Chinese top leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang pose with performers of a Beijing Opera show celebrating the New Year, in Beijing, capital city of China, on Dec. 30, 2007.
A Beijing Opera concert was held in Beijing Sunday evening at the newly inaugurated National Center for the Performing Arts to celebrate the upcoming New Year's Day.
Top Chinese leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang attended the concert.
During the concert, a number of China's leading performers staged pieces from both traditional repertoires and modern plays.
(Xinhua News Agency December 31, 2007)