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China marks Journalists Day

China will mark its third Journalists Day on Nov. 8 with a range of celebration activities, including a singing contest, in the city of Shenzhen in southern Guangdong province.

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China will mark its third Journalists Day on Nov. 8 with a range of celebration activities, including a singing contest, in the city of Shenzhen in southern Guangdong province.

China has 750,000 journalists, according to the All-China Journalists Association. About 100 representatives from 200 media organizations are gathered here to "recall history and march to the future", the theme of the celebrations, which will last from Nov. 4 to 8.

Lectures, talks, award ceremonies, and parties were being staged to entertain journalists and enhance exchanges, said a spokesperson for the organizing committee under the All-China Journalists Association.

The Journalists Day, first marked in 2001, by the All-China Journalists Association with the approval of the State Council, isone of only three national days for professionals. The other two are Teachers Day and Nurses Day.

Since its founding, the All-China Journalists Association decided to hold celebrations in one of China's major cities each year and it is Shenzhen's turn this year.

The singing contest, an event of the celebrations, is already underway, with 127 contestants from more than 30 media delegations.

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