Crowds jam exhibitions, concerts and historic sites linked to the former leader
From Beijing to Shenzhen, hundreds of thousands of people gathered for government-organised activities, toured exhibitions and visited historic sites associated with Deng Xiaoping on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
In Shenzhen, authorities organised 200 pianists to play together to mark the occasion. The Hong Kong China News Agency said the youngest participant was only eight.
Historic sites like Quanzhou in Jiangxi - where Deng was sent during one of his falls from power - and Bose in Guangxi - where he led an uprising during the civil war - also organised activities to celebrate. A photo exhibition was held in Quanzhou and a statute of the late paramount leader was unveiled in Bose.
But the fanfare was the loudest in two places - Beijing and Deng's hometown of Guangan, in Sichuan province .
A free exhibition in the capital drew thousands of people to the National Museum of China. Many of the 320 historic photographs, 50 dossiers and 140 artefacts were on show for the first time and included some of Deng's clothes and receipts documenting anonymous donations he made.