During the upcoming eight-day holiday, 10 Beijing parks will celebrate with parties and decorations, allowing nearly everyone - residents and expats alike - a chance to participate in the National Day festivities.

Ten parks in Beijing will host parties from Oct 1 to 3 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China.

The 10 parks are located in the city's eight central districts to facilitate travelers to Beijing, according to the Beijing Park Management Office yesterday.

The flower-decorating projects in these parks are 80 percent complete, and the preparation work will end on Sept 26, according to the office.

Apart from that, about 50 parks in the city will be open for free during the National Day holidays, and about 5,000 volunteers will provide information and translation service in all parks in the city.

However, Beihai Park, Jingshan Park, Zhongshan Park and the Beijing Working People's Culture Palace, all near the Tian'anmen Square, will close on Oct 1.

Citizens have been advised to avoid going to Tian'anmen tomorrow as roads near the square will be blocked during most times of the day to make room for a rehearsal of the National Day celebration starting from 22:30 pm, according to the municipal government.

"We used to decorate parks on National Day with traditional colors of red and yellow, but residents will be able to enjoy a more colorful visual feast this year," Jie Jun, the engineer of Urban Forestation Department under the Beijing Municipal Bureau of landscape and Forestry, told China Daily yesterday.

"Autumn is the best season for flowers in Beijing, and people can see about 146 different types of flowers blossoming during this year's National Day holiday," he said.