Soldiers of the Guard of Honor escort the national flag for a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The ceremony was held in the morning of New Year's Day 2019. (Photo: IC)

Soldiers of the Guard of Honor escort the national flag for a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The ceremony was held in the morning of New Year's Day 2019. (Photo: IC)

A national flag raising ceremony is held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. (Photo: Beijing Daily)

A national flag raising ceremony is held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. (Photo: IC)

A national flag raising ceremony is held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. (Photo: IC)

Soldiers of the Guard of Honor observe a national flag raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. (Photo: IC)

Citizens watch the flag raising ceremony held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. Nearly 100,000 people gather at Tiananmen Square to watch the ceremony, according to China News Service. (Photo: Beijing Daily)

Students watch the flag raising ceremony held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Tuesday, January 1, 2019. (Photo: Beijing Daily)