Guests are silhouetted against lights during a reception held at a garden in Paris, capital of France, on September 28, 2009. About 2,000 French guests and overseas Chinese in France gathered on Monday to attend the reception held by the Chinese Embassy in France to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. [Xinhua]

Chinese ambassador to France Kong Quan (L) welcomes French National Assembly Speaker Bernard Accoyer during a reception held at a garden in Paris, capital of France, on September 28, 2009. [Xinhua]