7.30,000 people welcomed the first dawn of the New Year - a side note of the national flag-raising ceremony on New Year's Day in Tiananmen Square.
Time knocks on the door of 2024 and embraces us. In the early morning of January 1, the first rays of the new year's sunshine swept across the horizon, and the flag-raising horn resounded in Tiananmen Square. 7.30,000 people looked at the Tiananmen Tower, concentrating, holding their breath, looking forward to ......The National Flag Guards marched along the central axis, stepping on the Jinshui Bridge and crossing Chang'an Avenue with sonorous and powerful steps.
On January 1, a grand flag-raising ceremony was held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Zhonghao.
In order to witness the first five-star red flag of the new year, many spectators dressed in starlight waited on the periphery of the square at one or two o'clock in the morning. "The first time I went to Beijing, I must feel the shock of the national flag-raising scene. Bao Xingyou, a first-year student at Hebei Tourism Vocational College, had a red face from the cold, but a bright smile. "As a student majoring in tourism, I hope that in the future, I can lead a group to see the flag-raising and pass on this excitement to more people. ”
Salute to the flag - salute!At 7:36, the military band played a majestic melody, the flag raiser raised the national flag, and the audience spontaneously sang the "March of the Volunteers". "Get up, get up, get up......"The five-star red flag rose higher and higher, fluttering in the wind in the sky.
At this moment, people's stories of overcoming obstacles in the past year have turned into the background color of the new year's vigorous efforts.
In the presence of the flag, I felt like I had grown up. Li Yingbo, a third-year student majoring in automation at Xinjiang Institute of Technology, got the opportunity to intern in an electronics factory last year, and while tempering his professional skills, he also honed his temperament, "The mentality is much calmer than before." He plans to devote himself to the field of intelligent manufacturing in the future and spend his youth.
Gu Zi, a fourth-grade primary school student, followed his mother and made a special trip from Dandong, Liaoning Province to Beijing for the flag-raising ceremony. Looking at the slowly rising national flag, his mind returned to the passionate basketball court. In 2023, Gu Zi and his classmates formed a school basketball team and won the runner-up in the municipal basketball competition. "In the new year, I want to continue to work hard and exercise more. ”
On January 1, a grand flag-raising ceremony was held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. This is the audience cheering after the flag-raising ceremony. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Zhonghao.
When the national flag was raised to the top of the flagpole, the morning light and cheers filled Tiananmen Square.
2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and a crucial year for achieving the goals and tasks of the 14th Five-Year Plan. On the square, the melody of "Singing the Motherland" is melodious, and people wish the motherland prosperity and wish each other smooth and healthy.
In the crowd, Li Zhiping, who was standing in the front row, had gray hair. He is the same age as New China and is a senior photography enthusiast. "This is the fourth time I have come to Beijing from my hometown in Hebei to watch the flag-raising, but it is the first time to participate in the New Year's Day show, and I am very excited. This year, he also plans to go to Guiyang and Zhangjiajie to "unlock" more "blockbusters" of the motherland. "Splendid mountains and rivers, beautiful China!".I wish the motherland a better and better tomorrow!”
The journey of comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization is inseparable from every dreamer who forges ahead. "I hope that through my own efforts, I can contribute to the high-quality development of preschool education and the construction of an educational power after graduation!Cui Kaixi, a student at the Yutian branch of Hebei Tangshan Preschool Normal College, made a ...... ambition under the national flag
10,000 doves of peace soared over the square. The dreams in people's hearts also set sail with the wind.