Xi visits cadres, residents in Beijing ahead of Spring Festival

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits residents' homes in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups.

　　Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

　　When inspecting the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Xi stressed the city's glorious mission and weighty responsibility to safeguard the social stability of the national capital as 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

　　Xi asked for coordinated efforts to promote work in all fields with resolve to complete the mission.

　　Touring a "hutong," or traditional alley, in central Beijing's Qianmen area, Xi ordered the efforts to protect cultural heritage sites and conserve traditional culture while renovating the city's old areas.

　　He called for both improving local residents' living conditions and protecting historical and cultural deposits, so that history and modernity will perfectly blend. He stressed specific measures to maintain the original features of hutong areas.

　　Xi dropped into two courtyards along the hutong, inquiring about the living conditions of local residents after the renovation projects in the neighborhood.

　　"What the CPC pursues is to make the people's life better," he told the residents, gladly chatting and making dumplings with them.

　　Noting attention from the CPC Central Committee to the renovation of old towns and shanty areas, Xi said that the Party aims to create a more comfortable and better living environment for the people and solve problems they care about most so that they can enjoy modern life even in old hutong areas.

　　After chatting with residents, Xi went to a property service center to visit staff and community workers.

　　On the way back, Xi dropped in on a restaurant, chatted with the owner and some customers and wished them good luck.

　　Xi also called on a nearby express delivery station and visited the deliverymen who were on duty, stressing that priority should be given to solving employment problems and creating more jobs.

　　At 3:30 p.m., Xi arrived at the Shougang Park in Shijingshan District, the seat of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, to learn about the preparation for the Games and the planning and construction of the venues and infrastructure.

　　Xi stressed the need to stay committed to hosting the Games in a green, sharing, open and clean manner, and to complete all preparation tasks with high standards.

　　The venue construction must meet the Olympic standards and be completed on time, Xi said.

　　Stressing that the features of technology, intelligence, greenness and frugality should be highlighted, Xi said advanced technological approaches should be applied, energy-saving and environmental friendly requirements should be strictly enforced, the environment and cultural relics should be well protected, and Chinese styles should be on full display.

　　Xi visited the office building of the Beijing Organizing Committee, meeting with some of the staff and volunteers there.

　　Noting that Beijing will become the world's only host of both the Summer and Winter Olympics, he stressed that China must fulfill the solemn commitments it made to the world.

　　"Hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics is an important support to the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region," Xi said, adding that Hebei Province must develop together with Beijing.

　　During his visit to the national winter sports training center, Xi stressed promoting sportsmanship with Chinese characteristics, boosting coordinated development of mass sports, competitive sports and the sports industry, and speeding up building China into a country strong on sports.

　　Vice Premier Han Zheng, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, accompanied Xi on the inspection tour of the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a small restaurant inside a hutong in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups.(Xinhua/Wang Ye)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, comes to residents' homes and talks with them in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups.(Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, comes to residents' homes and talks with them in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups.(Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, comes to residents' homes and makes dumplings with them in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups.(Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with deliverymen inside a hutong in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups.(Xinhua/Wang Ye)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping (R), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, shakes hands with police officers as he inspects the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with police officers on duty via video calls as he inspects the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspects the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and extends greetings to police officers in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for photos with family of Hou Yaming as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, comes to the home of Zhu Maojin as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, comes to a property service center and talks with staff and community workers as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves to residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends greetings to residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends greetings to residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about the preparation for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and the planning and construction of the venues and infrastructure, at the Shougang Park in Shijingshan District, the seat of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about the preparation for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and the planning and construction of the venues and infrastructure, at the Shougang Park in Shijingshan District, the seat of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with staff and volunteers at the office building of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the Shougang Park in Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with staff and volunteers at the office building of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in the Shougang Park in Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with athletes and coaches at the national winter sports training center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with athletes and coaches at the national winter sports training center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with athletes and coaches at the national winter sports training center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with athletes and coaches at the national winter sports training center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with athletes and coaches at the national winter sports training center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with athletes and coaches at the national winter sports training center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for photos with athletes and coaches at the national winter sports training center in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)