BEIJING: In an agricultural expo garden in the city of Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, more than 20 giant paddy “paintings” unfolded in a 200-hectare field, accompanied by rows of red national flags near the field.
An array of activities including exhibitions, a shopping festival and tourism promotion events were planned during the National Day holiday at the expo garden, attracting many citizens to visit and experience rural leisure tourism.
A citizen surnamed Luo brought her son to a themed exhibition on grain production, for him to “take a close look at the farming culture, the scientific and technological achievements of modern agriculture, and understand how difficult a harvest could be.”
Celebrations were held nationwide for the National Day.
In the Chinese capital of Beijing, at around 6 a.m. Saturday, some 200,000 people from all walks of life gathered at the Tian’anmen Square and its adjacent areas for a grand flag-raising ceremony.
“With the government’s good policies on agriculture, we have changed from a low-income household to a family living a moderately prosperous life,” said Zhang Dan, who watched the Tian’anmen Square flag-raising ceremony. He hails from Nanyang City, central China’s Henan Province, with the crops of wheat and corn a main source of income.
Chinese citizens enjoy a week-long holiday for the National Day. Yet some are still working on the frontline.
In a COVID-19 virus detection lab in Quannan County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Zhong Le was still working during the holiday. Her husband sent her several photos of their son playing in a garden. –Agencies
