How do other ethnic groups celebrate National Day?

Sichuan: People bless the motherland in their own way

On the evening of the 29th, Sichuan Province and the Chengdu Military Region jointly held a large-scale singing evening to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China. 3,000 students, The background square formation composed of 10 mass performance teams, including workers, medical staff, ethnic minority representatives, armed police, public security, farmers, government agencies, workers, air force, and army, used solo, lead, chorus, and joint singing to express the Chinese people's voices through singing. My sincere blessings to our motherland on her 60th birthday.

Before and after the National Day, Sichuan’s sons and daughters from provincial agencies to cities, prefectures (counties), streets, communities, all fields, all walks of life, and all ethnic groups participated in singing competitions, literary and artistic competitions, etc. A series of colorful themed activities include performances, calligraphy and painting photography exhibitions, knowledge competitions, poetry recitations, special lectures, academic seminars, and gratitude education. Planting the national flag, embroidering the national emblem, singing red songs, watching red movies... Everyone blessed the motherland in their own way, expressing their gratitude for the prosperity and happiness of the motherland, and extending the festive and joyful atmosphere to everyone in the province. corner.

Shanxi: People spontaneously held activities to celebrate the National Day

On the occasion of the National Day, Li Pei, an 83-year-old man from Qingnian Road No. 3 Community in Yingze District, Taiyuan City, paid for Professionals came and reprinted and enlarged the photos of Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai that the old man had treasured for many years, and made 17 exquisite display panels, which were officially displayed to community residents on the 29th.

Old man Wang Aifu, the prototype of the character "Gu Zi Di" who collects the remains of martyrs in the movie "Assembly", recently held a collection of the "Records of the People's War of Liao County" in Zuoquan County, an old revolutionary base in Shanxi Province. Opening ceremony. Choosing to make the collection public on the occasion of the motherland’s 60th birthday, the old man believes that it “has special commemorative significance.”

In the streets and alleys of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, buses, taxis and private cars flying the national flag have been shuttling in the streets and alleys for days, spreading the good news of the 60th birthday of the motherland. In Wanrong County, Houma City and other places in Shanxi Province, local folk artists skillfully make steamed buns, create paper-cut works, or organize photography exhibitions, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, singing competitions, and art evenings, using their own ways to pay tribute to the birthday of the motherland. .

Nanning: Folk culture "catch" the National Day "train"

"Incense dragon" dance, "turtle dove tune", incense ball... In recent days, these have the characteristics of Guangxi's region Various folk cultural activities are constantly performed in the streets and alleys of Nanning, making the motherland's 60th birthday colorful.

The three-day first "Incense Dragon" Folk Culture Festival hosted by Liangqing District of Nanning City opened on the 25th. The "Incense Dragon" dance, "turtle dove tune", and Luoshan songs, which are widely loved by the local people, Performances such as duet singing, incense balls, and Nama dragon and lion dances have become the main themes of celebrating the upcoming National Day. According to reports, most of these performances are popular in Liangqing District. For example, "Turtle Dove Tune" is an original song and dance spread in Nanxiao Town, Liangqing District. The dance expresses people's desire for a happy life by imitating the joy, anger, sorrow, and joy of the turtle dove, an auspicious bird. Yearning; The "incense ball" dance in Gangwayao Village, Liangqing Town is currently the best-preserved dance celebrating pottery activities in China, and has been included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection lists in Nanning City.

Wuhan: The national flag fluttered to welcome the National Day and tens of thousands of people came together to celebrate the National Day

1,500 national flags fluttered in the river wind on the Hankou river beach; Wuchang Heping Avenue Jianyi Road to Jianshi Road were completed "Red Flag Road"; the red flag fluttering on Qingchuan Pavilion in Hanyang is particularly eye-catching... National flags are flying everywhere in the three towns of Wuhan, forming a special scenery for the people of the city to celebrate the 60th birthday of the motherland.

On the eve of National Day, Wuhan City has arranged that every unit and public activity venue such as squares must display the national flag, and residents and families are encouraged to display the national flag. The government has donated 100,000 national flags to citizens, and each central city has selected 60 roads, 600 street-facing buildings, and 6,000 street-facing households to fly the national flag.

At Wuhan University of Science and Technology, students from the school newspaper’s press team are distributing 10,000 copies of the “School Newspaper’s National Day Special Issue” to teachers and students across the school. For the first time, the special issue of the school anniversary uses a full-page illustration. The front page uses a national flag as the main element, which looks like a national flag from a distance.

