Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses a convention marking the centennial anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2011. Chinese top state and Communist Party leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang attend the celebration on Sunday. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)
BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Tsinghua University, one of the country's prime institutions of higher learning, celebrated its centennial anniversary on Sunday.
President Hu Jintao, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao, and other state and Communist Party leaders including Jia Qinglin, Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang attended the celebration at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Originally founded in 1911 as a training school for students aiming to study abroad, the university has been known for training tens of thousands of scientists and engineers for the country since 1949.
Tsinghua's alumni include President Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Vice President Xi Jinping, and former premier Zhu Rongji.
Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses a convention marking the centennial anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2011. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Chinese top state and Communist Party leaders Hu Jintao (C, front), Wu Bangguo (3rd R, front), Wen Jiabao (3rd L, front), Jia Qinglin (2nd R, front), Xi Jinping (2nd L, front), Li Keqiang (R, front) attend a convention marking the centennial anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2011. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Gu Binglin, president of Tsinghua University, addresses a convention marking the centennial anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2011. Chinese top state and Party leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang attend the convention on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
Alumni of Tsinghua University attends a convention marking the centennial anniversary of the founding of Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2011. Chinese top state and Party leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang attend the convention on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Tao)