 | A police officer stands guard as fireworks explode over Tiananmen Square in Beijing Friday, Oct. 1, 1999. (AP) click to open  |
 | Fireworks explode over the Forbidden City in Beijing Friday, Oct. 1, 1999. (AP) click to open |
 | Fireworks explode over performers in Beijing's Tiananmen Square during an evening gala performance celebrating Mao Tse-tung's founding of the Communist People's Republic of China 50 years ago. (AP) click to open |
 | Children release thousands of balloons in Tiananmen Square Friday, Oct. 1, 1999 in Beijing as part of the celebrations of Mao Tse-tung's founding of the Communist People's Republic of China 50 years ago. (AP) click to open |
 | Balloons rise from Tiananmen Square Friday, Oct. 1, 1999 in Beijing as part of the celebrations of Mao Tse-tung's founding of the Communist People's Republic of China 50 years ago. (AP) click to open |
 | President Jiang Zemin waves from the rostrum in Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade Friday, Oct.1, 1999 in Beijing celebrating Mao Tse-tung's founding of the Communist People's Republic of China 50 years ago. (Xinhua) click to open |
 | Chinese President Jiang Zemin, right, reviews troops from his car during the military parade Friday, Oct.1, 1999 in Beijing celebrating Mao Tse-tung's founding of the Communist People's Republic of China 50 years ago. (Xinhua) click to open |
 | Soldiers march past Tiananmen Square on Friday, Oct. 1, 1999 in Beijing prior to the parade. (AP) click to open |
 | A children's marching band makes its way down the Avenue of Eternal Peace in front of Tiananmen Gate Friday during a final rehearsal for the National Day Parade which takes place later in the day. click to open |
 | Chinese President Jiang Zemin enters in the Tiananmen Square on an open roof limousine for the celebrations of China's 50th anniversary in Beijing Friday, Oct. 1, 1999. (AP) click to open |
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