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  • Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L front) receives the book Mass Flourishing from the author, American economist Edmund Phelps (R front), in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2014. Li met with foreign experts and their families who were awarded China's 2014 "Friendship Award" for their contribution to the country's development here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) (hdt)
    (140930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L front) receives the book Mass Flourishing from the author, American economist Edmund Phelps (R front), in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2014. Li met with foreign experts and their families who were awarded China's 2014 "Friendship Award" for their contribution to the country's development here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) (hdt)
  • A visitor takes a photo of oil-paper umbrellas at an exhibition held to celebrate the National Day
    (140928) -- LUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of oil-paper umbrellas at an exhibition held to celebrate the upcoming National Day which falls on Oct. 1, in Luzhou, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 28, 2014. (Xinhua/Liu Xueyi) (hdt)
  • A marigold flower at the Qianduo scenic spot in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Marigold here enters a full-bloom period.
    (140928) -- XINGHUA, Sept. 28, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2014 shows a marigold flower at the Qianduo scenic spot in Xinghua City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Marigold here enters a full-bloom period. (Xinhua/Zhou Haijun) (lfj)
  • - Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli attend the reception held by the State Council to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2014. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) (hdt)
    (140930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli attend the reception held by the State Council to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2014. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) (hdt)
  • A huge parterre, which is set up to celebrate China's National Day on Oct. 1, is illuminated at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, China
    (140930) -- BEIJING, Sept. 30, 2014 (Xinhua) -- A huge parterre, which is set up to celebrate China's National Day on Oct. 1, is illuminated at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2014. (Xinhua/Yin Gang) (hdt)
  • Flower decorations to greet the National Day at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China
    (140927) -- BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 27, 2014 shows the flower decorations to greet the National Day on Oct. 1 at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Yin Gang) (wyl)
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China, the world’s most populous country, has celebrated its national day on October 1.   The People’s Republic of China (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-organized 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 Mao Zedong, are publicly displayed.

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