英语文摘:Performance staged to mark 70th founding anniversary of Xinjiang Production and Construction Co

URUMQI, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- An artistic performance was staged in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sunday night to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

Vice Premier He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, led a central delegation to watch the gala together with people of various ethnic groups from all walks of life.

The performance displayed notable achievements made by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps over the past seven decades, especially its progress in deepening reform, promoting high-quality development and pursuing modernization since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012.

The central delegation comprising 24 members arrived in Urumqi on Sunday afternoon to attend celebration activities.