Editor's Notes:
2009 marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China. Since 1949, enormous changes have taken place in China, and many events have gone down in history as a part of the national memory. In the next 6 weeks, China.org.cn will present a series of old photos to review the past 60 years in order to remember the great people and achievements of the country.
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Chinese table tennis player Rong Guotuan returns home after winning the men's singles title at the 25th World Table Tennis Championships in former West Germany in April 1959. When China was hungry for its first world title to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, Rong made that dream come true.
