A ceremony for laying floral baskets took place on Oct. 21.

It was attended by Li Jinjun, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, his embassy officials, Chinese guests staying here and Chinese residents in the DPRK.

The guard of honor of the KPA lined up at the tower.

The national anthems of the PRC and the DPRK were played.

A floral basket sent by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), president of the PRC and chairman of the Central Military Commission of the PRC, was laid at the tower.

Written on the ribbon of the floral basket were letters "The Martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers Will Be Immortal".

Placed before the tower were floral baskets in the names of the Central Committee of the CPC, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the PRC, the State Council of the PRC and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a floral basket in the joint name of the Central Military Commission of the CPC and the Central Military Commission of the PRC, and a floral basket in the names of bereaved families of the martyrs of the volunteer army for resisting American and aiding Korea, veterans and elder comrades and people from all walks of life.

The participants paid silent tribute to the martyrs of the Chinese People's Volunteers, and looked round the tower.