Premier meets families in need

In Shaanxi, Li listens, offers hope to villagers in downtrodden area

Walking along a dirt road, Premier Li Keqiang first saw ragged houses buried in a mountain valley, where corn leaves swayed in a breeze on a hot Monday as he visited Dawanhe village.

After a 90-minute drive from downtown Baoji in southwestern Shaanxi province, Li reached the village, which has been known for its deprived economic status, with about 31 percent of its residents living below the poverty line last year.