China holds grand National Day reception

China's State Council, or Cabinet, holds a grand reception marking the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday evening.(Xinhua/Li Tao)

BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council, or Cabinet, held a grand reception marking the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Republic at the Great Hall of the People Wednesday evening.

President Hu Jintao and other Communist Party of China (CPC) and state leaders, including Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang, attended the reception with more than 4,000 other people.