GROUNDWORK: Renovation begins at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square for the large-scale festivities planned in October. Though officials say it won’t be on the same scale as the Beijing Games, some of the same organizers have been hired. AFP, AFP/Getty ImagesBig Plans In China For Revolution's 60th Anniversary -- L.A. Times
The Oct. 1 festivities promise some of the dazzle of the Olympics shows. But critics fault plans for a huge military display and bring up other dates, such as the Tibet revolt and Tiananmen protests.
Reporting from Beijing -- The Chinese Communist Party loves its anniversaries, so it comes as no surprise that the bosses in Beijing are planning a blowout to commemorate the 60th year since the nation's founding.
President Hu Jintao has commissioned an extra-stretch limousine, 19 feet long, for the October festivities. A year before the occasion, the Beijing municipality put out advertisements for women between the ages of 17 and 25 (height between 5 feet 3 and 5 feet 7) to perform in a parade; rehearsals began in December.
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