Chinese Premier on New Year visit to Shandong Province
29/1/2006 10:49
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday and Saturday visited the people in east
China's Shandong Province and extended Spring Festival greetings to them. On
Friday afternoon, Wen went to Zhujing Village in Tongli Town of Jining City, a
underdeveloped region in history, and called on farmer Wang Enxing at his
home. In the home of Zhu Shao'an, another farmer, Wen was pleased to see
their kitchen was filled with chicken, fish, meet, eggs and vegetables. "You
will have a lavish feast for the New Year's eve," said the premier. Then he
went to the village's clinic and talked with doctor Dong Longxiang. "We should
boost the new rural cooperative medical system so that farmers can afford
medical care," he said. On Saturday morning, Wen visited Guozhuang Village of
Heze City, where people of the Hui ethnic group live in compact
communities. At villager Guo Xuchen's home, Wen gave some money to Guo, whose
wife has been sick for years and who have financial difficulties in living. He
also told the village cadres to take good care of Guo's family. After that,
Wen called on villager Guo Longtao at his home, and asked him if the relations
were good between the Han and Hui people in their village. "The life all
people will get better and better with a united and concerted relationship among
all ethnic groups," said the premier. In Wulidun Village, Wen paid a visit to
Guo Xiulan, a villager in her eighties who lives on the government's subsidies.
He checked Guo's heating, clothing and beddings in fear she would feel cold in
winter, and asked the village cadres to make the toilet more convenient for
her. On Saturday noon, Wen visited Niulou Village and dropped in the home of
90-year-old Niu Huiting. On hearing Niu was happy with the abolishment of the
agricultural tax, Wen said, "It was an achievement of all the people." The
premier also had "jiaozi," traditional Chinese dumpling with meat and vegetable
stuffing, with Niu. Wen also visited the model workers, sanitation workers
and residents in two residential communities and inspected a food supermarket in
Heze City.
Xinhua news
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