60th National Day Celebrations . . .

[blink]

I heard there will be fireworks. Anyone know what time they start/end?

[Meng Lelan]

oooh, fireworks, I want a live online broadcast of that!

[one_night_in_BJ]

does anyone know if the subway lines will be open on the 1st? need to go to the airport.

[Outofin]

Many large and clear pictures here about the anniversary:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/china_prepares_for_its_60th_an.html

I remember the 1984 parade. That was a cloudy day so I only heard but didn't see fighter planes flying over. I hope it's gonna be a good weather.

[bigtops]

From the NYTimes, I thought this was great:

Given all that, the grounding of tens of thousands of pigeons since mid-September — to avert any interference with practice for the military flyovers — may seem like a minor issue. Flying kites and model airplanes in Beijing has also been temporarily banned, to the distress of kite enthusiasts.

“Originally, they were all very excited about the holiday,” said Ming Ming, manager of the Sijimantian Kites Cultural Exchange Center, which sells kites and organizes competitions. “Now, they are stuck at home. People are feeling a little annoyed.”

He is not sure what they will do instead. “Most of the people who are interested in kites aren’t really interested in much else,” he said.

The last line just nails it.