People's heroes remembered

President Hu Jintao (right); Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress; and Premier Wen Jiabao (left) pass by flower baskets laid at the Monument to the People's Heroes in the heart of Beijing on Saturday morning to mark China's National Day. Similar ceremonies were held on the same holiday in 2008 and 2010 in honor of those who made sacrifices for the nation's independence and prosperity. Photo by Xu Jingxing / China Daily