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Flag-raising ceremony held at Tiananmen Square to celebrate 75th founding anniversary of PRC

CGTN

 , Updated 12:35, 01-Oct-2024
08:57

A flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) was held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday.

The Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army escorted the national flag to the square, while the military band played the national anthem.

A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP
A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP
A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

People attend a flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP
People attend a flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

People attend a flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP
A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

A flag-raising ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is held at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, October 1, 2024. /CFP

Many people from across China gathered at the square to watch the ceremony.

The Tiananmen Square witnessed the raising of the first PRC national flag on October 1, 1949, marking a great new start for the Chinese people.

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