Moments of President Xi Jinping with students

BEIJING -- Campuses across China are bustling with activity once again as students returned school after winter vacation at the start of the spring semester.

Attaching great importance to education, President Xi Jinping has visited multiple schools and campuses during his domestic inspection tours over the years.

The following are some moments between Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and students during such tours.

A GUEST AT SCHOOL CANTEEN

While inspecting a primary school in a mountainous area in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality in April 2019, Xi took the time to visit its canteen and kitchen. After reading files about the dining conditions, Xi inquired about food safety and subsidies for impoverished students.

He was relieved to see that the students enjoyed a nutritious lunch of four dishes and a soup. "We worked to offer each child a glass of milk and an egg every day at the beginning of our poverty alleviation drive. Now the standard has risen to 6 yuan (about 87 US cents) per meal, and the food is more diverse," he said.

"These children are still young, and they are all precious to their families," Xi said, asking staff members to pay extra attention to them and ensure their safety at campus.