BEIJING, April 23 -- This year's April 23rd marks the 76th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). Starting from April 22, the PLAN held open ship day activities in more than 10 cities. More than 30 active Chinese naval ships were open to the public, reaching the highest number and widest variety in PLAN open ship day activities over the years.
Those active main battle vessels, including the Type 075 amphibious assault ship, Type 071 amphibious transport dock, Type 052C/D guided-missile destroyer, and Types 054A and 056A guided-missile frigate, were open to the public. The open ship day activities were held in Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Qingdao, Lianyungang, Taizhou, Shanghai, Ningbo, Zhoushan, Wenzhou, Ningde, Xiamen, Shantou, Guangzhou, Zhanjiang, Haikou, Sanya and other cities. Especially, the naval hospital ship Peace Ark docked at Tianjin City for the first time, while many other warships made their maiden visits to the respective provinces or cities they were named after.