The body of Comrade Li Peng was cremated in Beijing

The body of Comrade Li Peng was cremated in Beijing

Xi Jinping Li Keqiang Li ZhanShu Wang Yang Wang Huning Zhao Leji Han Zheng Wang Qishan Jiang Zemin waited to bid farewell to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. Hu Jintao sent wreaths of condolences abroad

During Comrade Li Peng's serious illness and after his death, Comrades Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Qishan, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and other comrades went to the hospital to visit or express deep condolences to Comrade Li Peng's death through various forms and expressed deep condolences to his relatives

The remains of Comrade Li Peng, an outstanding member of the Communist Party of China, a tried and tested loyal communist fighter, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary and statesman, an outstanding leader of the Party and the state, a member of the 12th Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th, 14th and 15th Politburos of the CPC Central Committee, a former premier of the State Council, and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress, was cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing on 29 July.

Comrade Li Peng died in Beijing at 23:11 on July 22, 2019 at the age of 91 due to illness.

During Comrade Li Peng's serious illness and after his death, Comrades Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and other comrades went to the hospital to visit or express their deep condolences for Comrade Li Peng's death through various forms and expressed their deep condolences to his relatives.

On the morning of the 29th, the auditorium of the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery was solemn and solemn, and the mourning was low. Above the main hall hung a banner with white characters on a black background that read, "Mourning Comrade Li Peng with Deep Sorrow," and below the banner was a portrait of Comrade Li Peng. The body of Comrade Li Peng lay in a bush of flowers and cypresses, covered with a bright red Flag of the Communist Party of China.

At about 9:30 a.m., Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan, And Jiang Zemin slowly walked to Comrade Li Peng's body in silence amid the sound of mourning, bowed three times to Comrade Li Peng's body, and shook hands with Comrade Li Peng's relatives one by one to express their condolences. Hu Jintao sent wreaths in other places to express his condolences on the passing away of Comrade Li Peng.

Relevant leading comrades of the Party and the state went to bid farewell or expressed their condolences in various ways. Responsible comrades of relevant departments of the central and state organs, Comrade Li Peng's friendship before his death, and representatives of his hometown also went to bid farewell.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Editor-in-charge of this issue: Liu Qian