Li drops in to help realize home dream

For Li Zongyi, 77, an unexpected visitor to her home has realized her decades-long dream.

The guest was Premier Li Keqiang. During a one-day trip to Tianjin on Friday, he paid a surprising visit to Li Zongyi's home in the Xiyuzhuang community, one of the oldest shantytowns in the city, and promised residents that they will be able to move into new apartments in the next year.

Han Huixia, Li Zongyi's daughter, said: "I have been waiting for this moment for so long. I dare not burn coal to keep warm in winter, in case there is a gas leak or a fire."