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The
National Day of the People's
Republic of China is celebrated
every year on October 1. It is a
public holiday in the People's
Republic of China to celebrate its
national day.
The
PRC was founded on October 1, 1949
with a ceremony at Tiananmen Square.
The Central People's Government
passed the Resolution on the
National Day of the People's
Republic of China on December 2,
1949 and declared that October 1 is
the National Day.
The
National Day marks the start of one
of the two Golden Weeks in the PRC.
However, there have been some recent
controversies over whether Golden
Weeks should be kept.
The
National Day is celebrated
throughout mainland China, Hong
Kong, and Macau with a variety of
government-organised festivities,
including fireworks and concerts.
Public places, such as Tiananmen
Square in Beijing, are decorated in
a festive theme. Portraits of
revered leaders, such as Sun Yat-sen,
are publicly displayed
The
University of Southern California
U.S.-China Institute published a
review of national day celebrations
between 1949 and 1999 and discussed
preparations for the 2009
extravaganza. US-China Today
summarized press coverage and
included images of the 2009
celebration. A fireworks display is
usually held nationwide in all
cities, including Hong Kong, where a
fireworks display to celebrate the
National Day of the People's
Republic of China has been held
since 1997 at Victoria Harbour in
the evening. Many parades occur in
the city of Beijing and some are
very large
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