中国人这样庆祝国庆节 Chinese ways to celebrate 69th National Day

Farmers in Linying county, Luohe, Henan province, make a huge national flag(国旗) by chili peppers(辣椒), corn(玉米), soybean(黄豆) and other crops(庄稼) on Sept 29 to express their patriotic feelings(感情), dedicating the 69th birthday of China. [Photo/IC]

More than 1,000 students of Jiapu Town Central Primary School, Changxing county, Huzhou, Zhejiang province, hold elaborate small(小的) national flags, assemble into a bright and dazzling national flag and sing "Ode to the Motherland" to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the founding(成立) of China on Sept 29. [Photo/IC]

People of Quanshan street, Tianjia'an district, Huainan, Anhui province, celebrate the 69th birthday of China and the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up through paper-cutting(剪纸) competition(竞赛) on Sept 28. [Photo/VCG]

The Tian'anmen Square in Beijing is full of festive atmosphere. Chinese and foreign tourists take pictures before the giant basket of flowers(花篮) on Sept 28. [Photo/VCG]

This year's West Hill Cultural Festival in Beijing Badachu Park is ready. Thousands of red flags welcome the national day on Sept 29. [Photo/VCG]

The Second Experimental Kindergarten of Rugao Economic and Technological Development Zone in Nantong, Jiangsu province, launch the theme activity to welcome the National Day. More than 200 children raised the national flag and sang the national anthem(国歌), depicting the beautiful longing for the future on a 100-meter canvas and offering the best birthday wishes to China on Sept 29. [Photo/VCG]

The giant flower beds, nearly 20 meters high in the center of the square, are in full bloom(盛开), with unique shapes and spectacular features in the People's Square in Shanghai on Sept 28, welcoming the coming National Day. [Photo/VCG]

The China International Trade Center, located at the International Trade Bridge, displays "I Love You China(我爱你中国)" theme light show(灯展) on the main tower of the International Trade Building B on Sept 28. [Photo/IC]

词汇 Words:

[guó qí] 国旗 national flag
[guó gē] 国歌 national anthem
[gǎn qíng] 感情 feeling
[chéng lì] 成立 founding
[shèng kāi] 盛开 bloom

重点词汇 Key word:

国

• <名词 n.> country; state; nation
  E.g. Jǔguó tóng qìng。
  举国同庆。
  The whole nation joined in the celebration.

• <形容词 adj.> of the sate/nation
  E.g. Zhèxiē lǎo yìshùjiā dōushì guóbǎo。
  这些老艺术家都是国宝。
  These old artists are all national treasures.