China
's 57th anniversary celebrated nationwide
全国人民欢庆祖国
57
周年华诞
Different regions of
China
celebrated the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic in different ways on October 1st, kicking off a weeklong holiday. The National Day of this year was closely followed by the important traditional festival
—
the Mid-autumn, making it much more auspicious.
金秋十月，各地人民以不同方式欢庆祖国
57周年华诞，丰富多彩的活动为祖国生日献上诚挚的祝福，并成为黄金周的开始。今年的中秋佳节紧随而至，让国庆假日喜庆气息十足。
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Crowds flocked to Tian'anmen for celebrations
各界群众国庆当天在天安门广场观看升国旗仪式
Some 220,000 people took part in the National Day Flag-raising Ceremony at
Tian'anmen Square
in the heart of
Beijing
on October 1st, commemorating the 57th anniversary of New China.
10
月
1
日
清晨，来自全国各地的
20
余万名群众在北京天安门广场观看升国旗仪式
,
庆祝祖国
57
岁生日。
As the national flag reached full staff at
6:
10 a
.m.
, 10,000 pigeons were released.
People were impressed by the flock of doves released across the square, applauding as the doves –the symbol of peace flew overhead. Although
Tian'anmen Square
was packed almost to its capacity, the crowd remained good-humoured, with some of
China
's youngest citizens getting the best view of the morning's events, perched on their parents' shoulders.
当五星红旗升上杆顶时，
1
万只象征和平、吉祥的和平鸽放飞蓝天。人们被这些和平的使者深深感染，在鸽群飞过头顶上方时鼓掌祝福。它们将祖国心脏的欢乐信息传递到四面八方，将群众对祖国的诚挚情感升腾挥洒。虽然人数几乎达到天安门广场的最大容量
,
但广场上群众秩序井然。一些孩子在家长的肩上观看升旗，幸运地得到了最佳观看效果。
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Local residents hang up red lanterns and nation flags to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of
China
in
Jinan
, capital of east
China
's
Shandong
Province
在山东济南，当地人们挂出红色的灯笼和国旗，欢喜庆祝祖国的
57
岁生日。
2,000 young people from over 20 countries and regions gathered together happily in
Penglai
,
Shandong
Province. By releasing some
pigeons- the symbol of peace, they expressed their best wishes towards the world peace as well as the birthday of
China
.
在蓬莱，来自
20
多个国家和地区的
2000
多名青少年欢聚蓬莱阁下，共同放飞“和平鸽”，以表达对世界和平的美好祝愿和对中华人民共和国生日的美好祝福。
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Along the ancient
Beijing-Hangzhou
Canal
, 20 kilometers of the banks were permeated with cheers and laughter. Approximately 100,000 people from
Hangzhou
City
in red T-shirts came to the ancient canal to celebrate the birthday of the nation. The long queues looked really like two red dragons along both sides of the canal. It was learned that from the National Day on, 11 kilometers of the urban area of
Hangzhou
Canal
had been available, tourists could walk the whole process, and they may also have a wonderful night tour along the canal by “waterbus” in the evening.
10
月
1
日
，京杭大运河杭州段约
20
公里的沿河两岸欢声不止，近
10
万杭州市民身穿红色上衣来到千年古运河边，在运河两岸汇成两条红色的巨龙，庆祝共和国的生日。据介绍，从国庆节开始，大运河杭州段市区内１１公里河道两岸已全线用游步道贯通，游客们可以步行全程，晚上更能登上“水上巴士”游览夜运河。
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In
Dalian
, the
Haizhiyun
Park
Kite Festival Opened on National Day. Over 3,000 colorful flying kites assorted made the park a splendid Kites’ World, which added much festive atmosphere to the celebration of the national anniversary.
Among the thousands of kites, a 70-meter-long dragon kite looked particularly eye-catching in the sky.
10
月
1
日
，大连海之韵公园上空，一条
70
米
长的巨龙风筝迎风飘舞，格外惹眼。当日，大连海之韵公园风筝节开幕，
3000
多只大大小小的各色风筝在园内形成了一个多彩的风筝世界，给国庆游园活动增添了浓浓的节日气氛。
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Hong Kong
celebrated the National Day on Sunday with a series of special activities, including a flag-raising ceremony and a reception in the morning, and a variety show and a fireworks display in the evening. Citizens of
Hong Kong
enjoyed both National Day and the Mid-autumn festival very much.
香港特别行政区
10
月
1
日
隆重举行升国旗仪式和国庆酒会
,
以及晚间的大型文艺晚会﹑烟花汇演﹑群众欢庆巡游等活动﹐热烈庆祝祖国成立
57
周年。香港市民观升旗、赏焰火、看花灯，欢欢喜喜过
“
双节
”
。
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Residents of different ethnic groups in Dulong-Nu Autonomous County of Gongshan, which falls under jurisdiction of southwest
China
's
Yunnan
Province
, wore their best festive costumes as they sang and danced to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of
China
and also the 50th anniversary of founding of their autonomous county.
云南省贡山县独龙族自治县的各族人民身着节日盛装，心情喜悦。他们用最喜爱的民族歌舞表达对祖国
57
周年庆典的祝福，同时迎来了独龙族自治县成立五十周年纪念日。
