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Chairman Mao Zedong (center) proclaims the founding of the People's Republic of China on Tian'anmen Rostrum at 3 pm on Oct 1, 1949. The PRC turns 60 tomorrow. All over China, anniversary celebrations are in the works... ...full story at China Expat

from China Expat on Wed, Sep 30 2009

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21 Sep 07		Chairman Mao and newborn China » People's Daily On October 1, 1949 a grand ceremony was witnessed by 300,000 people in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and Mao Zedong, chairman of the Central People's Government, solemnly proclaimed the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Dur ...
01 Oct 09		National Day parade pays tribute to China's leaders » People's Daily China paid tribute to its revolutionary heroes and leaders, as the portrait of Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC), passed the Tian'anmen Rostrum at a mass pageant celebrating the 60th founding anniversary of New China in Beijing...
22 Sep 09		China opens media center for coverage of 60th National Day celebrations » People's Daily A media center was opened Tuesday for journalists covering celebrations commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1. The center, in the Media Center Hotel, will operate until Oct. 2 and will be...
01 Oct 09		Chinese president addresses grand rally » People's Daily &$ &$President Hu Jintao (Front),addresses the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on the Tian'anmen Rostrum in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)&$&$ &$ 【1】【2】
16 Sep 09		China: The Founding of a Republic » Global Voices As a celebration of the upcoming 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October, the all-star epic “The Founding of a Republic” will be screened tomorrow, on 17 September. The film has stirred a heated discussion ...

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