[HIGHLIGHTS] First Point of View·Journalist’s Notes丨The prosperous city on the left and the beautiful countryside on the right - Zhejiang’s practice of coordinating urban and rural development

Twenty years ago, it was also early spring - on the morning of March 23, 2004, a minibus drove out from the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee compound and headed towards Jiaxing, starting an important investigation. Within 4 days, Xi Jinping visited six counties (cities, districts) in JiaXing to inspect urban and rural planning, infrastructure, labor and employment, social security, ecological construction, culture, education and health.

We will break down the urban-rural dual system, hold discussions with cadres and the masses.