In the underground passage, they were surrounded by foreign tourists with various accents. There were also some blonde foreign tourists who had obviously come to watch the flag-raising ceremony. Most of the people were dressed in ordinary clothes, but there were also people dressed in various ethnic costumes, including Hanfu. Among them were young couples, middle-aged couples, some were supporting the elderly, some were hugging children, and some were even wearing hospital gowns. It was probably because they wanted to fulfill their dream of watching the flag raising ceremony even when they came to the capital for treatment. Everyone bustled through the underground passage, their hearts filled with excitement and anticipation.
Seeing this scene, Fina muttered in its heart. It wasn't interested in flag-raising. It felt that it was nothing more than raising the flag to the flagpole. What was there to see? But there were so many people watching. They couldn't all be fools, right?
"This … this is the most famous square in the world?"
"This is the ancient imperial city of China?"
"Quack! So big! So white! "
After passing through the underground passage to the square, the elfins were all shocked. They had never seen a square that covered such a large area. People standing there looked very inconspicuous.
The red lacquered glazed city tower was located on the central axis of the capital. There were no particularly tall buildings around it. Against the backdrop of the square, everything looked low but stable.
The flowing cloud pattern on the white marble reminded Famous of the Berlin Victory Column, but it wasn't the Goddess of Victory sitting on it. It was an exotic beast that looked like both a lion and a qilin.
It was the first time that Fina had seen the ancient imperial city of China. Compared to the palaces of ancient Egypt, the architectural style of ancient China was not gorgeous and beautiful. Instead, it was thick, solemn, and solemn. There was no need to prove anything with exquisite craftsmanship. Instead, it used the vast area to spread out the sense of vastness.
Old Time Tea looked at the city tower that was filled with the rise and fall of history. It felt emotional and whispered, "Where the Qin and Han Dynasties passed, thousands of palaces turned to dust …"
The other elfins didn't feel as deeply, but they were also shocked by the majesty of the square.
Zhang Zian signaled them to be quiet with his eyes so that the armed police all over the square wouldn't hear cats and dogs barking and birds chirping. He then followed Richard's line of sight to see what was so big and white … It turned out that someone had brought a steamed bun.
Early in the morning, the lights in the square had not been completely extinguished. The sky was gray, not as dark as when they had first set off.
The tourists all stretched their necks and squeezed forward desperately, trying to grab the most advantageous position before the flag raising began. They almost squeezed themselves out. Only Zhang Zian did not squeeze forward. Instead, he leisurely chose a position that was farther away but had fewer people.
Today was neither a festival nor a holiday, but even so, there was still an endless stream of tourists coming to watch the flag-raising ceremony.
The tourists chatted with each other and looked to the east from time to time, waiting for the moment when the sun would rise.
It was about half past five.
"He's here! Here it comes! It's about to begin! "someone shouted in a low voice.
Zhang Zian stood on his tiptoes and looked over. He saw that the honor guard of the three armed forces had already appeared. They carried steel guns on their shoulders and lined up neatly. They stepped across the Jinshui Bridge valiantly. The line was straight and straight, like tofu being cut by a knife. The honor guard of the three armed forces assembled very quickly. Not many of the tourists present noticed when they appeared.
"Quack! They're all handsome guys! "Richard jumped onto Zhang Zian's head and looked over with wide eyes.
"What do you think? They're known as the best men's group in Asia!" Zhang Zian warned. "If you dare to shit, I'll beat the shit out of you!"
The members of the honor guard of the three armed forces were almost the same in terms of height and body shape. Their faces were serious, and their movements were neat and uniform. At first glance, they looked almost like they were carved from the same mold.
The tourists squeezed forward even more. If it weren't for the railings in front of them and the armed police who were watching closely, they might have really rushed to the flagpole to take a closer look.
Some people were tall, some were short, and some were early and some were late. The taller people blocked the front. In order to get a better view, they even stood on their tiptoes. It was difficult for the people behind them to see clearly. Therefore, many people raised their phones high and used their phones to record the scene so that they could savor it when they got back.
The smart ones had already prepared a selfie stick and raised their phones even higher.
There was even a young girl who rode on her boyfriend's neck to get a better view … Hey, that's against the rules!
The boyfriend was willing to bow down to the girl. He would rather not see it himself to satisfy the girl's request.
"How did they do it so neatly?" Fina asked in shock.
"Practice, of course. They practice in the winter and in the summer. By the way, if it's a major festival, the honor guard will be followed by a military band. That'll be even better, "Zhang Zian answered.
Old Time Tea looked around and asked, "Zian, everyone is taking pictures. Don't you want to take a picture with your phone as a souvenir?"
Zhang Zian shrugged and replied, "Raising the flag is for watching, not for taking pictures. I'll just take a picture with my eyes as a souvenir."
Old Time Tea was stunned. It didn't understand what he meant.
The honor guard of the three armed forces walked to the flagpole. When they reached the base of the flagpole, they separated and stood at attention. Only three flag-raisers walked up to the base and hung the flag.
As the national anthem was played, the flag-raiser pressed the button to raise the flag high. The honor guard of the three armed forces saluted at the same time.
The cool morning wind blew against the flag, making it ripple like water.
The heads of the tourists and their phones were all slowly raised with the flag, but the noise of conversation was still endless. Some people were even laughing. It was hard to hear the accompaniment of the national anthem from afar.
At that moment, a childish voice suddenly came from the corner of the square. It turned out that a group of primary school students who were doing patriotic education had also come to watch the flag raising. The teacher leading the group was afraid that they would get hurt, so he didn't let them squeeze forward. Instead, he stood in another corner not far from Zhang Zian. This group of primary school students might have come from other places. They wore bright red scarves on their chests and had a strong foreign accent. Under the leadership and organization of the teacher, they sang the national anthem with their uneven childish voices along with the beat.
The chatter of the tourists stopped.
The group of primary school students was very embarrassed to be the center of attention, so they sang even more out of tune. A few shy girls even lowered their heads and fiddled with the corners of their clothes, feeling inferior because of their accent.
Although the teachers tried their best to encourage them and cheer them on, their voices were getting lower and lower and more chaotic.
"Rise! People who don't want to be slaves! "
"Cast our flesh and blood into our new Great Wall!"
Zhang Zian, who was standing nearby, looked at them silently. He suddenly opened his mouth and sang the national anthem together with them. After all, he was an adult. His voice was loud, and it immediately attracted the attention of the group of primary school students and more people.
He was dressed in ordinary clothes and stood relatively close to the primary school students. The tourists thought he was one of the teachers leading the group, while the teacher leading the group and the primary school students thought he was an ordinary tourist.
Zhang Zian's voice was often ridiculed for being tone-deaf, and he rarely sang. At that moment, he sang along as if there was no one else around, and no one laughed at his terrible voice.
"The Chinese people are in the most dangerous time!
Everyone is forced to let out their last roar! "
The primary school students were encouraged by his actions and quickly got rid of their shyness. They raised their heads and continued to sing. A few usually naughty little boys even roared at the top of their lungs, which made the teachers look at them in a new light.
"Rise! Rise! Rise! "
More tourists put down their phones and sang loudly.
No one looked at Zhang Zian anymore, and no one looked at the group of primary school students. There was only one focus of everyone's eyes, and that was the rising five-star red flag.
All kinds of accents, including unfamiliar Chinese, were mixed together and echoed over the square. There was not much noise left, but it was completely drowned out by the raging national anthem.
"We are of one mind,"
"Braving the enemy's gunfire, move forward!"
"Braving the enemy's gunfire, move forward!"
"Move forward! Move forward, move forward! "
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