When will the national flag be raised in Tiananmen Square on National Day? Timetable for raising and lowering the national flag in Tiananmen Square

If you visit Beijing during the National Day, don’t miss the flag-raising ceremony in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Because this year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, the on-site flag-raising ceremony is worth watching. There is less than half a month left. Don’t miss the National Day flag raising!

Timetable for raising and lowering the national flag in Tiananmen Square on National Day

Tiananmen Square flag-raising ceremony: a designated tourism project by the Beijing Municipal Tourism Commission.

First of all, National Day is a day to celebrate the founding of New China, so during the National Day, people will decorate lanterns and post slogans such as "Celebrate National Day" to celebrate the National Day.

Secondly, it is a National Day holiday and free highways are also one of the customs of National Day. The country lets people feel the joy of celebrating the country in the form of holidays, and uses highway free passage time to let people travel together and spend the National Day holiday together. Expressway toll-free toll times are generally consistent with holiday times.

Finally, there is the National Day military parade and the flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square. Military parades are usually held on anniversaries or major events, and the flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square is held every year on National Day.

On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong personally pressed the button to raise the first five-star red flag. The National Flag Law was promulgated on October 1, 1990, requiring that the national anthem must be played when the national flag is raised, making the flag-raising ceremony more solemn.

From June 1, 2004, the Tiananmen National Flag Guard’s task of raising the national flag three times a month on the “1st” has been changed to the 1st of each month. As before, 36 members of the National Flag Guard and 62 members of the Armed Police Military Band played the national anthem three times on the spot. The flag-raising time depends on the specific sunrise time, usually 5:00-7:00.

On October 1, 2008, the national flag was raised in Tiananmen Square: raised at 6:10 in the morning and lowered at 17:58

Notes:

Tiananmen Square is closed at night and usually opens 40 minutes before the flag is raised in the morning. You can wait near the square one hour before the flag is raised. When Tiananmen Square opened, except for the two entrances and exits of the underground passage at the northeast corner and northwest corner, which were still closed, the other seven entrances and exits were all open.

Flag-watchers can watch the flag-raising in three areas: the line of Jinshui Bridge in front of Tiananmen Square, the north side of the Monument to the People’s Heroes in Tiananmen Square and Chang’an Street. The best place to watch the flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square is around the flagpole. But if you go late, the sides of Jinshui Bridge are also good choices.