Xi, Li visit countryside to take part in preparations
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President Xi Jinping revisited Liangjiahe Village in Shaanxi Province, where he worked as a farmer for nearly seven years, on Feb. 13, 2015. [Photo: Xinhuanet.com] |
President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, who both climbed the leadership ladder from rural areas, joined millions of residents in the countryside on Friday in preparations to mark Spring Festival.
Online photos and video clips showed Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan returning to Liangjiahe, a village in Yan'an, the Communist revolutionary base in Shaanxi province. Xi worked there as a farmer for nearly seven years before studying at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
He retraced the experiences of his youth while witnessing the massive changes that have been seen in the area.
Xi's visit was reported by Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, in a micro blog account named "Xuexifensituan" ("Learning From Xi Fan Club"). The micro blog is known for covering Xi's latest activities.
In January 1969, Xi, who was then a teenager, was among millions of young people sent from cities to work as laborers in the countryside, responding to the call of then chairman Mao Zedong.
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