 | China's Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech at a reception marking the 58th anniversary of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 30, 2007. China celebrates its National Day on October 1. click to open  |
 | A girl runs amongst China's national flags put up by park officials to celebrate its national day in Chaoyang park in Beijing September 30, 2007. China celebrates its National Day on October 1. click to open |
 | A couple kisses amongst China's national flags put up by park officials to celebrate its national day in Chaoyang park in Beijing September 30, 2007. China celebrates its National Day on October 1. click to open |
 | Travellers check for tickets from an Air China counter at Beijing's airport in the midst of China's weeklong National Day holiday Oct 6th 2005. Air travel was once so exclusive in China that even government officials needed a special ranking, but today the skies are open to anyone who can afford a ticket, making flying a booming business. click to open |
 | Chinese ethnic minority performers sing at a park in Beijing October 3, 2005. China's busy life comes to a halt during China's week-long National Day 'Golden Week' holiday, which began on October 1, and marks the 56th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. click to open |
 | Visitors hold Chinese flags as they pose for photos in front of a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on China's National Day Saturday Oct. 1, 2005. Thousands flocked to the square to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the founding of communist China on October 1, 1949. Sun is considered the founder of modern China for his 1911 overthrow of the last imperial dynasty. click to open |
 | Chinese residents watch flowers and water spraying out at a fountain set up on Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, September 27, 2005. Decorations such as flowers and the fountain are made for grand activities which will be held on Tian'anmen Square to celebrate the 56th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1. click to open |
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