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  1. Jan 18, 2023 · More than 60 years ago, something rare happened in China: More people died than were born. That estimated one-year drop in population was due to the Great Famine, perhaps the worst human-made ...

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  2. BEIJING, June 11 (Xinhua) -- While northern China bakes under a scorching heat wave with record-breaking daily maximum temperatures, rainstorms are forecasted to sweep along many provincial-level regions in the south, raising multiple alerts across the country.

  3. Oct 2, 2020 · BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Early on Thursday morning, amid the drizzling autumn rain, more than 90,000 people gathered at Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing waiting for the solemn national flag-raising ceremony.

  4. Oct 1, 2023 · BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Early on Sunday morning, amid the pleasant autumn breeze, some 302,000 people gathered at Tian'anmen Square in downtown Beijing to witness the grand national flag-raising ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

  5. Apr 4, 2018 · People mourn for the deceased as the Qingming Festival, the Chinese tomb-sweeping day, approaches. (Xinhua/Tang Ke) BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Qingming Festival, known in English as Tomb-sweeping Day, is a time when Chinese pay tribute to their deceased family members and ancestors.

  6. National Day (Chinese: 国庆节; pinyin: guóqìng jié; lit. 'national celebration day'), officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal ...

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  8. The Tiananmen Square protests, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, [1] [2] [a] were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, lasting from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government ...

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