President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his inspection of central China's Hubei Province.
From Monday to Wednesday, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, went to Xiaogan and Xianning cities and the provincial capital Wuhan of Hubei for inspection.
Xi inspected an airborne corps in Xiaogan on Monday afternoon. Xi met with representatives of the corps, checked combat and support equipment and visited the history museum of the airborne force.
Xi urged the soldiers to fully intensify training, enhance combat preparedness and improve airborne operation capabilities to build a strong and modernized airborne force.
Later that day Xi visited the Yunmeng County Museum for an exhibition featuring bamboo and wooden slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-207 B.C.) and the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.) in ancient China.
At the exhibition, Xi learned about the content of the slips, their historical and cultural value, and the local preservation and research efforts.
Noting that these ancient artifacts are extremely precious and serve as important, physical evidence that supports China's reliable historical records, Xi urged sound protection of and in-depth research on them. On Tuesday morning, Xi went to Jiayu County in Xianning City and visited a vegetable farm in Panjiawan Town.
On the farm, he checked the vegetable growth and inquired about crop varieties, cultivation techniques and marketing channels.
He encouraged local officials and farmers to pursue high quality and foster famous brands relying on science and technology, and make efforts to further enhance vegetable farming to benefit local people.
In Siyi Village of the town, Xi visited an elderly care center and a community service center where he reviewed elderly care facilities and community services, and learned about the operation of village-level organizations.
Xi also visited a villager named Xiong Chenglong at home, and chatted with the family about their work and income, and the community's elderly care and health care.
Xi was very pleased to hear that the basic public service system in urban and rural areas has been constantly improved in recent years. He encouraged the villagers to continue working hard to make specialty industries more profitable, and make their hometown more beautiful so as to create a better life.
On Tuesday afternoon, Xi visited the Wuhan Institute of Industrial Innovation and Development in the provincial capital Wuhan. He learned about measures taken to advance scientific and technological innovation, and had an in-depth discussions with researchers and company leaders.
On Wednesday morning, Xi listened to the reports from the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, acknowledging their achievements and giving instructions on next steps.
Xi urged the province to make proactive efforts to promote sci-tech and industrial innovation, deepen reform and advance rural revitalization.
Xi wraps up inspection of Hubei
Xi wraps up inspection of Hubei
