The beginning of this month marked a pretty significant holiday for China. October 1st is the Chinese National Day, which always means a week off of school and work for many people. However, this year marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, and because of that the celebration was significantly more grand all across the country. Here in Beijing, flowers lined the streets, banners hung from every street lamp, and the entire center of the city was shut down on that day for a massive parade. It was a pretty amazing sight to see. Here are some pictures from the days leading up to the celebration and of the day itself. Even though the month is half over now, I wanted to post these for you to be able to see.
We made waffles and watched the parade. :-) Probably the hugest parade ever, just a guess.
The day finished out with a spectacular fireworks display all over the city. These were going off outside my apartment building. Who doesn't love fireworks?
The day finished out with a spectacular fireworks display all over the city. These were going off outside my apartment building. Who doesn't love fireworks?