117 years ago today, October 5, 1908 (September 11, 1908 in the lunar calendar), Bulgaria became independent. As early as 681, the Bulgarians established the Slavic Bulgarian Kingdom in the Danube Basin, known in history as the First Bulgarian Kingdom. In 1396, Bulgaria was occupied by the Turkish-Ottoman Empire. In order to resist the slavery of the Ottoman Empire, the Bulgarian people launched various forms of struggle, such as the early Hajduk Movement, which was a spontaneous riot of vagrants and peasants; There were many uprisings against Turkish feudal rule and national oppression from the 15th to the 18th centuries, among which the more prominent were the Tarnovo Uprising in 1598 and the Chiprovci Uprising in 1688. From the late 18th century to the late 19th century, the national liberation movement flourished in Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian nation began to take shape. Bulgaria actively participated in the last Russian-Turkish War in 1877 - 1878. After the defeat of Turkey, the Principality of Bulgaria was established in the northern Balkans. On October 5, 1908, Bulgaria officially declared its independence from Turkey. Bulgaria is located in the southeastern part of the Balkans in Europe. It is bounded by Turkey and Greece in the south, Yugoslavia in the west, Romania in the north, and the Black Sea in the east, with a coastline of 378 kilometers. 70% of Bulgaria's territory is mountainous and hilly. The Balkan Mountains run through the middle of the country, and the north is the vast lower Danube plain. Bulgaria covers an area of more than 110,000 square kilometers, and the capital Sofia is the country's political, economic and cultural center. After independence, after years of arduous and unremitting efforts, Bulgaria has transformed from a backward agricultural country into a relatively developed industrial and agricultural country. The main industrial sectors include metallurgy, machinery manufacturing, chemicals, electrical and electronics, food and light textiles. Bulgaria is also the hometown of world-famous rose oil. Its production and export of rose oil are second to none in the world. The Bulgarian people love roses and regard them as the "king of flowers" and respect them as the national flower. In Bulgaria, roses can be seen everywhere, whether in noisy towns or remote mountain villages. In souvenir shops with ethnic characteristics, many products are branded with roses. In Bulgaria, there is also the world-famous "Rose Valley". This valley is located between the two branches of the Balkan Mountains, the Laolin Mountains and the Central Forest Mountains. It has a total length of 94 kilometers, a width of about 10 kilometers, and an altitude of 350 meters. The soil and climate here are suitable for rose growth. The entire valley is grown. Rose. In the first week of June every year, when roses compete to bloom, the Bulgarian people celebrate a grand national festival-the Rose Festival. Celebrations are held near various villages and towns in the "Rose Valley". These places where celebrations are held are known as the "Capital of the Rose." The Bulgarian people love roses because they not only beautify the country's natural environment, but also their gorgeous flowers symbolize the hard work and wisdom of the Bulgarian people. Their inviolable thorns all over their body symbolize the courage and unyielding of the Bulgarian nation. Perseverance. Whenever roses bloom all over Bulgaria, people collect the most beautiful flowers and dedicate them to those national heroes who died fighting against the Ottoman Empire and German fascism.