A grand gathering celebrating the centenary of the Communist Party of China was held at Tian'anmen Square at the heart of Beijing on Thursday, July 1st.

In the live broadcast, the centennial theme could be seen everywhere.

On camera, you can see two rows of red flags on the east and west sides of Tian'anmen Square. There are 50 red flags in the east row and 50 red flags in the west row, adding up to exactly 100.

A total of 71 aircraft from the People's Liberation Army flew past Tian'anmen Square in central Beijing on Thursday morning at the beginning of a grand gathering celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China.

Military aircraft flew over Tian'anmen Square in echelons. Helicopters flew in the formation of "100", representing the 100 years of the Party.

A 100-gun salute was fired. A national flag-raising ceremony was held.