September 3 Parade Rehearsal to Close Beijing Streets, Subway Stations Thursday Night

Streets around Tiananmen Square and Wangfujing will close Thursday night, August 13, from 10:30pm until 4am Friday morning, and the Jianguomen, Dongdan, Wangfujing, Tian'anmen East, and Tian'anmen West Beijing Subway stations will close from 11pm onwards, the Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.

Members of the public can expect to be excluded or re-routed from the area during that period, as rehearsals for the military parade to be held on September 3 take place.

The same area will be closed for rehearsals on August 22 and 23, as previously announced.

The parade celebrates what China is calling the "70th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, " and is the main public event during a three-day national holiday.

A large number of restrictions are being enacted between now and September 3 to control vehicle use, reduce pollution, and other measures relating to the holiday. See our full list here.

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