The theme song for Republic of China Centennial,
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The celebration I found most creative and extraordinary is "Global Congratulations‧All Eyes @n Taiwan."
It's an international painting competition. 100 submissions by foreign nationals are selected and these paintings will be projected publicly on the wall of National Chiang-Kai-Shek Memorial Hall on the evenings of Octorber 10 and 11. This first prize goes to a 14-year-old Malaysian girl Goh Wern Sze. Here is her award-winning painting:
It's such a great pity that I can't see it in person. So, let's check out the news on the Internet:
It's such a great pity that I can't see it in person. So, let's check out the news on the Internet:
The celebration usually starts with a raising of the Republic of China and a singing of our national anthem. The ceremony was also held in the Tainan City Hall, which is pretty near my house, but I am never an early bird and missed it this morning. The government's great celebration for this year reminded me that my elementary school art teacher always asked us to paint the national flag and she would hang up all the paintings on the bulletin board before Double Ten Day, trying to give the classroom a celebration touch. This is what the national flag looks like:
How do you feel about the theme songs and the celebrations? Which one do you find that interests you most?
