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Why does The national flag on in Tiananmen Square never fade?
My daughter went to Beijing Bird's Nest for a performance two years ago. After the performance, she was taken by the team teacher to climb the Great Wall. Then she got up in the middle of the night to Tiananmen Square to watch the national flag raising. After she came back, she described to me how exciting the scene was when raising the national flag. Unexpectedly, she wanted to go again this time.
I was suddenly asked by my daughter's question. I was really ashamed because I didn't know the answer. I didn't know whether I gave the knowledge back to the teacher, or if the teacher really hadn't taught such knowledge when I went to school.
In order to maintain the image of "superman mother" in my daughter's mind, I happened to arrive at the school gate again, so I asked my daughter to go to school first and told her to tell her the answer when she came back from school. My daughter left with a happy face without any doubt.
When I got home, I didn’t even have breakfast, so I searched the Internet for information. Not only did I want to give my daughter an answer, but I also gave myself some knowledge related to National Day. Otherwise, how would I implement patriotic education with my children?
This time I really gained knowledge! I have always thought that the national flag raised on Tiananmen Square was replaced by new ones when used, or once a year. I didn’t expect that the national flag raised on is brand new every day . No wonder never fades.
" National Flag Law " does not stipulate how often a national flag needs to be changed, but clearly stipulates that damaged, dirty, faded or unqualified national flags must not be raised, and and Tiananmen Square is the most eye-catching place for raising and lowering the national flag.
So, in order to ensure the holiness of the national flag, the national flag on Tiananmen Square had to be replaced almost every day. even if it was not replaced every day, the national flag would not last for more than 10 days; if it was encountered during a major festival, it would have to be replaced.
But now the conditions are better, The national flag raised in Tiananmen Square every day is brand new, This point has also been confirmed by the official Weibo of " CCTV News ": "Every morning, the five-star red flag rising on Tiananmen Square is brand new", "Every side is the first meeting."
Where did the old national flag replaced in Tiananmen Square go?
's answer is actually like this. I believe many people don't know it, right? We have to change the national flag every day, and the number is quite large. So, where did the old national flags that were replaced every day in Tiananmen Square go?
For ordinary old things, you will throw them away. There is nothing to say, and there is no regret. But the old national flag is not an ordinary item, especially the old national flag replaced on Tiananmen Square. How should we deal with it?
In fact, the national flag replaced by will be processed and disinfected, and then numbered and stored in the flag library. So is the replaced national flag lying in the flag library all the time?
is actually not . Those national flags that have special significance and have participated in major festivals have other uses and "missions" : collected by museums and given to excellent schools, regions, enterprises and units across the country to promote patriotic education.
For example, the first national flag raised in Tiananmen Square in 1949 is now collected in the National Museum and belongs to the first-class cultural relic of ; for example, Huaping Girls' High School in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, once received a national flag raised on Tiananmen Square.
In addition, it is more covering the remains or coffins of martyrs or great men who have made outstanding contributions. For example, when the eighth batch of martyrs returned to China, the national flag covered on the coffin of martyrs was from the national flag that had been raised in Tiananmen Square.
Why do you raise and lower the flag every day in Tiananmen Square?
In front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, whether it is the scorching heat, cold, wind, rain, or even snow and hail, our Flag Guard soldiers raise and lower the flag every day without any thunder. Why is this?
Everyone knows that the national flag is an iconic flag of the country and a symbol of the country. Our country's national flag is a five-star red flag. The red flag symbolizes revolution, and the five interconnected five-pointed stars symbolize the unity of the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.
It can be said that the purpose of the Beijing Tiananmen flag-raising ceremony is to set off the theme of the ceremony "national flag", , and strengthen people's patriotic psychology of identification and belonging to the country by expressing and demonstrating symbolic meaning.
At the same time, this is also the most intuitive way for to educate the people on patriotism and enhance people's patriotic concepts. Every year during holidays or winter and summer vacations, taking children to Beijing Tiananmen Square to see the national flag raising ceremony has also become the most popular patriotic educational trip.
What's more, the Tiananmen flag-raising ceremony is also a tourism project designated by the Beijing Tourism Commission. The flag-raising time depends on the specific sunrise time, generally from 5:00 to 7:00. The national anthem must be played when raising the national flag to make the flag-raising ceremony more solemn and grand.
ending with thoughts
My daughter came back from school and told her all about raising the national flag in Tiananmen Square. I thought she would be very happy after she knew the answer and would go to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to see the national flag raising, but she would not expect that she would cry.
It turned out that she realized that the beautiful life is exchanged for countless martyrs with their lives because the last "mission" of the old national flag was used to cover the remains or coffins of martyrs or great men who made outstanding contributions. She realized that the beautiful life is exchanged for countless martyrs, but she thought of it just to see the fun of raising the flag.
The old mother is deeply pleased that her daughter can have such an awakening. There are more than ten hours left before National Day, but the mother and daughter both gained patriotic knowledge because of one problem, especially their daughter. patriotic spirit has taken another step!
Tiananmen raises the flag every day, rising with the sun in the morning and setting with the sun in the evening. Watching the flag raising is not only the pride of the Chinese, but also the most intuitive way to educate children on patriotism. If you have time, take your children to experience it!
[Topic Discussion] Have you ever taken your children to Tiananmen Square to see the flag-raising?
