The Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in the United States. Replicas of three medals in the hall. Nameplates of the war heroes of each historical conflict on the wall. Names of the soldiers and officers who served the best in the wars. Names under the nameplates reading: 'Civil War (1861-1865), 'Indian Campaign (1861-1898)'. Other nameplates read: 'Philippine Insurrection (1899-1913)', 'China Relief Expedition-Boxer Rebellion (1900)' and 'Vietnam (1964-Present)'. (Vietnam War period).
Sun rises from the east. Cloudy skies. Chairman Mao Zedong waves at large crowd during a function in China. Chinese cheerleaders perform and march in the function. Cadets lined up at attention. Thousands of hot air balloons are released in the air. Images of programs started during China's "Great Leap Forward" program: Aerial view of step farming in fields. View of crops in a Chinese farm. Chinese harvesters work in farms. View of an industrial refinery plant. An oil rig and Chinese workers at the oil rig. View inside various factories and manufacturing centers with heavy machinery (with year 1961 inscribed on it) pressing and forming molten steel, and factory workers at work. Railroad train moves on track. Convoy of truck-trailers loaded with burlap covered Chinese military equipment moves on a twisting dirt road. Elevated view of a military camp. Footage is from in between "Great Leap Forward" and Chinese Cultural Revolution. English translation overlays Chinese narration.
Events related to China's First Nuclear Test at Lop Nur in China. Workers hammer rocks and shovel ground at the test site. Construction work is done. Man opens doors one after other. Supplies unloaded from a truck. Scientists perform chemical analysis in laboratories. Technicians check instruments that will record various readings during the test. Training activities performed. Men wear gas-masks maneuvers. They march on sand. They take off their clothing and masks to collect the sweat they generated during the training. Girls belonging to Cultural and Arts Troops perform a dance. Soldiers cheer and clap. Soldiers play soccer, volleyball, and basketball in leisure time. Supplies are given to troops. Men stitch clothes on sewing machines. equipment and arms transported to the test site. Animals in cages are brought to the site that will be subjected to during the test. All the necessary last time preparations are done. Clock shows 3PM. Troops sit at a safe distance and wait. Countdown begins. Explosion takes place. View of the Atomic bomb explosion. Mushroom cloud rises in the sky. English translation overlays Chinese narration.
Events related to China's First Nuclear Test at Lop Nur. View of the Atomic bomb explosion. Mushroom cloud rises in the sky. Chinese troops celebrate. Personnel and technician wearing protective clothing are examined before entering the blast radius. They wear breathings masks and board trucks and helicopters. The area is examined for the extent of damage and several readings are taken. Test subjects retrieved. The inspecting party returns. Men greet them and cheer. Translation narration in English overlaying background of Chinese propaganda narration.