatic performance showed soldiers using six carrier-based helicopters and Lynx all-terrain military combat vehicle for quick maneuvers and targeted control, demonstrating our regular trainings," said Peng Yaming, a Navy Marine Corps soldier.
"This is an important opportunity to showcase the progress of the Navy Marine Corps and its air-ground operation capabilities to the world," said Duan Libao, another Navy Marine Corps soldier.
Airshow China kicked off on Tuesday and will last through Sunday.
PLA Navy Marine Corps makes inaugural appearance at going Airshow China
