China's top political advisor visits demonstrate of Chinese painting master's works

China's top political consultant Jia Qinglin visited a show of paintings by Li Keran (1907-1989), one of the best-known Chinese artists.

Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and also a part of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, was accompanied by Politburo affiliate and Beijing's Party chief Liu Qi and CPPCC National Committee's secretary-general Qian Yunlu.

All the works on display at the exhibition, in the Beijing Fine Art Academy, are aid from Li's family members including his widow Zou Peizhu.

The exhibits contain 108 Chinese paintings and 13 water and color paintings by the artist. And these are only part of the family's contributions to the Municipal Government of Beijing.

Li, a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, east China, began studying the traditional Chinese paintings at 13. He is also known as a great master in painting mountains and water.