Beijing holds first flag-raising ceremony in 2023

STORY: Beijing holds first flag-raising ceremony in 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flag-raising ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XIAOMEI, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG CHENYU, Visitor 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KONG LINGQUAN, Visitor STORYLINE: Beijing holds the first flag-raising ceremony of the new year in Tiananmen Square. People from around the country waited for hours in the cold wintry morning to watch the national flag being raised in the heart of Beijing on the first day of the new year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG XIAOMEI, Visitor "This is my first trip to Beijing and I think I'd like to see the flag-raising ceremony on the first day of the New Year. It's very cold now, but my heart is warm. I'm so excited." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG CHENYU, Visitor "Watching the flag-raising ceremony on the first day of the new year in Tiananmen Square is a great honor for me. I think it is more ceremonial to wear Ha