Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping (C), also chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits people in Liangjiahe Village, Wen'anyi Township of Yanchuan County, Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 13, 2015. Xi made a tour in Shaanxi on Feb. 13 - 16, and extended festival greetings to locals and people across the nation ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 19. [Photo: Xinhua/Lan Hongguang]

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state extended festival greetings to their predecessors as the Spring Festival draws near.

　　The veteran leaders that received the greetings included former presidents Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao, as well as retired senior officials with the CPC Central Committee, national legislature, central government, national advisory body and military headquarters, said a statement from the General Office of the CPC Central Committee on Monday.

　　Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, personally visited some of the former leaders, wishing them a happy Spring Festival, good health and long lives, the statement said.

　　The former leaders expressed their gratitude and expectation that all Party members and Chinese people of all ethnic groups would unite to push forward the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, the comprehensive reform, the rule of law and the strict management of the Party.

　　They wished that the whole country will work toward realizing the Chinese dream of the national rejuvenation, the statement said.

　　Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 19 this year.

　　Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping (L front), also chairman of the Central Military Commission, walks with locals while visiting Liangjiahe Village, Wen'anyi Township of Yanchuan County, Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 13, 2015. Xi made a tour in Shaanxi on Feb. 13 - 16, and extended festival greetings to locals and people across the nation ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 19. [Photo: Xinhua/Lan Hongguang]

　　Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping (C), also chairman of the Central Military Commission, holds a paper-cut work and offers Lunar New Year greetings to the Chinese people as he visits a community service center in Dianzicheng Subdistrict, Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2015. Xi made a tour in Shaanxi on Feb. 13 - 16, and extended festival greetings to locals and people across the nation ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 19. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Xueren]

　　Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, presides over a seminar on shaking off poverty and becoming prosperous at China Executive Leadership Academy, Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 13, 2015. Xi made a tour in Shaanxi on Feb. 13 - 16, and extended festival greetings to locals and people across the nation ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 19. [Photo: Xinhua/Li Tao]

　　Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping (2nd R front), also chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits people in Liangjiahe Village, Wen'anyi Township of Yanchuan County, Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 13, 2015. Xi made a tour in Shaanxi on Feb. 13 - 16, and extended festival greetings to locals and people across the nation ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 19. [Photo: Xinhua/Lan Hongguang]