Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday encouraged young students to live up to the times when he visited the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, the capital city of central China's Hunan province.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks with teachers and students at the Yuelu Academy in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province, Sept. 17, 2020. Xi on Thursday inspected Changsha. [Photo/Xinhua]
"The new era is an era of heroes," he said.
Xi exhorted the students to study hard, master knowledge and skills, foster the correct worldview, outlook on life and values, and contribute their wisdom to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.