BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- A grand performance was staged in Beijing Monday evening to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), with the presence of President Hu Jintao and other top leaders.

　　The singing and dancing performance is an artistic retrospect of the 80 years of history of the PLA, which was founded on August 1, 1927.

　　Top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao, and Jia Qinglin, Zeng Qinghong, Wu Guanzheng, Li Changchun and Luo Gan, all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee also joined more than 6,000spectators to watch the performance.

Chinese veterans watch the performance marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), in Beijing, capital of China, July 30, 2007.

Performers sing a song during a performance marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), in Beijing, capital of China, July 30, 2007.

Peng Liyuan, a well-known army singer, sings a song during a performance marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), in Beijing, capital of China, July 30, 2007.