On the afternoon of September 30th, 195 1, a leader of the power company called Hu aside and said that the organization decided to give him a glorious task to raise and lower the national flag in the square from tomorrow.
Hu Qijun was happy, excited and worried after listening. I, a poor man who didn't have enough to eat in the old society, became the flag bearer of the new China flag. I am happy and excited. I'm afraid this is the five-star red flag raised by Chairman Mao himself. I'm afraid I can't do it myself.
The first national flag raising coincided with the second National Day after the birth of New China. Since founding ceremony, Tiananmen Square has held a grand military parade and mass parade every year. The night before, Hu brought the national flag from the square management office. He can't sleep at night. He gets up from time to time to check the alarm clock for fear that he will be late the next day. At dawn, he dressed in a hurry, ran to the bottom of the flagpole in the square, carefully tied and flattened the national flag, then looked at the horizon and waited for the sun to come out. When he successfully completed the task for the first time, Hu was happier than drinking half a catty of Erguotou.