Residents on the parade route were banned from peeking out their windows.
“Go home! Leave now! Go watch TV at home!” a policeman yelled through a bullhorn at a crowd gathering kilometers from the square.
After the military parade, floats lauding China’s history, achievements and regions passed by.
They included a farm produce float with two model cows, one showing China’s space program with a lunar orbiter and an Olympic Games display with a model of the Bird’s Nest stadium.
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