June 8 was a big day for veteran Party members in Shanxi. Those who have been in the Party for more than 50 years were granted a special badge.

The "glorious 50 years in the Party" badge, granted by the local Party committees in Shanxi according to a decision made by the CPC Central Committee, is one of the highlights of the CPC centennial celebrations.

He Lei from Taiyuan, who is nearly 100 years old and has been in the Party for 82 years, was present at a badge-granting ceremony at the Shanxi CPC Committee along with 12 other old Party members.