Average age drops as leaders reshuffle

Most provincial officials received graduate degrees

A reshuffling of the leaders of China's 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions has been completed, with the average age dropping from 58 years and 6 weeks a decade ago to 57 years and 26 weeks today.

Du Jiahao, 57, was appointed acting governor of Hunan province on Thursday. He has previously held high-ranking posts in Shanghai and Heilongjiang province.