Celebrating 73rd founding anniversary of People's Republic of China, flag-raising ceremony

Flag-raising ceremony to celebrate 73rd founding anniversary of PRC held at Tian'anmen Square.

The Flag Raising Ceremony is a traditional military ceremony of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) which is done publicly on Tiananmen Square in the capital of Beijing.

The People's Republic of China with the leader of Mao Zedong started this in 1954. The ceremony is conducted by the PLA's Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion, which is part of the 1st Guard Division, Central Theater Command.

It is done daily precisely at sunrise, with notable ceremonies taking place on National Day of the People's Republic of China in October and New Year's Day in January to honor the PRC flag. [@wikipedia.org]
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