A ceremony to pay tribute and lay floral baskets to the Monument to the People's Heroes is held at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, on September 30, 2018, the Martyrs' Day (XINHUA)
Leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state on September 30 paid tribute to deceased national heroes at the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square.
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, joined representatives from all walks of life to mark the country's Martyrs' Day, on the eve of National Day.
Other senior leaders including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan also attended the event.
(Xinhua News Agency September 30, 2018)