Remains of ex-premier Li Peng cremated

The cremation of former premier Li Peng took place on Monday in Beijing.

At the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee - Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng - as well as Vice-President Wang Qishan and former president Jiang Zemin, stood in silent tribute and bowed three times in front of the former premier's body on Monday morning. They also extended their condolences to Li's family.

Former president Hu Jintao, who was not in Beijing at the time, sent a wreath and his condolences.