A painting of young Deng Xiaoping is on display in Beijing, Aug 19, 2014. [Gong Wenbao/Asianewsphoto]

An exhibition of portraits of Deng Xiaoping is being held at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Deng's birth. Deng, who lived from Aug 22, 1904 to Feb 19, 1997, is known as the general architect of China's reform and opening-up. The exhibition lasts from Aug 16-26.