Beijing, China - Aug 29, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Press conference in progress
2. Reporter asking question
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Du Feijin, member of standing committee and head of publicity department, Beijing Municipal Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC) (partially overlaid with shots 4-5):
"We will have an integrated design of the civilian parade's formations, floats, decorations of the Tian'anmen Square, and the live audio-video effect. The civilian parade will proceed in a chronological way of story-telling, with each formation presenting a scenario and a section of story, so as to review together with the audience the New China's growth and struggles over the 70 years. The paraders will come from all trades, professions, and ethnic groups and represent all walks of life. We are also to set up make-shift reviewing stands at the square so that more people could watch the parade on the spot."
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6. Reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Du Feijin, member of standing committee and head of publicity department, Beijing Municipal Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC) (partially overlaid with shot 8):
"All the themed performances, and the performances at central and mass gala will be staged by ordinary people from various social circles, and there will be no professional singer, but all the songs will be performed by the gala participants. We follow the entirely new concept to produce the event and stage a mega gala with marching and interactive performances."
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Civilians are to parade and have a gala evening at the Tian'anmen Square to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct. 1 this year, an official announced in Beijing on Thursday.

Du Feijin, a member of the standing committee and head of the publicity department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the announcement while highlighting the National Day celebrations at the press conference sponsored by the State Council Information Office.

As an important component of the celebration, the civilian parade and gala evening will be presented in a relaxed, lively, jubilant and cheerful way, said Du.

"We will have an integrated design of the civilian parade's formations, floats, decorations of the Tian'anmen Square, and the live audio-video effect. The civilian parade will proceed in a chronological way of story-telling, with each formation presenting a scenario and a section of story, so as to review together with the audience the New China's growth and struggles over the 70 years. The paraders will come from all trades, professions, and ethnic groups and represent all walks of life. We are also to set up make-shift reviewing stands at the square so that more people could watch the parade on the spot," he said.

The performances at the gala evening, featuring themed performances, central gala, mass gala and firework show, could be independent chapters respectively on their own and put together seamlessly as a mega gala party, according to Du.

"All the themed performances, and the performances at central and mass gala will be staged by ordinary people from various social circles, and there will be no professional singer, but all the songs will be performed by the gala participants. We follow the entirely new concept to produce the event and stage a mega gala with marching and interactive performances," said Du.