China celebrates 60 years

Participants take part during
National Day celebrations in Beijing on October 1, 2009. (FREDERIC J.
BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) #

In this aerial photo released
by China’s Xinhua News Agency, participants take part in a parade of the
celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic
of China, on Chang’an Street in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009.
(AP Photo/Xinhua) #

Helicopters from the Chinese
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) air force fly in formation during a massive
parade to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s
Republic of China, in Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/David Gray) #

Army cadets march in the parade
celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of
China, in central Beijing, on Thursday Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xie
Huanchi) #

Chinese military aircraft fly
over Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1,
2009. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images) #

An instructor aligns the
formation of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Airborne Corps during a
training session at the 60th National Day Parade Village on the outskirts of
Beijing, September 15, 2009. (REUTERS/Joe Chan). #

Soldiers from the Chinese
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ground force march in formation past Tiananmen
Square during a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of
the People’s Republic of China in Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Jason Lee)
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Chinese President Hu Jintao
reviews the military personnel during the National Day parade in Beijing on
October 1, 2009. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images) #

Chinese children dressed in
costumes wait on Tiananmen Square for the National Day parade to start in
Beijing on October 1, 2009. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images) #

Chinese President Hu Jintao
reviews soldiers before a parade in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing to mark
the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China October
1, 2009. (REUTERS/Joe Chan) #

Dancers take part in a parade
to celebrate China’s 60th anniversary on October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China.
(Feng Li/Getty Images) #

Armored vehicles roll down
the street during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the
People’s Republic of China, in central Beijing October 1, 2009.
(REUTERS/Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) #

PLA soldiers stand on
military vehicles during a military parade marking China’s 60th anniversary near
the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP
Photo/Vincent Thian) #

PLA sailors in white uniforms
march past Tiananmen Square during the celebration of China’s 60th anniversary
on October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images) #

PLA sailors march past
Tiananmen Square during the celebration of China’s 60th anniversary on October
1, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images) #

A float with a model of
Potala Palace is displayed during a parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the
founding of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing October 1, 2009.
(REUTERS/Nir Elias) #

Women in costume perform in a
parade to celebrate China’s 60th anniversary on October 1, 2009 in Beijing,
China. (Feng Li/Getty Images) #

China’s President Hu Jintao
(center) and other leaders review a parade to mark China’s 60th anniversary on
October 1, 2009 in Beijing, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images) #

A migrant worker adjusts the
antenna to get a better reception of the live television broadcast of the parade
to mark China’s 60th anniversary, at their dormitory in Hefei, Anhui province
October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Jianan Yu) #

A float depicting China’s
space achievements participates in a parade to mark the 60th China anniversary
in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) #

A man takes pictures of PLA
aircraft performing a fly-over during the National Day parade in Beijing on
October 1, 2009. (LIU JIN/AFP/Getty Images) #

Dancers from the National
Ballet of China performs the “Red Detachment of Women” ballet at the Tanggu
Great Theater, part of the celebration of China’s 60th anniversary, in Tianjin,
September 26, 2009. The “Red Detachment of Women” is a full-length Chinese
ballet depicting a peasant woman’s journey into the PLA, combining Western dance
style with Chinese cultural elements. (REUTERS/Jason Lee) #

Soldiers from the PLA
Airborne Corps massage their comrades during a break at a training session at
the 60th National Day Parade Village in the outskirts of Beijing, September 15,
2009. (REUTERS/Joe Chan). #

PLA air force pilots salute
during a training session for China’s 60th anniversary military parade at a
military base in Beijing, China. (AP Photo) #

PLA armored vehicles rumble
past Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1,
2009. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) #

Tattoo artist Ren Liang works
on a tattoo celebrating China’s 60th anniversary on customer Chen Huang’s back
in his shop in central Beijing September 28, 2009. The small tattoo parlour has
had an influx of requests for tattoos which symbolise the 60th anniversary of
the founding of the People’s Republic of China. (REUTERS/David Gray) #

A float representing modes of
transport passes by Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing
on October 1, 2009. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images) #

A banquet is held marking
China’s 60th anniversary on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, at the Great Hall of the
People in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Feng Li, Pool) #

Invited guests watch the
parade down Changan Ave. in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (Nelson
Ching/Bloomberg) #

Chinese military personnel
march toward Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on
October 1, 2009. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) #

PLA tanks roll past Tiananmen
Square in a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the
People’s Republic of China in Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Nir Elias) #

Local residents watch the
military parade on TV in a shopping mall in Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan
province, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo) #

Participants prepare for an
evening performance to mark China’s 60th anniversary in Tiananmen Square in
Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Jason Lee) #

A man watches a huge overhead
screen showing soldiers of the People’s Liberation Army marching, at a shopping
mall in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) #

Fireworks explode over
Tiananmen Square during an evening performance to mark China’s 60th anniversary,
in Beijing October 1, 2009. (REUTERS/Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) #

Fireworks light up Victoria
Harbour to celebrate Chinese National Day in Hong kong on October 1, 2009. Large
crowds gathered on the waterfront in Hong Kong to celebrate the 60th Anniversary
of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. (ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images)
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The Empire State Building is
lit with red and yellow lights to mark China’s 60th anniversary on September 30,
2009 in New York. (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) #

A child watches as fireworks
light up Victoria Harbour to celebrate Chinese National Day in Hong kong on
October 1, 2009. (ED Jones/AFP/Getty Images) #