Escorted by a motorcade, awardees of China's national medals and honorary titles head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Escorted by a motorcade, awardees of China's national medals and honorary titles head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

Escorted by a motorcade, awardees of China's national medals and honorary titles head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

Awardees of China's national medals and honorary titles arrive at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

Escorted by a motorcade, awardees of China's national medals and honorary titles head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Zhang Fuqing is to get on a car at Jingxi Hotel to head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Awardees of the Medal of the Republic Zhang Fuqing, Huang Xuhua and Tu Youyou arrive at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Yuan Longping gets on a car at Jingxi Hotel to head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Awardees of China's national medals and honorary titles arrive at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Shen Jilan prepares to head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Awardees of the Medal of the Republic Zhang Fuqing, Yuan Longping, Huang Xuhua and Tu Youyou arrive at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Awardees of China's national medals and honorary titles arrive at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Awardees of the Medal of the Republic Huang Xuhua and Tu Youyou prepare to head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Huang Xuhua is to get on a car at Jingxi Hotel to head for the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Zhang Fuqing arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Sun Jiadong arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Awardee of the Friendship Medal Isabel Crook arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Li Yannian arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Yuan Longping arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Awardee of the Medal of the Republic Shen Jilan arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 29, 2019. China held the presentation ceremony of the national medals and honorary titles on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)