BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhuanet) --
Several senior Chinese officials visited an on-going calligraphy and
painting exhibition here Wednesday to mark late Chinese leader Deng
Xiaoping's 100th birthday.
Deng, who died in
1997 at age 92, introduced the reform and opening-up policies in China
that paved the way for a market economy.
The visitors included Defense
Minister Cao Gangchuan, Cheng Siwei and Gu Xiulian, vice-chairman and
vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's
Congress, State Councilor Hua Jianmin, and Liu Yandong, vice-chairwoman of
the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative
Conference.
Sponsored by the Central Cultural and
Historical Research Institute, the exhibition, held at the Nationalities
Palace, has collected more than 200 pieces of paintings and calligraphy in
contemporary and ancient Chinese and minority
languages.
The exhibits are all done by the
employees of dozens of the institute's branches across the
country.
The exhibition is scheduled to close
on Thursday.
