Today is your birthday, my motherland.

These symbols,

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National Flag

The red color of the National Flag of the People's Republic of China symbolizes revolution. The five stars and their mutual relationship on the flag represent the great unity of the revolutionary people under the leadership of the Communist Party. The stars are yellow to shine brightly on the red background, as yellow is brighter and more beautiful than white. Each of the four small stars has a point directed towards the center of the large star, indicating unity around a central point and presenting a compact and aesthetic form.

National Anthem

"March of the Volunteers", with lyrics by Tian Han and music by Nie Er, is known as the clarion call for China's national liberation. Since its birth at the critical moment of national peril in 1935, it has been widely circulated among the people, inspiring the patriotic spirit of the Chinese people. On September 1, 2017, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed the "National Anthem Law of the People's Republic of China", marking the official birth of the national anthem law.

National Emblem

The National Emblem of the People's Republic of China includes the national flag, Tiananmen Square, gears, and ears of wheat and rice, symbolizing the new democratic revolutionary struggle of the Chinese people since the May 4th Movement and the birth of New China under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants. As a Chinese, we are proud of our motherland all the time. Because she has a vast land area of 9.6 million square kilometers.

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She has a 18,000-kilometer mainland coastline.

She has the majestic Three Mountains and Five Great Mountains.

She has the magnificent Yangtze River and Yellow River.

Data image. Source: Visual China

She has thousands of miles of lush forests.

She has vast deserts.

She has the charming ice and snow in the north.

She has the agile and graceful scenery in the south.

She has the winding Great Wall of ten thousand miles.

She has the zigzag Tianmen Mountain Road to the sky.

Tianmen Mountain Road to the sky. Data image. Photo by Shao Ying

She has a splendid culture of over five thousand years.

She has the world-famous "Four Great Inventions".

She has 1.3 billion people who love each other.

Data image. Photo by Liu Zhen, reporter of China News Service

She has 56 ethnic groups living in harmony like a family.

Data image. Photo by Liu Guanguan, reporter of China News Service

She has super projects that shock the world.

She has the "Chinese speed" that foreigners envy.

She has intelligent high-end technologies.

She has globally leading mobile payments.

She has a low-carbon and environmentally friendly lifestyle.

She has attractive local cuisines.

She provides an open market for the whole world.

She is a solid reliance for 1.3 billion Chinese people.

There is a sense of security called "I am from China"; there is a pride called "I am Chinese"!

Today's China is developing vigorously; today's Chinese people are moving towards new brilliance!

Photo by Jia Tianyong, reporter of China News Service

Our love for the motherland should be reflected in specific actions:

Respect the elderly and love the young, be kind to others,

Protect the environment, inherit classics,

Abide by the rules, be inclusive and open.

Today, please join Xiaoxin and say loudly:

Happy birthday, motherland! I love you, China!