Double Ten Day
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Double Tenth Day (Template:Zh-tp) is the national day of the Republic of China (now on Taiwan) and celebrates the start of the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911 (1911-10-10), which led to the collapse of the Qing dynasty. It is therefore also known in Chinese as National Celebration Day (Template:Zh-tp).
The day starts off with a military and public parade through the streets of Taipei and in front of the Presidential Office Building. Later in the day, the President of the Republic of China addresses the country and fireworks displays are held througout the major cities of the island.
Outside of Taiwan, Double Tenth Day is also celebrated by many Overseas Chinese communities, such as parades in Chinatowns of San Francisco, California and Chicago, Illinois. However, since the election of Chen Shui-bian as President of the ROC, a growing number of disgruntled Overseas Taiwanese have become loyal to the PRC, somewhat lowering the profile of Double Tenth Day in these communities.
Before the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the People's Republic of China in 1997, many ROC supporters there would display patriotic and colorful flags (mainly the national flag of ROC) to celebrate Double Tenth Day. However, because of PRC pressure, this form of celebration has effectively ceased to exist since the transfer of power to the mainland and is replaced by celebrations on October 1, the PRC National Day.
See also: History of the Republic of China