National Day of the People's Republic of China
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Beihai Park in 2004
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| Observed by | All of the  People's Republic of China including Hong Kong and Macau
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| Type | Historical, cultural, nationalist |
| Celebrations | festivities, including fireworks and concerts |
| Begins | October 1 |
| Ends | October 3 (official) Another four days are added to the official 3-day holiday, normally in lieu of the two weekend breaks around October 1, making it practically a public holiday comprising seven consecutive days (黄金周/Huángjīnzhōu, "Golden Week"), with specifics regulated by the State Council |
| Date | October 1 |
| Next time | 1 October 2017 |
| Frequency | annual |
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| Traditional Chinese | 國慶節 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国庆节 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guóqìng jié |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Gwochinq jye |
| Wade–Giles | Kuo2-ch'ing4 chieh2 |
| IPA | [kwǒ.tɕʰîŋ tɕjě] |
| Wu | |
| Suzhounese | Kueh chin tsih |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Gwok-hing jit |
| Jyutping | Gwok3-hing3 zit3 |
| Southern Min | |
| Tâi-lô | Kok-khìng tsueh |
The National Day of the People's Republic of China is a public holiday in the People's Republic of China to celebrate the national day, and is celebrated annually on October 1.
The PRC was founded on September 21, 1949, with a ceremony celebrating the forming of the Central People's Government taking place in Tiananmen Square on October 1 that year. The Central People's Government passed the Resolution on the National Day of the People's Republic of China on December 2, 1949, and declared that October 1 is the National Day.
The National Day marks the start of only one of the 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-organized 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 Mao Zedong, are publicly displayed.
Military vehicles were shown in the celebration of the 50th anniversary.
2004 National Day celebration in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
2008 National Day celebration in Macau.
2012 National Day celebration in Hong Kong.
The logo of the 60th anniversary.
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