People take photos of pigeons flying over Tian'anmen Square in Beijing in the early morning on Jan 1, 2022. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)

The rising Five-Star Red Flag, China's national flag, at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square on Oct 1, 1949, marked a special moment on the day of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Over the past years, the daily flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square has been a popular tourist attraction and ceremonious event for Chinese people, especially on Oct 1, China's National Day.

Tourists flock to Tian'anmen Square in the early morning for a better view of the flag-raising ceremony carried out by the People's Liberation Army Honor Guard.

Every Oct 1, after the flag-raising ceremony, tens of thousands of pigeons are released and fly over Tian'anmen Square, which symbolize the people's best wishes for peace and well-being.

The PLA Honor Guard escorts the Chinese national flag to Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Jan 1, 2020. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)

The PLA Honor Guard carries out the grand flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Oct 1, 2021. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)

A child watches the national flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Aug 6, 2023. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)

People take selfies during the flag-raising ceremony on Oct 1, 2020. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)

People wave the Chinese national flags during the flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Oct 1, 2022. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)

People take photos of the rising flag at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Aug 6, 2023. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)

People rest in front of Tian'anmen East Station of Subway Line 1, waiting for the flag-raising ceremony at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on Oct 1, 2021. (ZHU XINGXIN / CHINA DAILY)