An 18-meter tall display with the theme “blessings to China” is being installed in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square as a decoration for the National Day Holiday next month. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Citizens take photos in front of the flower basket on Thursday. Installation of the giant flower basket commenced on Sept. 15 and is expected to be completed by Sunday, according to Beijing Municipal Forestry and Parks Bureau. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Giant artificial flowers sit on the ground. Ten flowers and 10 fruits have been selected as the main designs for the basket. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A mini artificial flower basket placed on the square on Thursday. A total of 50 themed flower terraces will be installed by the end of this month across Beijing for the upcoming National Day celebrations. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A worker places an artificial leaf onto the flower basket on Thursday. The authorities have installed a large floral arrangement in the center of Tiananmen Square for every National Day since 2011. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Workers set up the huge flower arrangement, which has a diameter of 48 meters at its base. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

A guard patrols Tiananmen Square on Thursday. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin

Visitors rest in a shadow in Tiananmen Square on Thursday. Over 400,000 people visited the square each day during the National Day holiday in 2021, according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV. Photo: Ding Gang/Caixin