A float with a giant portrait of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping passes by Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

A float with a giant portrait of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping passes by Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.

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  1. A float with a giant portrait of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping passes by Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the nation's revival as a global power.
  2. BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 23: Portraits of former Chinese leaders (L-R) Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and current President Hu Jintao are seen in the People's Republic Of China 60th Anniversary Exhibition at the Beijing Exhibition Center on September 23, 2009 in Beijing, China. The grand celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China are set to include a military parade and mass pageant consisting of about 200,000 citizens in Tian'anmen Square on October 1.
  3. BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 23: Portraits of former Chinese leaders (L-R) Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and current President Hu Jintao are seen in the People's Republic Of China 60th Anniversary Exhibition at the Beijing Exhibition Center on September 23, 2009 in Beijing, China. The grand celebrations to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China are set to include a military parade and mass pageant consisting of about 200,000 citizens in Tian'anmen Square on October 1.
  4. An assortment of magnets, including some with the 'Oba Mao' design by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well. Also depicted are revolutionary images on the bottom and on top, former and current Chineese leaders Deng Xiaoping (L) and Hu Jintao (2/R), beside three Oba Mao magnets with English translations of phrases by Chairman Mao.
  5. An assortment of magnets, including some with the 'Oba Mao' design by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well. Also depicted are revolutionary images on the bottom and on top, former and current Chineese leaders Deng Xiaoping (L) and Hu Jintao (2/R), beside three Oba Mao magnets with English translations of phrases by Chairman Mao.
  6. Wax figures of Mao Zedong (L) and Deng Xiaoping are exhibited as part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the People's Republic of China at a shopping mall in Hong Kong September 23, 2009. China will celebrate its national day on October 1.
  7. A man rides a motorized bicycle loaded with goods past a portrait of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen October 23, 2009.
  8. Visitors pose for photos in front of portraits of Chinese communist leaders, from left to right, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao, at entrance of an exhibition showing China's achievements after the founding of People's Republic of China in 1949, in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. China's 60th anniversary celebration will be held on Oct. 1 in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing.
  9. A man uses his mobile phone to take photos in front of portraits of Chinese communist leaders, from left to right, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao, at entrance of an exhibition showing China's achievements after the founding of People's Republic of China in 1949, in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. China's 60th anniversary celebration will be held on Oct. 1 in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing.
  10. A police officer walks past portraits of Chinese communist leaders, from left to right, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao, at entrance of an exhibition showing China's achievements after the founding of People's Republic of China in 1949, in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. China's 60th anniversary celebration will be held on Oct. 1 in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing.
  11. A woman poses for photos in front of portraits of Chinese communist leaders, from left to right, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao, at entrance of an exhibition showing China's achievements after the founding of People's Republic of China in 1949, in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. China's 60th anniversary celebration will be held on Oct. 1 in Tiananmen Square in central Beijing.
  12. Portraits of China's President Hu Jintao and former leaders Jiang Zemin, Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong (R-L) are displayed at an exhibition showcasing the achievements China has made in the past six decades, ahead of October's 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, September 21, 2009.
  13. An interpreter gestures in front of the portraits of China's President Hu Jintao and former leaders Jiang Zemin, Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong (R-L) at an exhibition showcasing the achievements China has made in the past six decades, ahead of October's 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, September 21, 2009.
  14. BEIJING - SEPTEMBER 03: An old magazine featuring the late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping is being sold at Panjiayuan flea market on September 3, 2009 in Beijing, China. Memorabilia of the Chinese Communist regime have become more popular ahead of the upcoming National Day on October 1, 2009 which this year will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the formation of the People's Republic of China.

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