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Time for Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square

2018 Time Arrangement for Flag-raising Ceremony on Tiananmen Square

The boldfaced time is for large-scale flag-raising ceremony with the accompaniment of military band.

See:  January - June      July - December

January

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
07:36
16:59		 2
07:36
17:00		 3
07:36
17:01		 4
07:36
17:02		 5
07:36
17:03		 6
07:36
17:04		 7
07:36
17:05
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 8
07:36
17:06		 9
07:36
17:07		 10
07:35
17:08		 11
07:35
17:09		 12
07:35
17:10		 13
07:35
17:11		 14
07:34
17:12
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 15
07:34
17:13		 16
07:34
17:14		 17
07:33
17:15		 18
07:33
17:16		 19
07:32
17:17		 20
07:32
17:18		 21
07:31
17:20
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 22
07:31
17:21		 23
07:30
17:22		 24
07:29
17:23		 25
07:29
17:24		 26
07:28
17:25		 27
07:27
17:27		 28
07:26
17:28
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 29
07:26
17:29		 30
07:25
17:30		 31
07:24
17:31
 

February

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
07:23
17:33		 2
07:22
17:34		 3
07:21
17:35		 4
07:20
17:36
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 5
07:19
17:37		 6
07:18
17:39		 7
07:17
17:40		 8
07:16
17:41		 9
07:15
17:42		 10
07:14
17:43		 11
07:12
17:45
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 12
07:11
17:46		 13
07:10
17:47		 14
07:09
17:48		 15
07:08
17:49		 16
07:06
17:50		 17
07:05
17:52		 18
07:04
17:53
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 19
07:02
17:54		 20
07:01
17:55		 21
07:00
17:56		 22
06:58
17:57		 23
06:57
17:59		 24
06:56
18:00		 25
06:54
18:01
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 26
06:53
18:02		 27
06:51
18:03		 28
06:50
18:04
 

March

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur, Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
06:48
18:05		 2
06:47
18:06		 3
06:45
18:07		 4
06:44
18:08
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 5
06:42
18:10		 6
06:41
18:11		 7
06:39
18:12		 8
06:38
18:13		 9
06:36
18:14		 10
06:35
18:15		 11
06:33
18:16
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 12
06:31
18:17		 13
06:30
18:18		 14
06:28
18:19		 15
06:27
18:20		 16
06:25
18:21		 17
06:23
18:22		 18
06:22
18:23
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 19
06:20
18:24		 20
06:19
18:25		 21
06:17
18:26		 22
06:15
18:27		 23
06:14
18:28		 24
06:12
18:29		 25
06:10
18:31
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 26
06:09
18:32		 27
06:07
18:33		 28
06:06
18:34		 29
06:04
18:35		 30
06:02
18:36		 31
06:01
18:37
 

April

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
05:59
18:38
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 2
05:58
18:39		 3
05:56
18:40		 4
05:54
18:41		 5
05:53
18:42		 6
05:51
18:43		 7
05:50
18:44		 8
05:48
18:45
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 9
05:46
18:46		 10
05:45
18:47		 11
05:43
18:48		 12
05:42
18:49		 13
05:40
18:50		 14
05:39
18:51		 15
05:37
18:52
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 16
05:36
18:53		 17
05:34
18:54		 18
05:33
18:55		 19
05:31
18:56		 20
05:30
18:57		 21
05:28
18:58		 22
05:27
18:59
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 23
05:26
19:00		 24
05:24
19:01		  25
05:23
19:02		  26
05:22
19:03		 27
05:20
19:04		 28
05:19
19:05		 29
05:18
19:06
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 30
05:16
19:07
 

May

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
05:15
19:08		 2
05:14
19:09		 3
05:13
19:10		 4
05:11
19:11		 5
05:10
19:12		 6
05:09
19:13
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 7
05:08
19:14		 8
05:07
19:15		 9
05:06
19:16		 10
05:05
19:17		 11
05:03
19:18		 12
05:02
19:19		 13
05:01
19:20
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 14
05:00
19:21		 15
05:00
19:22		 16
04:59
19:23		 17
04:58
19:24		 18
04:57
19:24		 19
04:56
19:25		 20
04:55
19:26
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 21
04:54
19:27		 22
04:54
19:28		 23
04:53
19:29		 24
04:52
19:30		 25
04:52
19:31		 26
04:51
19:31		 27
04:50
19:32
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 28
04:50
19:33		 29
04:49
19:34		 30
04:49
19:35		 31
04:48
19:35
 

June

Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 1
04:48
19:36		 2
04:47
19:37		 3
04:47
19:38
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 4
04:47
19:38		 5
04:46
19:39		 6
04:46
19:39		 7
04:46
19:40		 8
04:45
19:41		 9
04:45
19:41		 10
04:45
19:42
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 11
04:45
19:42		 12
04:45
19:43		 13
04:45
19:43		 14
04:45
19:44		 15
04:45
19:44		 16
04:45
19:45		 17
04:45
19:45
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 18
04:45
19:45		 19
04:45
19:45		 20
04:45
19:46		 21
04:45
19:46		 22
04:46
19:46		 23
04:46
19:46		 24
04:46
19:46
Flag-raising
Flag-lowering		 25
04:46
19:47		 26
04:47
19:47		 27
04:47
19:47		 28
04:47
19:47		 29
04:48
19:47		 30
04:48
19:47

Timetable of July - December

- Last modified on Dec. 30, 2015 -
Questions & Answers on Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square
Asked by Jakob from SWEDEN | Dec. 28, 2015 15:49Reply
Same times 2016?
Hi,
I will be visiting Tiananmen in february 2016. Will the flag cermony be the samt time as the 2015 schedule?

Best regards
Jakob
Answers (1)
Answered by Tom from NETHERLANDS | Dec. 30, 2015 02:18
21Reply


Yes, as I know, the schedules are the same with the February in 2015. And this page should be updated by then. Keep an eye:)
Asked by Rajesh from INDIA | Feb. 25, 2015 09:34Reply
which is better to watch? Flag raising or lowering at Tiananmen Square?
do we need to reach there in advance to see this?
Answers (1)
Answered by Iris from ITALY | Feb. 25, 2015 19:43
13Reply


Flag raising ceremony always attracts tourists' eyes. So it's better for you to see the flag raising. And yes, you need to arrive at the square in advance and find a good place to watch the ceremony.
Asked by nabi from BERLIN | Feb. 13, 2014 01:47Reply
What time one should be there for Flag-Raising Ceremony at Tiananmen Square?
Hi,
I just booked a hotel to see this majestic performance.
On the 27th of Feb, if i didn't want to miss it, what time should i be there?
The reason why i am asking this is because i've told that it is really crowded by people.
Any ideas?
Thanx!
Answers (1)
Answered by Sandy from USA | Feb. 13, 2014 02:40
01Reply


I went there during a Chinese holiday, so I went to the square so early. I remember around two hours before the flag-rasing time.
Since you go there on a Thursday, not a holiday or even a weekend, I think you may go there about one hour before, maybe around 06:00 in the morning.
I think you can consult the hotel staff to confirm again.
Asked by Petal from ISRAEL | Dec. 30, 2013 00:38Reply
Hi. The times listed here are for 2013, do you know the times for the flag raising for January-Frebruary 2014 in before Tiananmen Square in Beijing?
Answers (1)
Answered by TravelChinaGuide | Jan. 04, 2014 03:39
01Reply


Dear Petal,

Thanks for your attention to TravelChinaGuide.com! We will update the Flag Raising Time as soon as possible. Please keep on your attention!

Kindest regards,
TravelChinaGuide
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