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On the morning of October 1, a grand national flag raising ceremony was held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Photographed by Chen Zhonghao, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
The sun rises in the east, and its way is bright
today
New China ushered in her 72nd birthday
Beautiful mountains and rivers, peaceful years
We stride forward
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On the morning of October 1, a grand national flag raising ceremony was held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Photographed by Chen Zhonghao, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
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On the morning of October 1, a grand national flag raising ceremony was held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Photographed by Chen Zhonghao, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
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On October 1, the National Flag raising ceremony was held in the Memorial Hall of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Ying
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On October 1, the national flag raising ceremony was held at the Potala Palace Square in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. Photographed by Sun Ruibo, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
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On October 1, the national flag raising ceremony was held in Yongxing Island, Sansha City, Hainan Province. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Jiayi
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On October 1, citizens attended the National Day flag raising ceremony in Qingdao. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ziheng
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On October 1, the Hong Kong SAR Government held a flag raising ceremony in Golden Bauhinia Square. Photographed by Lv Xiaowei, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
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A view of Harbin section of Songhua River at sunrise (shot on October 1). Photographed by Xie Jianfei, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
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This is Zhongshan Bridge, the Yellow River Iron Bridge in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, photographed in the morning of October 1. Photographed by Fan Peishen, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
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Sunrise scene in Fuyuan, Heilongjiang Province, "East Pole of China" (shot on October 1). Xinhua News Agency (Photographed by Guan Changqing)
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On October 1, the early morning sun shone on the national flag of a tugboat in Tianjin Port. Photographed by Zhao Zishuo, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
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On October 1, tourists watched the sunrise in Mount Tai, Shandong Province. Xinhua News Agency (photographed by Jiang Dongtao)
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Chaoyang (UAV photo) was taken in Nanhu Park, Nanning, Guangxi on October 1. Photographed by Zhou Hua, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency
Take advantage of history
Follow the right path of the world
I love you, China!