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Fireworks explode during a grand evening gala at Tian'anmen Square to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Fireworks explode during a grand evening gala marking the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

People perform during a grand evening gala at Tian'anmen Square to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

People perform during a grand evening gala at Tian'anmen Square to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

People perform during a grand evening gala at Tian'anmen Square to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)

Fireworks explode over a park to mark the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)

People participate in a grand evening gala marking the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)