China celebrates 10th anniversary of HK's return

Fireworks light up the sky during celebrations marking the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland at the Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, south China, on July 1, 2007.

　　Celebrations are under way across China marking the tenth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Festivities reached a crescendo Sunday night in a spectacular fireworks display in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor.

　　"Harbor Extravaganza" - a dazzle of glitter, incandescence and exploding pyrotechnics with musical accompaniment, lit up the environs of Victoria Harbor. The ballet of light played out amid Hong Kong's famous skyscrapers and down onto the water front. The 36 minute display, incorporating the famous "Symphony of Lights," lit up the night with more than 30 thousand fireworks.

　　The show is divided into 10 scenes, beginning with "Salute to our Motherland." Around 370,000 Hong Kong residents and tourists crowded along the shore of Victoria Harbor to witness the splendid display.

The show struck a universal note during the second scene, as the sky came alive with three Chinese characters "Zhong Guo Ren", meaning "Chinese people".