October 1 is National Day, commemorating the founding of the People’s Republic of China. On this day, many places display the national flag.
Big Brother, look—a red flag! There are some over there too. So many!
That’s the national flag. Today is October 1, National Day. It’s like China’s birthday.
Does China have birthdays too? So, is there a cake?
No cake. People hang up national flags to celebrate China’s birthday.
How old is China? Is it older than you?
Much older. It’s seventy-seven years old this year.
Even older than Grandpa! So, how many stars are on the national flag?
There are five: one big star and four smaller ones. I’ll teach you how to draw the national flag when we get home.
I’m going to draw a really big national flag and hang it on our window!
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