The National Day marks the start of one of the two Golden Weeks in the PRC.
However, there have been some recent controversies over whether Golden Weeks should be kept.
The National Day is celebrated throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau with a
variety of government-organised festivities, including fireworks and concerts.
Public places, such as Tiananmen Square in Beijing, are decorated in a festive theme.
Portraits of revered leaders, such as Sun Yat-Sen, are publicly displayed.
When the anniversary is a multiple of five (e.g. the 50th, 55th, or 60th),
large scale official celebrations may be held, including an inspection of troops on
Tiananmen Square. More notable of these events included Deng Xiaoping's inspection
in 1984 and Jiang Zemin's inspection in 1999.
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