Xi visits revolutionary historical site in Zhejiang
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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng pay a visit to a boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang province, where the first CPC National Congress was held in 1921, on Oct 31, 2017. Xi and other CPC leaders on Tuesday afternoon visited the site in Jiaxing where the first CPC National Congress was held in 1921. The first CPC National Congress was originally held in the French concession area in Shanghai in July 1921, but moved to a boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing due to an interruption by local police. [Photo/Xinhua] |
HANGZHOU - Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and other CPC leaders on Tuesday afternoon visited the site in Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang province, where the first CPC National Congress was held in 1921.
The first CPC National Congress was originally held in the French concession area in Shanghai in July 1921, but moved to a boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing due to an interruption by local police.
Xi and other leaders also visited the Nanhu Lake Revolution Museum.
Twelve delegates attended the first CPC National Congress in July 1921, representing more than 50 CPC members nationwide.
On Oct 18, more than 2,300 delegates attended the 19th CPC National Congress, representing over 89 million CPC members of the country.
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Xi Jinping (central), general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech after a visit at Nanhu Lake Revolution Museum in Jiaxing, east China's Zhejiang province, Oct 31, 2017. Xi and other members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee Li Keqiang (3rd right), Li Zhanshu (3rd left), Wang Yang (2nd right), Wang Huning (2nd left), Zhao Leji (1st right) and Han Zheng (1st left) on Tuesday afternoon visited the site in Jiaxing where the first CPC National Congress was held in 1921. The first CPC National Congress was originally held in the French concession area in Shanghai in July 1921, but moved to a boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing due to an interruption by local police. [Photo/Xinhua] |
