An 18-meter-high flower basket was placed at the center of the Tian’anmen Square on Sunday as an auspicious decoration for the upcoming National Day.
The giant basket holds artificial colorful flowers and vegetables such as pumpkins, pomegranates, calabashes, and moutan peonies, as well as Chinese roses. The splendid installation symbolizes good wishes for prosperity.
Flower belt will be placed around the bottom of the giant installation before Wednesday, when the complete floral display will make its official debut to the public.
Currently, flows of tourists have been drawn to the square to take photo with the flower basket.
Similar decoration has been a traditional attraction on the Tian’anmen Square around the National Day with the first one appeared in 2011.
China’s National Day falls on Oct 1 and its National Day holiday lasts seven days from Oct 1 to 7, a period when the Tian’anmen Square typically sees a large number of tourists from across the country come to celebrate the birthday of their motherland.
(CCTV)
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