President Hu joins public to celebrate New Year

Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd L 2nd row) watches "Flower Is A Go-Between", a traditional opera, along with residents of Tianxianyu Village in the Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 22, 2012. Hu visited grassroots urban and rural areas in Beijing on Sunday, the eve of the Spring Festival, extending greetings to the people and celebrating with them the Chinese Lunar New Year.  [Photo/Xinhua]

Chinese President Hu Jintao looks around in the kitchen of army veteran Shao Qicheng's home in Tianxianyu Village of the Huairou District in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 22, 2012, examining the preparation of the family's Lunar New Year reunion dinner. Hu visited grassroots urban and rural areas in Beijing on Sunday, the eve of the Spring Festival, extending greetings to the people and celebrating with them the Chinese Lunar New Year.[Photo/Xinhua]