China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin (Front R) visits an exhibition featuring the calligraphy of key figures of the 1911 Revolution at the National Museum in Beijing on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. [Photo: Xinhua]

China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, visited on Wednesday an exhibition showcasing the calligraphy and scripts of key figures in the 1911 Revolution.

Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visited the exhibition in the National Museum in Beijing.

The exhibition, from Tuesday to October 20, features 120 valuable and rare pieces of calligraphy, scripts and letters written by leaders and key figures in the 1911 Revolution, including Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, Cai Yuanpei and Song Jiaoren.

This year marks the centennial of the 1911 Revolution which overthrew the Qing Dynasty and ended China's 2,000 years of imperial rule.