Rain and cloudy weather persisted right up to the practice the day before, but the skies cleared just in time for the big review. As if in accompaniment to this "gift of the gods" a 21-gun salute rang out marking the start of the first national day celebrations presided over by President Lee Teng-hui.
陰雨的天氣延續到閱兵大典前一天的預校，但卻在國慶當天及時放晴；伴著老天爺帶來的「賀禮」，廿一響禮砲聲響起，李登輝先生就任中華民國總統第一次主持的國慶大典正式展開。