 Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during a grand gathering celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 27, 2006. Around 4,000 people from various circles were present at the gathering, held by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council, or China's central government. The Spring Festival, or Chinese lunar New Year, starts from Jan. 29.
 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a grand gathering celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 27, 2006.
 Chinese top leaders Hu Jintao (4th L), Wu Bangguo (4th R), Wen Jiabao (3rd L), Jia Qinglin (3rd R), Zeng Qinghong (2nd L), Wu Guanzheng (2nd R), Li Changchun (1st L) and Luo Gan (1st R) attend a grand gathering celebrating the upcoming Spring Festival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on Jan. 27, 2006.
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