President Xi Jinping, on Monday inspected northwest China's Shaanxi province, state media reports.
Ecological preservation and poverty alleviation topped the agenda of the inspection, as China is recovering from the coronavirus outbreak and is now seeking to recover its economy from a historic 6.8 percent drop in its gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter, CGTN reports.
Xi's first stop was Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve in the county of Zhashui, Shangluo City. He inspected ecological preservation of the Qinling Mountains.
The nature reserve is known for being home of takin, China's protected animal at national level. The number of takins in the reserve rose from 78 in 1980 to over 350 today.
Since taking office, Xi has been promoting the construction of an ecological civilization to a new level.
In recent years, Xi laid out a bunch of plans to promote green development and tackle pollution to ensure "blue skies" and promote a revolution in clean energy which is in line with his idea of building a "beautiful China" by 2035.
During the visit to Shaanxi, Xi also went to the village of Jinmi in Xiaoling township to learn about poverty alleviation efforts. Located in the Qinling mountains, the village has shaken off poverty in recent years by developing the black fungus industry.
In 2016, Xi set a goal of ending all poverty in China by the end of 2020.
Since then, the number of impoverished people in China was brought down from tens of millions to a few million left in less than 5 years.
Despite the virus pandemic, China seems determined to realize the goal to bring the impoverished population to zero this year.
President Xi Jinping meets mushroom growers in Jinmi village of Xiaoling township in Zhashui county, Shangluo city, in Shannxi province.
