Liu Qi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and chief of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, declares the start of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Sixty-gun salutes kick off a grand celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, October 1, 2009
A flag-raising ceremony
Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, goes by car inspecting troops of the Chinese People's Liberation Army to take part in a military parade for celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Conventional missiles are displayed during a military parade in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Wheeled infantry vehicles take part in a parade
The phalanx of wheeled automatic mortar howitzer receives inspection in a parade
Airborne force vehicles receive inspection in a parade
Nuclear missiles are displayed during a military parade in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Fighter jets take part in a grand military parade in the sky over the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing
The guard of honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Wheeled infantry vehicles take part in a parade
The Special Forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army marches during a military parade in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
The Naval Cadets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
The Naval Cadets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army marches during a military parade in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Air Force cadets marches during a military parade
Women soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Airborne Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
The Chinese People's Liberation Army marches in front of the Tian'anmen Rostrum in a parade in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Tracked infantry vehicles receive inspection in a parade
Tracked carriage motor howitzer take part in the parade
Amphibious assault vehicles take part in a parade
Marine corps vehicles receive inspection in a parade
Naval shore-to-ship missiles are displayed in a parade
Militiawomen receive inspection in a parade
Female soldiers of the three services of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
Floats participate in celebration parade
Dancers perform a group dance during a parade in celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China on Tian'anmen Square, in Beijing
Villagers from Ansai County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province perform the folk waist-drum dance
Chinese youth perform a group dance
Hong Kong citizens attend a flag-raising ceremony in celebration of the 60th anniversary of founding of the People's Republic of China
Helicopters trail China's national flag and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flag over Victoria Harbour
A flag raising ceremony of the Chinese national flag and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flag
People walk past a national flag set up to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at Wusi Square in Qingdao, East China's Shandong Province
A flower parterre made for celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China celebrations in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region
A Chinese national flag flies at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region
