Today is China's 58th National Day. Thousands braved the rain this morning at the Tiananmen Square for the flag-raising ceremony. From what they're wearing, it looks like the weather up north has turned cold already. Also looks like it's mostly youngsters... ...full story at Shanghaiist
from Shanghaiist on Mon, Oct 01 2007
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