The flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square is a tourism project designated by Beijing Tourism Commission. 1 949 65438+1October1,Mao Zedong personally pressed the button and raised the first five-star red flag. 1990 10 1 year 10 month, the national flag law was promulgated, and Article 13 of the national flag law stipulates:
When the national flag is hoisted, a flag-raising ceremony may be held. When holding a flag-raising ceremony, during the process of raising the national flag, participants should respect the national flag and can play or sing the national anthem. Full-time primary and secondary schools hold a flag-raising ceremony once a week except holidays. When the national flag is raised, the national anthem must be played to make the flag-raising ceremony more solemn.
From June 1 2004, the duty of the Tiananmen National Flag Guard to raise the national flag at 1 three times a month was changed to June 1 day, and 36 members of the National Flag Guard and 62 members of the Armed Police Military Orchestra performed the national anthem live three times as before.
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National flag law:
Article 5. The following places or institutions shall display the national flag daily:
(1) Tiananmen Square and xinhua gate;
(2) NPC Standing Committee, the State Council, the Central Military Commission (CMC), the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate;
(3) National Committee of China People's Political Consultative Conference;
(4) Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
(five) airports, ports, stations and other border ports and entry and exit frontier defense posts.
Article 6. All departments in the State Council, the standing committees of local people's congresses, people's governments, people's courts and people's procuratorates, and local committees of China People's Political Consultative Conference shall display the national flag on working days. Full-time schools raise the national flag every day except winter vacation, summer vacation and Sunday.
Seventh, on National Day, International Labor Day, New Year's Day and Spring Festival, state organs and people's organizations at all levels should display the national flag; Enterprises and institutions, villagers' committees, residents' committees, urban residents' houses (buildings), squares, parks and other public places may display the national flag if conditions permit.
In ethnic minority areas where the Spring Festival is not a traditional festival, whether the national flag is hoisted during the Spring Festival shall be stipulated by the organs of self-government of ethnic autonomous areas. The national flag can be hoisted on the anniversary of the establishment of ethnic autonomous areas and major ethnic traditional festivals.
Article 8. In major celebrations, commemorative activities, large-scale cultural and sports activities and large-scale exhibitions, the national flag can be hoisted.
Article 9. Measures for diplomatic activities and the display and use of the national flag by embassies, consulates and other diplomatic representative offices abroad shall be formulated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Article 10 Military organs, barracks and military vessels shall display the national flag in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Central Military Commission.
Article 11 Measures for civil ships and foreign ships entering China's territorial waters to display the national flag shall be formulated by the transportation department of the State Council. Measures for the public security department to fly the national flag on ships performing frontier defense, public security and fire fighting tasks shall be formulated by the public security department of the State Council.
Article 12 If the national flag is hoisted in accordance with the provisions of Articles 5, 6 and 7 of this Law, it shall be hoisted early and lowered late. If the national flag should be hoisted in accordance with the provisions of this law, it may not be hoisted in case of bad weather.
Baidu encyclopedia-Tiananmen square
People's Daily Online-Nearly 1 10000 people watched the flag-raising ceremony held in Tiananmen Square in the early hours of National Day.