(LONG WEI)

Commemorative stamps marking the 110th anniversary of the birth of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-97) are displayed in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on August 20.

Addressing a symposium held in Beijing that day to mark the anniversary, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed appreciation for Deng's pragmatism as well as his political courage in testing uncharted waters and breaking new ground.

Born on August 22, 1904 in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Deng was revered for championing China's reform and opening-up policy that has led to the country's dramatic transformation over the past 30-plus years.