Beijing to close some roads and metro stations for parade drill

The file photo taken in 1999 shows the guard of honor of the three services of the PLA attending a parade to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING - Beijing will shut down some roads and close several metro stations for night rehearsals of a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, scheduled on Sept 3.

According to the Beijing police, the rehearsals will be held from 10:30 pm Aug 13 to 4:00 am next day, and from 10:30 pm Aug 15 to 4:00 am next day.

Streets surrounding Tian'anmen Square and Chang'an street, where soldiers will march, will be closed during the rehearsal.

Night parking is also banned on several roads. Vehicles can only enter with permit.

From 11:00 pm until to the end of the rehearsals the next morning, five metro stations for Metro Line 1 along Chang'an Street, including Jianguomen, Dongdan, Wangfujing, Tian'anmen East and Tian'anmen West, will also be closed to the public. Two metro stations for Metro Line 2, including Jianguomen and Qianmen, will be closed and one metro station for Metro Line 5, or Dongdan, will be closed.