Chinese leaders attend concert marking CPC 95th birthday

BEIJING, June 29, 2016-- Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli join an audience of more than 3,000 at the concert "Eternal Faith" marking the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 29, 2016. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

BEIJING, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders joined an audience of more than 3,000 on Wednesday night at a concert marking the 95th birthday of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Also present at the event were Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli, all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

The concert, "Eternal Faith," was held at the Great Hall of the People.

Aside from songs profiling the CPC's great leadership in the past 95 years, there was also a poetry recital.

The concert concluded with the song, "Without the Communist Party, There Would be no New China," which was popularized after the founding of new China.

July 1 marks the 95th anniversary of the founding of the CPC.