In addition, various communities also organized a variety of cultural and sports activities to celebrate the birthday of the motherland. From 9:00 to 21:00 on September 29, Wuhan Baibuting Community held the "Our Motherland, Our Festival" cultural festival. Nearly 10,000 people sang "Ode to the Motherland" collectively, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

At the event site, there was a giant "Tiananmen Gate Tower" that was 8 meters wide and 2.7 meters high. It took half a month to make, and it was made according to a ratio of 17:1 to the real thing. There are more than 300 large and small works like this designed and produced by the residents themselves. The great unity of 56 ethnic groups, the dragon and phoenix appearing in auspicious birthdays, etc. are particularly eye-catching.

The Baibuting Cultural Corridor is filled with residents’ National Day calligraphy and painting works and founding speeches. Elderly photography enthusiasts expressed their best wishes for the future through the "Children's Smiling Face Wall", and some party members and residents used hundreds of old photos to spell out the words "Long Live the Motherland."

Tianjin: Millions of workers sing red classic melodies

Tianjin has held a city-wide employee chorus competition since June. Tianjin trade unions at all levels have made "Everyone Sings Patriotic Songs" a popular Singing activities and competitions are an important task to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Trade union cadres personally participated and took the lead in learning to sing. Over the past three months, more than 200 district and county bureaus, groups (head offices), and more than one million employees in the city have participated in singing and chorus activities.

Tianjin trade unions at all levels carefully design activity forms and carriers, use workers’ cultural centers, clubs, employee homes and other activity positions, and use workshops, teams, and departments as units to give full play to the influence of employee artists and literary and artistic backbones. It took the lead in organizing employees to learn and spread patriotic songs, forming a craze in the city for everyone to sing patriotic songs.

Xining: 1.5 million pots of flowers celebrate the National Day

Recently, the forestry and gardening departments of Xining City, Qinghai Province will successively decorate both sides of the city’s main roads, intersections, squares, amusement parks and various The grand park is decorated with 1.5 million pots of flowers, beautifying the ancient plateau city. Among them, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Wildlife Park held a large-scale "Chrysanthemum Exhibition to Welcome the National Day", displaying 200 varieties and 30,000 pots of chrysanthemums. The main colors of these chrysanthemums are red and yellow, the "national flag colors", including 200 varieties of chrysanthemums such as Kasuga Sword Mountain, Tangyu Golden Autumn, Ruizhu Palace, Huangzhong Jade, and Black Swan. Next to the chrysanthemum display altar, there is also a screen with poems on the theme of chrysanthemums by literati from past dynasties.

In addition, Xining Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio and Television, Bureau of Gardening and other units also prepared a series of exciting cultural programs before the National Day. Pots of flowers decorated the city colorfully, and the singing and dancing activities made people excited... The Han, Tibetan, Hui and other ethnic groups in Qinghai Province welcomed the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China with excitement.

Cangzhou, Hebei: Farmers "dry their floats" to welcome the National Day

The colorful floats show the great changes in Cangzhou, and the majestic gongs and drums beat out the joy in their hearts. On September 30, the "Welcome the National Day and Praise Cangzhou" float display event was held in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. The fleet of farmers from various counties (cities and districts) became a bright sight. 540 Cangzhou farmers drove their private cars onto the streets of Lion City, "showing off" their cars to urban residents and paying tribute to "the prosperous days". "Fiery Red" National Day gift.

Some are like giant ships on a long voyage, some are like running locomotives, and some are like soaring dragons... At 8:52 am on September 30, with the order of the on-site commander, the exhibition The floats lined up in a neat square formation, starting from the Cangzhou Gymnasium Square and slowly moving along Jiefang Road towards the viewing platform.

Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Honda, Toyota, Hongqi... private fleets composed of farmers from various counties and cities have become a highlight of the performance team. Each car not only reflects the development and changes in the countryside, but also shows the hardworking and enterprising spirit of the wealthy farmers. There were 540 private cars participating in the show, from villages with strong economic development in counties (cities, districts) across the city, 30 cars from each village. The leaders of these villages said that as the National Day approaches, organizing a car tour to the Lion City is to pray for the 60th birthday of the motherland and to reflect their new life in the new era.

China: Starting from the National Day, a Jiangnan-style leisure boat will be added to the West Lake, with the Chinese character "Hang" as its outline frame. Chinese and foreign tourists can take a boat ride on the water and enjoy the charming scenery of Yexi Lake. What is even more worth mentioning is that, including this ship, 73 West Lake cruise ships will light up their night lights to add luster to the 60th birthday of the motherland.

