Proclamation of the People's Republic of China (1949)

Personnel of one of the military units of the People's Liberation Army of China in formation with a banner.

A view of the rostrum on the square in front of the former imperial palace in Beijing with a portrait of Mao Zedong.

Mao Zedong gets out of a car.

Residents of Beijing applaud while standing on the square (panorama).

Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and their entourage climb the steps to the rostrum, people on the square applaud.

Mao Zedong and his entourage walk to the rostrum.

A view of part of the square in Beijing.

Mao Zedong approaches the microphone.

People on the square before the start of the ceremonial event.

Raising the flag of the People's Republic of China.

Chairman of the People's Government Mao Zedong, his deputies - Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi, Honorary Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang Soong Chingling, Vice Chairman of the Government Li Jishen, Chairman of the China Democratic League Zhan Lan, Gao Gang, Premier of the State Council Zhou Enlai on the rostrum.

Panorama of the square during a ceremonial rally in honor of the proclamation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, during the performance of the national anthem of the PRC. Mao Zedong applauds, standing on the rostrum.

Participants in the rally shout greetings in honor of Mao Zedong.

A unit of the Chinese army marches across the square in parade formation.

The face of Mao Zedong.

Artillery on parade.

The face of Zhou Enlai.

Tanks pass through the square, Liu Shaoqi and Mao Zedong on the rostrum during the military parade.

Participants in the ceremonial event applaud the tankers.

The national flags of the PRC are waving.

Panorama of a ceremonial rally in honor of the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in one of the cities of the PRC (top).

Participants in festive demonstrations on the streets of Chinese cities shout slogans and carry banners with slogans.

A column of demonstration moves along a city street, spectators sit on a stone fence of a factory (panorama).

A column of young people passes by.

View of a festive demonstration in Shanghai (top).

Participants of the celebration dancing in the street.

Spectators applaud, sitting on the cornice of a building window.

Participants of the demonstration perform Chinese folk dances.

Applauding spectators.

A column of demonstration moves along one of the streets of Shanghai.

A banner with a slogan in honor of Soviet-Chinese friendship.

Meeting the Ambassador of the USSR N.V. Roshchin at the railway station in Beijing.

A sign of the USSR Embassy in Beijing in Russian and Chinese.

The building of the USSR Embassy in Beijing.

The gate at the entrance to the territory of the Forbidden City, to the old imperial palace.