Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, north China - Oct 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of crowds in square
2. Various of flag-raising ceremony in progress, crowds watching, filming with phone
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Li Rong, local resident (starting with shot 3):
"I got up at around 4 o'clock this morning and woke my child up to come here and experience the moment. A sense of happiness and goodwill welled up in all of us, and we hope our motherland will become even more prosperous and thriving."

Minqin County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, northwest China - Oct 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of people driving, riding horses in desert while holding China's national flags
5. Giant national flag
6. Various of local children sitting on sand dune, running in desert while holding national flags
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yan Chaojun, event participant (ending with shot 8):
"So many people gathered here singing in the desert. The atmosphere is incredibly warm. Through our songs, we wish our motherland greater strength and hope our hometown becomes better and better."
8. People riding horses in desert while holding national flags

Chongqing Municipality, southwest China - Oct 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
9. Giant national flag
10. Various of people waving national flags, singing

Yongchun County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, east China - Oct 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of hiking enthusiasts climbing mountain
12. Various of drone hovering with giant national flag, people singing, waving flags
13. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Yan Yan, tourist (starting with shot 12/ending with shot 14):
"We stay rooted while keeping our country in our hearts. We bless our motherland's prosperity in our own way and wish our great motherland all the best."
14. People holding national flags, placards showing words of blessing

Tai'an City, Shandong Province, east China - Oct 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Various of people attending flag-raising ceremony on top of Mount Tai, waving national flags, showing giant national flag

People across China on Thursday celebrated the National Day with various activities, marking the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

In Taiyuan City, north China's Shanxi Province, tens of thousands of people gathered in a local square to attend a National Day flag-raising ceremony.

Marching in firm, synchronized steps, the national flag guard escorted the flag into the square. Crowds waved small red flags to offer their best wishes to the motherland.

"I got up at around 4 o'clock this morning and woke my child up to come here and experience the moment. A sense of happiness and goodwill welled up in all of us, and we hope our motherland will become even more prosperous and thriving," said local resident Li Rong.

In Minqin County, northwest China's Gansu Province, crowds sang a patriotic song amid rolling sand dunes and autumn scenery.

For more than 70 years, local authorities have fought desertification and built over 300 kilometers of shelterbelts, making the desert, once a barrier to development, a unique eco-tourism attraction for the county.

"So many people gathered here singing in the desert. The atmosphere is incredibly warm. Through our songs, we wish our motherland greater strength and hope our hometown becomes better and better," said participant Yan Chaojun.

In Hechuan District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, a giant Chinese national flag was unfurled as residents and visitors waved flags and sang patriotic songs.

In Yongchun County, east China's Fujian Province, a group of hiking enthusiasts climbed a local mountain to celebrate the National Day.

A drone lifted a massive Chinese national flag high above the green hills, with loud renditions of a patriotic song echoing with mountain winds, forming a grand celebration scene.

"We stay rooted while keeping our country in our hearts. We bless our motherland's prosperity in our own way and wish our great motherland all the best," said tourist Yan Yan.

In east China's Shandong Province, visitors gathered atop Mount Tai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of China's most sacred mountains, early Thursday morning for a special flag raising ceremony.

As the first sunlight broke through clouds, the national flag rose slowly to the national anthem. Against the mountainous backdrop, the crowd offered sincere blessings to the country.