Happy Anniversary - Washington

TOP: Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai (left) chats with US Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy at a reception on Tuesday evening at the Chinese embassy in Washington to mark the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Chen Weihua / China Daily

Cui (right) with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde (center) and IMF deputy managing director Zhu Min at the reception. Chen Weihua / China Daily

Veteran honored - Houston

Chinese Consul General in Houston Li Qiangmin shakes hands with Chen Shukun, a nurse in WWII, on Sept 26 in Houston. Li presented medals to six WWII veterans to pay tribute to their contribution and courage in fi ghting the invading Japanese during the war. May Zhou / China Daily

A young 110 - New York

LEFT: Juliana Young Koo (seated), wife of renowned Chinese diplomat Wellington Koo (1888-1985), celebrated her 110th birthday with 220 friends and family members at the Pierre Hotel in New York on Sunday. Back row from left: Koo's second daughter Shirley Young, widower to Koo's third daughter Oscar Tang, Koo's fi rst daughter Genevieve Young and Tang's wife Hsin-Mei Hsu. Hong Xiao / For China Daily

Perfect harmony - New York

Chinese Consul General in New York Zhang Qiyue (front row sixth from right), Deputy Consul General Zhang Meifang (to Zhang's right), and consuls from the Chinese Consulate General in New York perform Chinese songs at a celebration for the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China held at the Chinese Consulate General in New York on Tuesday evening. Jiang Hezi / For China Daily

Taking wing - Houston

Offi cers from the Chinese Consulate General in Houston and local community leaders release pigeons at the flag ceremony celebrating the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Sept 26 in Houston. May Zhou / China Daily

VIP guest - San Francisco

Luo Linquan (left), Chinese consul general in San Francisco, and Jerry Brown, California governor, celebrate the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco on Sept 28, ahead of the Chinese National Day which falls on Oct 1. Around 1,000 guests from various sectors of the society in the Bay Area attended the event. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Old pals - Rockville, Md

RIGHT: US Congressman Mike Honda (left) and Clarence Lam, Maryland State Delegate, at a dinner reception in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII in Rockville, Maryland on Wednesday. Dong Leshuo / China Daily