Sixty years ago, on October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China. In the 60 years since then, China has undergone tremendous changes - and changed the world.
What kind of changes have you experienced yourself or witnessed in the past decades? What suggestions do you have for China's future? Please share your stories, ideas, or photos with us and we will select some to be published in the China Daily newspaper!

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Long Live PRC
On Oct 1, 1949, a great nation was reborn, a nation that has the potential to help the whole world in political, social and economic development.
PRC 60th anniversary
Let me congratulate the People's Republic of China, for Your amazing achievement of bringing hundreds millions of people out of poverty.
60th Anniversary
Thank China for living in peace with the rest of the world for so long and not allowing other governments to enter and destroy the land or nation of  Chinafor so many years.
China: the more I know, the more I love it
After sixty years we can say that China is in the way to be the biggest economy of the world. Congratulations to the Chinese people who is doing that in peace.
I share the joy of its people
My passport may not say People's Republic of China, but I rejoice with its people what they have accomplished at an amazing pace.
I feel China more and more stronger

Several years agoAmerica can bully China as they want,but today anyone of the country in the world can do this.I’m pride of that,I want to say:I lived in a great China,I love this country forever.

i wish you well for the future China!

I am john kendon, a westerner from Melbourne Australia, and I can only say, that due to the progression of China to a point of “Chinese democracy" through the fires of over 60 years, I have married my wife from Chengdu and am more than happy with how China has opened its door to the world.

Bless my country--China
Delight being so strong,we were undergone 60th anniversary of China.
The changes of our wedding ceremonies
My parents told me that when they married nearly 25 years ago they just desired three things, including a radio, bike andsewing machine. Today, my brother is going to marry soon and he also want three things.
Life's change seen in old hut

I am a post-1980 chap who has no much say aboutChina’s Reform. I didn’t really understand the huge change happened around when elders exclaimed it, because I never saw it and felt it in shape, till I went back to my old hut.

Memory of a post-80s generation girl
I was born inBeijingin 1982 so I don’t experience the years beforeChina’s reform and opening-up. But I do have a few memories of my childhood, in the early80’s, when people’s lives were different from previous years in some aspects, and on the other hand, the same with the past.
I witnessed China's reform and opening-up
I am the witness of China's reform and open up 30 year ago.
More tolerance to the world
From my personal view, after 30's opening up and reform, we can face the world quietly and accepted many different idea and thought-style smoothly, this is a great progress, it mean that we can be accepted easy by world friend, and China can get more chance to communicate with world, can enbed the major bloc of economy.
My memory of reform and opening up
The past three decades were crucial for modern China, a time when economic prosperity resulting from the country’s reform and opening up policy. Great changes have taken place in our nation. People’s living standard has greatly improved.
30 Years of Reform and Opening up in My Eye
30 years have elapsed after 18 farmers in Xiaogang village signed a secret agreement to divide community owned farmland into individual pieces, which triggered off reforms inChinaand became the declaration of hundreds of millions of people to change their lives.
Experiences from nothing to everything
I have experienced the improvements in economy and living condition. From no highway to express ways, no electric power to IT product and cyber cafe, no bike to fancy sport style autos everywhere。
Great changes in China
I was born in 70's and experienced many changes in my life.
Congratulations to all Chinese
Congratulations to all Chinese and good wishes for the brilliant future ahead of us!
Turning Point of Destiny

On the chilly morning of December 18,1978, outside the Western Beijing Hotel. Pedestrians walked as usual, none of them realized that what would happen in that building would change their lives profoundly.

30 Years of Reform and Opening up in My Eye

30 years have elapsed after 18 farmers in Xiaogang village signed a secret agreement to divide community owned farmland into individual pieces, which triggered off reforms inChinaand became the declaration of hundreds of millions of people to change their lives.

What kind of changes have you experienced yourself or witnessed in the past decades? What suggestions do you have for China's future? Please share your stories, ideas, or photos with us and we will select some to be published in the China Daily newspaper!