Senior leader visits art show commemorating China's reform drive

Li Changchun (2nd R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, visits an art exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of China's implementing the reform and opening-up policies, in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 29, 2008. (Chinese media/Gao Jie)
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BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Chinese media) -- Senior Chinese official

Li Changchun on Monday visited an art exhibition marking the country's 30 years

of reform and opening-up.

The show, organized by the China Artists Association,

includes 110 paintings and sculptures from all over the country.

Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the

Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said arts

development had been fruitful over the past three decades.

He urged artists to produce more good work.