On the 1st of October , i was seating in front of my TV set in my Beijing new appartment at 10 AM sharp. I didn't want to miss the military parade of the 60th anniversary of PRC and i knew the only way to watch it in optimimum conditions was to watch it on TV , as the whole area surrounding the Fordidden city, Tian An Men square and Chang An Avenue were solidly blocked. Living in Beijing in the last decade, i was supposed to witness extraordinary events of the Chinese current booming history, but as for the Olympic Games, this 60th anniversary celebration made me think again that in China you're always a far away witness, spectacular events happen next to you, as if there were in another dimension that common people will never reach. So here's a selection of my best photo shots of the parade i took from the TV set !