Photos: Nation’s capital celebrates Independence Day 2018

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On the 242nd anniversary of the birth of the United States, visitors and locals hit the parks and streets of the Washington D.C. area to celebrate Independence Day.

The day began with a one-mile parade along Constitution Avenue and concluded with the annual fireworks display over the National Mall.

View the sights and sounds of this year’s celebration from CGTN’s Xianghan Wang.