China on Thursday held a gathering in Beijing to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Sun Yat-sen's birth.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addressed the gathering.

Also present at the event were Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, who are members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

More than a century ago, Sun led the Revolution of 1911 to abolish the absolute monarchy that had ruled China for thousands of years. He died in 1925.