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Deng Xiaoping statue unveiled
(Xinhua/CCTV)
Updated: 2004-08-14 10:31
Visitors view with reverence the bronze statue
of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-97) in the city of
Guang'an, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, in southwest China's Sichuan
Province, Friday Aug. 13, 2004. The statue was unveiled on
Friday. [Xinhua] |
President Hu Jintao claps after he unveils a
bronze statue of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping during a ceremony in
the city of Guang'an, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, in southwest China's
Sichuan Province, Aug. 13, 2004. The statue is erected to commemorate
Deng's 100th birthday. [Xinhua] |
President Hu Jintao unveils the bronze statue
of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping during a ceremony in the city of
Guang'an, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, in southwest China's Sichuan
Province, Aug. 13, 2004. [Xinhua] |
The photo taken on Aug. 13, 2004 shows a
bronze statue of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the city of
Guang'an, hometown of Deng Xiaoping, in southwest China's Sichuan
Province. It was inscribed by former President Jiang
Zhemin. [Xinhua] |
President Hu Jintao (2nd L Front) visits the
former residence of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the city of
Guang'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 13, 2004.
[Xinhua] |
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President Hu Jintao (1st R) talks with family
members of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the city of Guang'an,
Deng's hometown, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 13, 2004. Hu
and Deng's family members were in Guang'an to take part in the unveiling
ceremony of a bronze statue of Deng there. [Xinhua]
| Two of China's great
statesmen met this morning, when President Hu Jintao unveiled a statue of the
late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping on the eve of the 100th anniversary of Deng's
birth. Hu said the great contributions Deng made to China's revolution,
development and reform will be remembered in history books.
The bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping stands in his hometown -- Paifang village
of Guangan City, in southwest China's Sichuan Province. When President Hu Jintao
unveiled the statue at a quarter past nine Friday morning, people at the
ceremony saw the great man again -- sitting on a chair and smiling. The Chinese
characters for "Statue of Deng Xiaoping", as penned by Jiang Zemin, Chairman of
the Central Military Commission, are engraved on the marble pedestal.
In saluting the late leader, Hu Jintao said the spiritual wealth Deng
Xiaoping left behind will continue to inspire the country to seek greater
success.
Hu pointed out the best way to remember Deng Xiaoping is to carry his spirit
and go forward down the road of building socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Hu also paid a visit to an exhibition chronicling Deng Xiaoping's life, and
to the house he was born in.
Government officials, relatives and people who worked with Deng attended the
unveiling ceremony, along with representatives of local
residents.
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