The National Day of the People's Republic of China , known as the National Day and National Day , is a festival established to commemorate the founding of the People's Republic of China . The celebration date is set to be October 1 of each year . On October 1, 1949, the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China was held in Tiananmen Square , Beijing , and the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China was formally established. The festival is scheduled for a statutory holiday or public holiday in mainland China , Hong Kong and Macau . The statutory National Day holiday is 3 days from October 1st to October 3rd in mainland China, but it is adjusted according to the day of the National Day. Hugh. It is usually connected to the weekend of the week by adjusting the rest of the week's weekend break to 3 days before the legal leave, thus forming a 7-day holiday. In the case of the Mid-Autumn Festival and other statutory holidays, there are 8 days of vacation; in Hong Kong, the statutory holidays were 2 days in 1997 and 1998, and later changed to 1 day; in Macau, 2 days.

The first meeting of the First National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was held on October 9, 1949 at the Qinzheng Hall in Zhongnanhai . The meeting elected the first CPPCC Chairman , Vice Chairman , Standing Committee and Secretary General. The first session of the CPPCC National Committee member Ma Xulun illness commission members Xu Guangping that "Requesting the Government for the People's Republic of China on October 1 National Day, in place of the meeting of the old National Day of October 10 ," the recommendations, it was decided to send requested Central The people's government chooses to implement ^{[Note 1]} .

During the National Day, all China will hold various commemorative activities to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs who sacrificed for the establishment of the People's Republic of China . Since 2008, on National Day, party and state leaders will present a flower basket to the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square , and present Mr. Sun Yat-sen 's portrait to Tiananmen Square in the north of the Monument to the People's Heroes to show Sun Yat-sen and his leadership of Xinhai. Commemoration of the revolution . Overseas Chinese communities around the world will hold celebrations, parades, or flag-raising ceremonies to celebrate the National Day.