| Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China 庆祝中华人民共和国成立60周年活动 | |
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 Logo for the 60th anniversary of the PRC | |
| Genre | Military parade, mass pageant, music and dance gala |
| Date(s) | 1 October 2009 |
| Frequency | Select years[A] |
| Location(s) | Chang'an Avenue, Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China |
| Coordinates | 39°54′26.4″N 116°23′27.9″E / 39.907333°N 116.391083°E |
| Years active | 75 |
| Inaugurated | 1 October 1949 |
| Previous event | 50th anniversary of the People's Republic of China |
| Next event | 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China |
| Participants | Hu–Wen Administration, PLA, PAP, the Militia, and other formations |
| Leader | Hu Jintao (paramount leader) |
| People | Fang Fenghui (chief commander of the military parade) |
| Website | Xinhua People's Daily China Daily |
| Celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 庆祝中华人民共和国成立60周年活动 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 慶祝中華人民共和國成立60周年活動 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | celebrating Chinese people's republic's founding seventy anniversary live action | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 庆祝中华人民共和国成立60周年大会 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 慶祝中華人民共和國成立60周年大會 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | celebrating Chinese people's republic's founding seventy anniversary mass gathering | ||||||||||||
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The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China took place on 1 October 2009.[2] A military parade involving 10,000 troops and the display of many high-tech weapons was held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing and various celebrations were conducted all over the country. China's paramount leader Hu Jintao inspected the troops along Chang'an Avenue in Beijing. This parade was immediately followed by a civilian parade involving 100,000 participants.
- ^ 新中国历次大阅兵 [New China's previous grand military parades]. Chinese government web. Xinhua News Agency. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China". China Daily.
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