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The phalanx of national flag receives
inspection 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. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
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A float waits to 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. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Civilian formations marched in
Tian'anmen Square as another centerpiece of the National Day fete marking the
60th birthday of the People's Republic of China.
Leading the mass pageant was the formation presenting the
national flag and national emblem. A total of 1,949 young men held up and
escorted the flag, the largest-yet displayed during China's national day parades
in Tian'anmen. The flag weighs about 150 kilograms and covers nearly 600 square
meters, bigger than a basketball court. Full story
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A float waits to 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. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- With a "super hybrid rice"
sheaf, a spaceship on wheels and foreigners donning in traditional Chinese
suits, civilians marched through Tian'anmen Square Thursday morning to celebrate
the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
The square became a stage for the Chinese people to
showcase their economic and social progress through 19 brightly decorated
floats, with each escorted by a formation of paraders, as well as mass
performance. Full story
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A giant portrait of Mao Zedong, founder
of the People's Republic of China (PRC) is paraded during 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. (Xinhua/Guo Dayue)
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A giant portrait of late Chinese leader
Deng Xiaoping is paraded during 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. (Xinhua/Guo
Dayue)
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A giant portrait of former Chinese
President Jiang Zemin is paraded during 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. (Xinhua/Guo
Dayue)
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A giant portrait of Chinese President Hu
Jintao is paraded during 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. (Xinhua/Guo Dayue)
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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China Thursday sent to the
world a clear signal that it will keep to the socialist road as floats carrying
four huge portraits of the Communist Party of China (CPC) leaders from different
generations marched past Beijing's Tian'anmen Square in the grand National Day
parade.
The portraits of Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin
and Hu Jintao, mounted on flower-bedecked floats and under the escort of
thousands of paraders, spearheaded four formations showcasing New China's
development over the past 60 years. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- As the U.S. auto industry, an
emblem of the American spirit, narrowly escaped a sudden collapse, China's auto
makers have emerged as a symbol for the nation's industrial advance at New
China's 60th founding anniversary parade.
Placing at the center of a float representing the
country's industrial development, the car reminds people of the bumpy road of
China's industrialization. Full story
BEIJING, Oct.1 (Xinhua) -- A float with a shining
fan-shaped picture of traditional Peking opera performer on a civilian parade
formation showcased Chinese cultural prosperity since the founding of the
People's Republic of China six decades ago.
Paraders dressed in long-sleeved shirts and white pants
marched past the Tian'anmen Rostrum. A banner on the float reads "promoting the
socialist cultural development and prosperity". Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Jubilant Chinese farmers
performed folk dance on a float moving past Tian'anmen Square Thursday morning,
revealing their rejoice at New China's grandest National Day parade.
With a theme of "Constructing the socialist new
countryside", the float was surrounded by farmer representatives wearing
colorful folk clothes and waving wheatears. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Solar panels held by a
formation of energy workers at the National Day parade on Thursday demonstrated
China's determination to shift to renewable energy in handling climate change.
Surrounded by energy workers, a float carrying the
sculptures of windmills and oil reserve containers, as well as a banner reading
"Striving to develop clean energy," moving past Tian'anmen Square at the
magnificent pageant marking New China's 60th anniversary of founding. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China highlighted its
achievements in the science and technology fields Thursday during the grand
celebrations of the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic.
A float representing the high-tech sector pulled into the
Tian'anmen Square in the heart of Beijing, carrying a large television screen
that showcased the country's progress in science and technology. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The word of "EARTH" printed on
the T-shirts worn by the paraders of the environment formation were among a few
English letters shown at New China's 60-year birthday pageant.
They underscored China's resolution to cut pollution and
protect ecological environment as it saw severe environmental degradation from
years of double-digit economic expansion. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's fast changing
transportation system could not be better reflected in its homegrown high-speed
trains and jumbo jets project, as their sculptures were displayed on a float
moving through the crowds Thursday morning at a pageant marking the 60th
founding anniversary of the People's Republic.
Sculptures of trains, airplanes and automobiles are placed
on a model of multi-layer overpass, which signals China's capability of making
the most leading transportation tools and its position as having the world's
second longest highway after the United States. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A giant model of hybrid rice
species became an icon of the nation's agricultural achievement at the parade
celebrating New China's 60th year of founding.
Super hybrid rice, the latest masterpiece of agricultural
scientist Yuan Longping, enables China to produce grains for another 75 million
people a year out of the country's paddy fields. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese people expressed their
desire for national unity and reunification Thursday morning in a mass
procession celebrating the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of
China.
Following a grand military parade, the mass procession, in
35 formations with different themes, began at around 11:20 a.m. in front of the
famous Tian'anmen Rostrum at the heart of Beijing. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- China, for the first time, had
a formation composed of foreigners for its National Day celebration parade since
the founding of New China in 1949, a sign of its increased openness to the
outside world.
A total of 181 foreigners from 53 countries participated
in the parade. Dozens of foreigners wore Chinese-style dresses or their national
costumes on the float themed "One World", and others marched in T-shirts with "I
love China" on them and waving China's national flags. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Applause and cheers engulfed
Tian'anmen Square Thursday morning when a float featuring the scale model of
Taiwan's landmark 101 Tower and colorful local fruits appeared at the
celebrations of New China's 60th founding anniversary.
The dazzling float of the "Treasure Island" was the last
one of the "Splendid China" formation to pull into the square at the heart of
Beijing, following 33 others representing China's 31 provinces, autonomous
regions and municipalities, and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative
regions. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Overseas Chinese attended the
parade on Thursday morning for China's 60th National Day celebration to show
their attachment to the country where they were originated from.
The formations, passing Tian'anmen Square, featured two
huge red Chinese knots, decorative handicraft which began as a form of art in
the Tang and Song dynasties in China. The handicraft is normally used to convey
"unity" and "harmony". Full story
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Balloons are released aloft on the
Tian'anmen Square in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the
founding of the People's Republic of China, in central Beijing, capital of
China, Oct. 1, 2009.(Xinhua/Hou Jun)
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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- A parade of about 5,000
children with colored balloons and wreaths in hand walked by Tian'anmen Rostrum
in central Beijing Thursday, along with a float in the shape of a giant basket
filled with flowers, in celebration of the60th founding anniversary of New
China.
The square formation called "Tomorrow will be better" was
the largest and final one in the mass pageant. The float named "Flourishing
flowers" was also the final of 60 running through the mass pageant. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Civilian paraders marched
through Tian'anmen Square Thursday morning as another centerpiece of the
National Day fete to mark the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of
China.
Leading the mass pageant was the formations presenting the
national flag and national emblem. Full story
