A fountain sprays in the middle of a flowerbed on the Tiananmen Square in central Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 26, 2006. Some 500,000 pots of flowers have been laid at the Tiananmen Square to welcome the Chinese National Day, which falls on Oct. 1. (Xinhua Photo)

Mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are installed as decorations on the Tiananmen Square. (Xinhua Photo)

Tourists pose for photos in front of a model of the Potala Palace on the Tiananmen Square. (Xinhua Photo)