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Chinese leaders Jiang Zemin, Wen Jiabao, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng and Li Changchun Friday evening attended a grand concert to mark the 110th birth anniversary of the late Chairman Mao Zedong (1893-1976).
An orchestra of over 100 players accompanied a 200-plus chorus at the concert, which was held at the Great Hall of the People, in central Beijing. Almost 10,000 people watched the performance.
The artists performed 20 classics of Mao's era, led by the best-known "The East Is Red", to show people's love and memory for the "Great Leader".
At the end of the concert, the leaders came up onto the stage
and shook hands with the artists.
Before the concert began, the leaders had a brief meeting with Mao's relatives and took photo with them.
The concert was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, the General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the Municipal Government of Beijing, the national capital.
Source: Xinhua
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