Germany celebrates Berlin Wall collapse 20th anniversary _New China international _New China net

    On November 9, in Bulgarian capital Sophia, an old person rode a bicycle from the doodle wall road ahead. On the same day, the Sophia resident destroyed this to symbolize Berlin Wall’s doodle wall, commemorated Berlin Wall collapse 20th anniversary by this. Xinhua News Agency sends (Angeluofu)

    Germany on November 9 welcomed Berlin Wall collapse 20th anniversary, the celebration opens one after another. It is estimated that goes to the Berlin landmark Brandenburg gate some 100,000 people in the evening, the appreciation open-air concert and testimony “Dominoes Berlin Wall” collapse, watches the fireworks performance, recalled the unforgettable date, the good fortune of feeling unification.     

    The leaders approve the unification

    Germany on 8th will hold the ceremony later, announced that the celebration formally starts. European Union 27 member nation leaders and Russian President DmitryMedvedev as well as US Secretary of State HillaryClinton et al. will go to Berlin to attend the celebration.

    Chancellor of Germany Ann GeraWhen Merkel accepts German “Picture” interviewed is the national unification feels gratified. She said: “Even if the 1980s, I cannot believe Berlin Wall to be able in my rest of the year collapse. Berlin Wall collapse 20th anniversary lets us think that Germany and Europe can unify, this kind lucky incredible.”

    Prime Minister of Russia VladimirPutin (East Germany) to Democratic Germany the view. Putin in the past was the KGB agent, the operating location for East Germany’s city Dresden. He said that he has the happy recollection to East Germany, including studies German, the mountaineering hike as well as with the local agent contact there.

    “But, after we see the unification Germany to develop now. We very happy establish the good relations in the new foundation,” Putin said that “certainly, this causes the remembering past times mood becomes secondary.”     

　　Music adds happily

    Germany to celebrate Berlin Wall collapse 20th anniversary has arranged a series of activities, including crosses Berlin Wall, to overthrow “Dominoes Berlin Wall” and concert.

    According to arrangement, Merkel that night with Polish former presidentWalesa, former Soviet Union leader MihayierGorbachev crosses a Berlin Wall original set point together. There is one of 20 years ago earliest open set points.

    The celebration will move to afterward witnesses Germany to split and unified landmark Brandenburg gate. Several thousand populace will witness that is composed “Berlin Wall” by approximately 1000 giant plastic dominoes collapse.

    The open-air concert and fireworks performance joyfully celebrating the atmosphere push to the high tide. Renowned musician DanielBarents Boyimu will direct the Berlin National Orchestra performance classical music. German renowned music life insurance LuoFan Dike and American rock and roll orchestra nationQiao Wei will also come on stage to perform.

    In Berlin another place, people will hold the commemorative ceremony, recalled from 1961 to 1989 to attempt to cross Berlin Wall to lose the life 136 people.     

    The populace recalled in the past

    When the commemoration day approaches, in the past experienced Berlin Wall to collapse the populace to recall for 20 years ago that unforgettable night.

    Currently 43-year-old resident Claus Hu BeiteRich said that oneself same year was located at West Berlin’s free university to study, in the evening is drinking in the bar, came in “to look like suddenly some different person”. In bar customer takes turns to ask these guests to drink afterward, the people are not willing to go home until the night. Rich in the evening and 3 friends goes to the Brandenburg gate by the rental car together, mounts nearly 4 meters high Berlin Wall with several hundred people.

    “There is really the picture, some people cry loudly, because they do not make clear the condition,” he recalled, “many people are bringing the champagne and liquor celebrate.”

    West Berlin many store that were still doing business until the night in the evening. The bank is provides 100 German mark (to be equal to each East Germany guest in 50 US dollars) “welcome spends”. This sends to altogether to continue greatly for 4 days. (Zhang Jing)

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