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China's Lavish 60th Anniversary

Happy 60th Birthday, Red China!

Happy 60th Birthday, Red China!

On October 1, 2009, China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing reminiscent of the Red Square parades in Moscow during the Cold War. The photos of the event are astounding.

Photo: Feng Li/Getty Images

Oct 01, 2009