Why do Chinese people travel thousands of kilometers to watch a flag rise?
By: Global Times | Published: Oct 01, 2026 09:28 AM
It's 3 am in Beijing, and people are running — racing for a spot to watch the Chinese national flag rise at Tiananmen Square hours later. As China celebrates #NationalDay, tens of thousands gather before dawn. Some have traveled thousands of kilometers. Others stayed up all night. All for a ...