Xi encourages cultural lessons

Ma Wancheng, principal of Beijing Haidian Minzu Primary School, said he clearly remembers President Xi Jinping's visit three years ago to the school in the capital's Haidian district.

"What impressed me most was the amount of attention Xi gave to traditional Chinese culture," Ma said. "He had intensive exchanges with our teachers and students on the topic."

Xi visited the school on the morning of May 30, 2014, two days before International Children's Day.