High spirits! 2021 National Day Tiananmen Square and Chang'an Avenue Flowerbed Plan Released! Sneak Peek →

On the afternoon of September 16, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Landscape and Greening announced the flower arrangement plan for Tiananmen Square and along Chang'an Avenue for National Day in 2021. The flower arrangement work started on September 15 and is expected to be completed around September 25 to celebrate the festival with citizens.

Tiananmen Square:

"Blessing the Motherland" Flower Basket

A flower bed with the theme of "Blessing the Motherland" will be arranged in the center of Tiananmen Square. The top of the flower bed is 18 meters high, with festive flower baskets as the main scenery. The words "Blessing the Motherland, 1949-2021" are written on the south side of the basket, and the words "Celebrating National Day, 1949-2021" are written on the north side of the basket. The basket uses sunflowers, safflowers, azaleas, red plums, which symbolize loyalty to the Party and hard work, as well as peonies and carnations, which symbolize blessing the prosperity of the motherland. It expresses that the people of all ethnic groups in the country are closely united around the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, and are high-spirited and forging ahead, and making unremitting efforts to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The bottom diameter of the flower bed is 45 meters, with a sunflower pattern, which means that the sunflowers are facing the sun.

The green spaces on both sides of Tiananmen Square continue the auspicious flower belt arrangement style, with a total flower arrangement area of ​​5,050 square meters and a total of 18 flower balls on both sides.

Along Chang'an Avenue:

10 three-dimensional flower beds

Along Chang'an Avenue from Jianguomen to Fuxingmen, 10 groups of three-dimensional flower beds are carefully arranged to embody "a hundred years of struggle and the beginning of a new journey."

The five flower beds on East Chang'an Avenue carry forward the great spirit of the founding of the Party and strive to create a bright future for socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era; the five flower beds on West Chang'an Avenue adhere to the principle of "people-centered", displaying the four seasons painting of "the country is the people and the people are the country", and opening a new journey to realize the Chinese dream.

A flower bed with the words "Carrying On the Past and Opening Up the Future" is arranged at the northwest corner of Jianguomen. The top of the flower bed is 8 meters high, with a red flag with the words "Carry forward the great spirit of party building and strive to create a better future" as the main scenery, which means that the leader of the new era will blow the clarion call for continued progress, take the new road to the test, and create a better future.

The theme of the flower bed at the northeast corner of Dongdan is "A Strong Country and I Am There". The top of the flower bed is 8 meters high, with energetic young people as the main scenery, accompanied by torches, sunflowers, books, wisdom trees, etc., reflecting "A strong youth means a strong China."

A flower bed with the theme of "High-quality Development" will be built in the southeast corner of Dongdan. The top of the flower bed is 9 meters high and uses the booming socialist modernization construction as the scene (the world's first high-speed maglev train with a designed speed of 600 kilometers per hour, urban construction, artificial intelligence, 5G, chips, blockchain technology, etc.), showing that my country has grasped the new development stage, implemented the new development concept, accelerated the construction of a new development pattern, promoted high-quality development in the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and ensured a good start and a good start to the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country.

The flower bed in the northwest corner of Dongdan has the theme of "Innovation-led" and the top of the flower bed is 8.5 meters high. The main scene is Chinese astronauts exploring the mysteries of space, accompanied by the space station, the "Zhurong" Mars rover, a robotic arm, etc., vividly demonstrating the realization of national prosperity through scientific and technological self-reliance.

A flower bed with the theme of "Community with a Shared Future" is arranged in the southwest corner of Dongdan. The top of the flower bed is 8.5 meters high. The earth is the main scenery, accompanied by children releasing balloons, friendship ribbons, flowers, musical notes, etc., reflecting that we will hold high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win, deepen friendship and strengthen exchanges with the people of all countries in the world, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

The theme flower bed in the southeast corner of Xidan is "Green Development". The top of the flower bed is 9.5 meters high. It uses the scene of flowers blooming in spring, accompanied by the Baihetan Hydropower Station, solar panels, people riding bicycles, children planting trees, carbon neutrality calculation interactive devices, etc., to show how to help achieve carbon neutrality by enhancing forestry carbon sinks, and at the same time look forward to a better tomorrow of green development.

A flower bed with the theme of "Harmonious Coexistence" is built in the northeast corner of Xidan. The top of the flower bed is 8 meters high, with the vibrant summer wetland landscape as the main scenery, accompanied by dancing cranes, lush aquatic plants, blooming lotus flowers, leaping fish, croaking frogs and calling deer, etc., vividly interpreting the country's efforts to strengthen biodiversity protection, build a life community of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasses and sands, and realize the beautiful vision of "harmonious coexistence between man and nature".

A flower bed with the theme of "Rural Revitalization" is arranged in the northwest corner of Xidan. The top of the flower bed is 8.5 meters high, with the autumn harvest scene as the main scene, showing a new chapter of rural revitalization with Chinese characteristics, with prosperous industries, livable ecology, civilized rural customs, effective governance, and prosperous life.

The flower bed in the southwest corner of Xidan has the theme of "Welcome to the Winter Olympics". The top of the flower bed is 8.5 meters high, with the ice and snow welcoming the Winter Olympics as the main scene. Through the development of national fitness activities, we will strive to build a healthy China, promote the Olympic spirit and showcase the charm of China.

A flower bed with the theme of "Great Journey" is arranged at the northeast corner of Fuxing Gate. The top of the flower bed is 8.5 meters high. It features a sailing boat riding the wind and waves as the main scene, and the words "Chinese Dream" are embedded in it, showing that our country is embarking on a new journey towards the second centenary goal and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

In addition, 7,000 square meters of ground-planted flowers will be planted along Chang'an Avenue and 100 groups of container flowers will be arranged to create a warm, festive and joyful holiday atmosphere.

New varieties of sunflower, lantana, etc.

First time use

This year, more than 200 plant varieties will be used in the flower beds. Self-cultivated varieties, newly introduced varieties and native plants will beautify Tiananmen Square and Chang'an Avenue. Among them, 16 varieties have independent intellectual property rights and 12 native plants. 10 varieties of garden chrysanthemums, 2 coleus and 2 new varieties of hibiscus bred by Beijing Flower and Tree Co., Ltd. will be displayed together.

It is worth mentioning that 18 new varieties of seedlings in plug trays, such as Dancing Spring Flower, Golden Leaf Calyx, and Verbena, are colorful and highly ornamental, which not only enrich the colors of the three-dimensional part of the flower bed, but also enhance the vividness and expressiveness of the shape. 15 new varieties introduced from abroad, such as sunflower, Lantana, and Camellia sinensis, are used in the flower bed for the first time. The use of 12 native plants, such as Lespedeza and Elsholtzia woody, reflects the sustainable ecological concept of flower bed layout.

Beijing Daily Client Reporter Zhu Songmei

Producer: Tong Shuquan

Intern Editor: Qian Feifan