Participating in the September 3 Parade: Peace Pigeons Paid 15 Yuan! Netizens: Raise Pigeons for a Thousand Days, Release Them for a Minute

On the morning of September 3, after the military parade, ‘Sing to the Motherland’ echoed through Tiananmen Square. Eighty thousand peace pigeons took flight, alongside eighty thousand colorful balloons, paying tribute to peace. Some Beijing netizens posted on their social media accounts the pigeons they ‘rescued.’ Others who raise pigeons mentioned that the pigeons they released only returned on the 4th. Did they get lost or go out for a joyride? The 80,000 peace pigeons for this commemoration event came mainly from over 3,000 pigeon raisers across 10 districts in Beijing. On the 2nd, these pigeon raisers delivered their pigeons to 10 designated locations in Beijing, from where pigeons were transported to Tiananmen Square in ventilated cars.