The People's Republic of China is celebrating its anniversary today

It's been 60 years since Mao Zedong stood at the Tienanmen Gate and proclaimed: the people of China have stood up.

Many Chinese stood up today as a huge display of military might, and public celebration brought the country to a stand still, as these pictures from our broadcast partner CCTV9 show.

Dunedin's Mayor, Peter Chin, says it's a very important national day for Chinese, and he says it seems the country has closed down for a whole week to celebrate..

9 Local News will screen the celebrations this Saturday.

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