China celebrates 90th anniversary of Communist party – in pictures

Beijing: A Chinese boy waves a flag in front of a Chinese Communist party emblem in Tiananmen Square Photograph: AP

Binzhou: A choir sings 'red songs' on a stage Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Yan'an: Co-workers adjust a man's red tie and collar before their group performance at a 'red song' contest Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Yan'an: A souvenir shop owner in a Red Army soldier's hat waits for customers. Yan'an is celebrated as the birthplace of China's communist revolution Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Yan'an: A boy dressed in Communist Red Army uniform plays with a toy gun at a 1940s communist base Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Yan'an: Drummers perfrom during a government celebration Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Jiaxing: Soldiers salute the Chinese Communist party flag Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Chongqing: Participants, dressed in Red Army uniforms, sing at a 'red song' competition Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Beijing: Dancers perform during a gala show in the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Beijing: Dancers take part in the gala show Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images

Chongqing: A schoolgirl dressed as a Chinese Red Army soldier leaves a revolutionary song competition Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Chengdu: Children perform at an anniversary show Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Beijing: A member of a military band rehearses for a performance in the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Chongqing: Students perform at the opening of a concert at the city's Olympic sports centre Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

Yan'an: Singers dressed in red rest their feet before a performance at a 'red song' contest Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Beijing: Workers use electric irons to smooth out a Communist party flag at a factory Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

Yan'an: Tourists hold a Communist party flag in front of a statue of Mao Zedong at the Revolutionary Memorial Photograph: Alexander F. Yuan/AP

Beijing: A worker cleans a portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China, at Tiananmen Gate Photograph: Guang Niu/Reuters

Shanghai: Performers hold up flags during an event at the Mercedes-Benz Arena Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Beijing: A security guard monitors the audience while the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, delivers a speech at the Great Hall of the People Photograph: Andy Wong/AP

Beijing: A paramilitary policeman stands guard in Tiananmen Square by a Communist party emblem Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images