TAIYUAN, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday began his visit to north China's Shanxi Province ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year.
In two villages, Xi visited villagers' homes and inspected the post-disaster reconstruction in areas affected by last year's floods as well as local work in restoring farming, ensuring the public's access to heating in winter, consolidating and expanding anti-poverty achievements and advancing rural vitalization. (Xinhua/Li Xueren, Xie Huanchi, Yan Yan, Ding Haitao)■
