A national flag raising ceremony is held in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. (Photos: Xinhua)

A national flag raising ceremony is held in Shanghai, east China, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day.

The guard of honor escorts the national flag for a flag-raising ceremony in Nanning City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

A national flag raising ceremony is held in Chongqing, southwest China, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day.

Soldiers are seen during a national flag raising ceremony held in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

People go sightseeing after a national flag raising ceremony held at Wuyi Square in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Oct. 1, 2018.

A national flag raising ceremony is held at Yumai Township of Longzi County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

A national flag raising ceremony is held in Saihan District of Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day, to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

A national flag raising ceremony is held at the Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Oct. 1, 2018, the National Day.