Thousands of people this morning gathered at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square to watch the national flag-raising ceremony on the first day of 2019.

It may seem easy, but it's not – the flag needs to reach the top of the mast at the moment the national anthem ends.

Click on the picture above to try raising the flag and see how accurate you are.

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