The reporter saw that this leisure boat is divided into two floors. The upper floor is a separate area with a private room and an open-air lounge. There are scattered seats or two round tables on the lower level. The decoration style is mainly traditional Chinese, and it can accommodate a total of about 40 tourist groups or individual travelers. At present, leisure boats have launched two types of dinner tours (lunch and dinner) and casual refreshment sightseeing tours (afternoon) for tourists.

On the night of National Day, a total of 73 of 7 types of cruise ships in West Lake will light up their night lights, and the newly added leisure boat is one of them. According to reports, under the premise that the lighting of the West Lake cruise ship is consistent with the overall night scene lighting style, it will be combined with the simple and multi-layered expression method of Jiangnan garden architectural style to present soft warm colors such as red and yellow, complementing the West Lake night scene. .

Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, taking a lake boat to enjoy the lake and mountains of the West Lake has become a common practice. Emperor Qianlong wrote a poem during his southern tour: "The West Lake is naturally a good place for boating." As one of the iconic sights of West Lake, the West Lake Cruise has not only witnessed the prosperity of the past, but also witnessed the changes in the past sixty years.

It is reported that in the early days of liberation, there were only 4 painted boats and 500 dilapidated hand rowing boats on the West Lake. It was not until 1953 that China began to implement its first Five-Year Plan. The rapid development of the national economy led to a shortage of lake boats.

After the reform and opening up, West Lake cruises continue to welcome the world with a new look. In 1981, the first new painting boat "Hua Zhongyou" was built and launched; in 1985, the large fiberglass yacht "Liu Lang" was put into operation; in 1989, the large-scale battery cruise ship transformation plan was fully completed; in 1990, the most distinctive imitation of the Song Dynasty imperial boat "Lan" "Li" received domestic and foreign guests; in 1996, the multi-functional browsing ship "Gem" was put into operation.

Nowadays, with the continuous growth of tourists, special cruises such as hand rowing have won unanimous praise from Chinese and foreign tourists. Tonight, brilliant fireworks bloomed over Shanghai Century Park, kicking off the 10th International Fireworks Festival. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, a "red sun" was specially raised at tonight's fireworks festival, blooming with stunning light as a tribute to the National Day.

The International Fireworks Festival is the highlight of the Shanghai Tourism Festival and is the first of its kind in Asia to hold an international music and fireworks festival. This year's organizers specially invited three Chinese companies that have participated in the "National Day Fireworks" display in Beijing to participate in the fireworks festival, and three foreign fireworks companies with different styles from Italy, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland came to Shanghai to show off their skills. Fireworks at home and abroad staged a wonderful show of "flowers blooming and stems" here.

Various fireworks with novel shapes and brilliant colors will compete in the night sky, especially the rise of the "red sun" and the appearance of the "big footprints", which will make the audience applaud again and again.

The "Red Sun" made its debut at the 2nd Shanghai International Fireworks Festival in 2001. This time it coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Republic of China. This characteristic fireworks once again rises in the night sky of Shanghai. , looks particularly gorgeous.

The "Big Footprint" of the Beijing Olympics was unforgettable to the world. Tonight, a more elaborate "Big Footprint" entered Century Park, pushing the fireworks festival to a climax. The clothes like flowers are colorful, the smiles like flowers are bright and bright, and the voices like flowers are ear-splitting... On the 30th, more than a thousand people from Ningxia who returned to Han Dynasty sang "Hua'er", a folk song unique to the northwest. Thousands of blessings from the motherland.

Elaeagnus japonica, malan flower, peony, mountain dandelion, winter jasmine - five singing troupes composed of thousands of people ignited the mountains and rivers of Ningxia with their passion. Folk songs like "Counting Flowers in Ningxia", "Flowers and Boys", "Call the Mule" and "Beauty of Mountain Flowers" represent the best wishes of the Hui Han people. "This is the most beautiful voice in the northwest. We want to use Ningxia's unique "flowers" to praise the motherland and bless the motherland." Ningxia flower singer Tang Xiang said excitedly.

At the concert, the pride and pride can be heard from the majestic singing, and the excitement and joy can also be seen from the smiles on the faces. Wearing round hats with exquisite patterns and fresh and beautiful headscarves, the Hui costumes full of rich Islamic style make the Hui people under the national flag more attractive.

"'Hua'er' is like what is in our hearts. This kind of music with a simple style and strong emotions can well express our wishes for the motherland." Tang Xiang said.

"Hua'er" is a folk song widely circulated in eight ethnic groups including Hui, Han, Dongxiang and Salar in Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang provinces in northwest my country. Its unique lyrics, rhythm, music melody and strong national characteristics are deeply loved by the masses.