An international parade marking the 19th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in the Macao Special Administrative Region is held on Sunday, December 16, 2018. The parade included more than 1,700 performers from 76 different groups from the Chinese mainland, Macao and Hong Kong and certain foreign countries. [Photo: IC]

An international parade marking the 19th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in the Macao Special Administrative Region is held on Sunday, December 16, 2018. The parade included more than 1,700 performers from 76 different groups from the Chinese mainland, Macao and Hong Kong and certain foreign countries. [Photo: IC]

An international parade marking the 19th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in the Macao Special Administrative Region is held on Sunday, December 16, 2018. The parade featured performances including folk dances, acrobatics, stilt walking, Chinese martial arts and puppet shows. [Photo: IC]

An international parade marking the 19th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in the Macao Special Administrative Region is held on Sunday, December 16, 2018. The parade started at the famed Ruins of St. Paul's and concluded at Sai Van Lake Square, where the groups took to the stage one by one. [Photo: IC]

An international parade marking the 19th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland in the Macao Special Administrative Region is held on Sunday, December 16, 2018. The parade featured performances including folk dances, acrobatics, stilt walking, Chinese martial arts and puppet shows. [Photo: IC]