PHOTOS China celebrates 100th anniversary

A handout photo made available by Xinhua News Agency shows chorus members waving ahead of a celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, July 1. EPA-Yonhap

A handout photo made available by Xinhua News Agency shows balloons being released during a celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, July 1. EPA-Yonhap

A handout photo made available by Xinhua News Agency shows a flag-raising ceremony held during a celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, July 1. EPA-Yonhap

A handout photo made available by Xinhua News Agency shows members of a military band rehearsing for a celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, July 1. EPA-Yonhap

A handout photo made available by Xinhua News Agency shows doves being released into the sky at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, July 1. EPA-Yonhap

A handout photo made available by Xinhua News Agency shows a general view of the celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, July 1. EPA-Yonhap

A military band performs to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, July 1. AFP-Yonhap

Participants sing during a rehearsal before celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, July 1. AFP-Yonhap

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders arrive for an event marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, July 1. Reuters-Yonhap