PLA Daily 2004-08-16
A bronze statue of China's "chief
reform architect" Deng Xiaoping has been placed in the late leader's ancestral
home town just before the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Acclaimed as leading
China into its opening-up and reform policies from 1978, Deng died in 1997 at
the age of 93. His birthday falls on August 22. A farmyard boy, he grew up to be
instrumental in setting up China's market economy.
Chinese President Hu Jintao led Deng's
family members, central and local officials, and students to the unveiling of
the statue, in Paifeng Village, Guang'an City, in the southwestern province of
Sichuan.
Hu said Deng's great achievements in
China's revolution, construction and reform will be remembered forever. The
ideological riches he left for the country will inspire us all to move forward,
he said.
It is already seven years since Deng died,
but he still commands reverence and is remembered fondly by the Chinese people
and the Communist Party of China, Hu said.
Jiang Zemin, chairman of the Central
Military Committee, made an inscription for the statue.
(Source:
Xinhua)
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