People gesture during a grand performance staged in the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on the Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing, capital of China, October 1, 2009. [Xinhua]

Local residents watch live television program of the Beijing parade ceremony of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in downtown Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, October 1, 2009. [Xinhua]