China welcomes the National Day holiday with colorful creativity
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2016-09-29 14:41:27
A red-hot national flag 8.88 meters in width and 5.92 meters in height is presented in Songcheng, Hangzhou, East China’s Zhejiang Province, on September 26. The special flag was made from 1,000 hot peppers to celebrate the coming 67th birthday of the PRC.
Editor's Note:
The coming National Day holiday falls on October 1, celebrating the 67th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
Citizens young and old have been hard at work preparing patriotic expressions of creativity to welcome the seven-day holiday.
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Students create a collage of Tiananmen Tower using 30,000 colorful buttons in Dexing, East China’s Jiangxi Province, on September 27. 
A map of China made from rice shoots can be seen in a paddy field in Fengjing county, Shanghai, on September 25. The creative map was grown by Chen Jinxiang, a retired agricultural technician who has studied the art of rice cultivation for more than 30 years. 
Passersby take in a map of China made from over 1,000 cans on a street in Weifang, East China’s Shandong Province, on September 26. The 4-meter-high map was unveiled to celebrate the coming National Day on October 1. 
Flowers arranged in the shape of the Chinese national flag can be seen in front of the Bell Tower in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, on September 28. Themed flower displays have been placed across the city to celebrate the coming National Day holiday. 
Children design a national flag using red and yellow paper in Hefei, East China’s Anhui Province, on September 28.