President Xi Jinping receives qianghong, a piece of silk used as a gift of greeting by the Qiang ethnic group, from an NPC deputy who is a member of the group as he joins a discussion with NPC deputies from Sichuan province on March 8, 2017 in Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua]

Keywords: Village on cliff

Date: March 8, 2017

During a panel discussion with lawmakers from Sichuan province March 8, 2017, Xi said his heart was broken when he heard some students in Liangshan prefecture had to climb cliffs without any safety equipment on the way to school.

He said he felt some relief learning the local government has taken measures to help the students, such as installing a steel ladder.