A collection of poems written by late Chinese leader Zhu De was published recently to mark the 117 anniversary of his birth.

The collection, compiled by the Party Literature Research Center of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, includes 159 poems of Zhu, who served as a marshal of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and former chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

A forum was held in the Great Hall of the People here Thursday to mark the publication.

(Xinhua News Agency December 12, 2003)