Keepsake: A China Post staff holding a set of 20 commemorative stamps and a commemorative cover issued in celebration of the 100th anniversary of CPC. — Xinhua MANY couples rushed to tie the knot last week in China. They wanted to commemorate their special day just as China celebrated the 100th birthday of its ruling party, Communist Party of China. A bride from Beijing said she chose July 1 to register her marriage for long lasting relationship. “Hope our love would last 100 years, just like today’s celebrations,” Shasha Liu told the local media last Thursday. It was the day to mark the 100-year formation of the CPC, the sole political party in power that had led the country to become a moderately prosperous society.