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Wen Jiabao visits Gansu and ShaanxiPosted by Eric Mu, June 23, 2008 1:00 PM
Last weekend, Premier Wen Jiabao made a three-day trip to Shaanxi and Gansu, two earthquake-affected provinces, to inspect the reconstruction work. Today's Modern Express has a big photo on the front page showing Premier Wen sharing a meal of potato and corn with local farmers in Longnan, Gansu Province. Today's Beijing News also reported on the Premier's trip. Here is a translated excerpt describing Wen's visit to a rural preliminary school: The temporary school is set up in a big tent. More than 30 pupils from the first grade to the sixth grade study here. On the morning of June 20, the classes are having a discussion about their feelings after the May 12 earthquake. Wen Jiabao walks into the temporary classroom. He puts his hands on the teacher's desk, bends forwards slightly, and talks to the pupils: Links and Sources
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