What are the customs of China’s National Day?

1. Holiday

Since 1999, the National Day has been the "Golden Week" holiday in mainland China. The statutory holiday time for National Day is 3 days, and the two weekends before and after are adjusted to a total of 7 days of holiday; for overseas institutions and enterprises in mainland China, it is 3-7 days; for the Macau Special Administrative Region, it is 2 days, and for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, it is 7 days. 1st.

2. Military Parade

From 1950 to 1959, large-scale celebrations were held every National Day, and of course our military parade was indispensable during this period. In the following year, due to the pursuit of diligence and thrift in building the country, it was changed to "a small celebration every five years, a big celebration every ten years, and a military parade on every Daqing." Every military parade has progress, innovation and improvement.

During the military parade, we can see a celebration procession composed of ethnic minorities. They wear their own ethnic minority costumes and enter the venue singing and dancing to show the people of their tribes’ devotion to the country and the people. Blessings, there will also be a team of students showing the vitality of Chinese flowers to the Chinese people with innocent smiles.

For the Chinese nation, the custom of National Day is the military parade ceremony. Since the founding of New China, there have been After the display of the troops, subsequent military parades have become a must-have program during the National Day holiday and have become a custom. Since National Day is a legal holiday for the Chinese people, whether it is children, adults or the elderly, this day is a day of rest.

Many families will choose to travel or go shopping outside of the National Day. During this holiday, many shopping malls will also offer discounts and other preferential activities. During this holiday, you can feel a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

3. Flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square

The flag-raising ceremony is completed every day, but it will receive special attention on National Day. The five-star flag-raising ceremony of the People’s Republic of China The raising of the red flag is exciting for the Chinese people. It has become a Chinese custom to watch the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind on the special day that marks the country's official independence and revival.

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The evolution of the National Day holiday

In the early days of the founding of New China (1950─1959), large-scale celebrations were held every National Day, and parade. ?

In September 1960, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council decided to reform the National Day system in line with the policy of building the country through diligence and thrift. Thereafter, from 1960 to 1970, grand rallies and mass demonstrations were held in front of Tiananmen Square every National Day, but no military parade was held. ?

From 1971 to 1983, Beijing celebrated National Day on October 1 every year with large-scale garden party activities and other forms, without holding mass parades.

In 1984, the 35th anniversary of the National Day, a grand National Day military parade and mass celebration parade were held. In the following ten years, other forms were used to celebrate National Day, and National Day military parades and mass celebration parades were no longer held. ?

On October 1, 1999, the 50th anniversary of the National Day, a grand National Day military parade and mass celebration parade were held. This is the last grand National Day celebration held by the Republic of China in the 20th century.

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