Chinese President Hu Jintao (second from left) visits an exhibition showcasing the achievements New China has made in the past six decades in Beijing, on September 19 (XINHUA)

Top Chinese leaders including President Hu Jintao on Saturday visited an exhibition showcasing the achievements New China has made in the past six decades.

Former President Jiang Zemin, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao, top political advisor Jia Qinglin, and other senior leaders including Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang also visited the show.

The leaders said they were excited to see the achievements New China has made since its founding, after the adoption of the reform and opening-up policy in particular, which were displayed through various means including pictures and video clips.

They agreed the exhibition vividly showed the historical process of the Communist Party of China (CPC) uniting and leading people of all ethnic groups across the country to blaze and develop the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

Hu said after the visit that China was still a developing country and the road ahead was still full of difficulties both foreseeable and unforeseeable.

He called on the people across the country to work with one heart and make unremitting endeavor for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

The exhibition, covering progresses in economic, political, cultural, social and Party constructions, will run till October 20.

(Xinhua News Agency September 20, 2009)