Chinese top leaders Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo,Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang pose with performers of a Beijing Opera show celebrating the New Year, in Beijing, capital city of China, on Dec. 30, 2008.

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leaders and nearly 1,000 local people watched a Beijing Opera performance held here on Tuesday evening to welcome the new year.

Hu Jintao, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang watched the performance staged in the National Center for the Performing Arts.

After the conclusion of the performance, the senior leaders walked onto the stage to shake hands with the performers and express congratulations on the success of the performance.