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Party chief's morale-boosting Urumqi tour

2010-07-06 11:25
Party chief's morale-boosting Urumqi tour

Zhang Chunxian, the newly-appointed secretary of the Xinjiang regional committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) talks with a vendor at a dried fruits market in Tianshan district in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, July 4, 2010. Zhang toured Urumqi from July 4 to July 5 to communicate with the citizens about their life. He said the local government will urge the relevant departments to reduce parts of the rent for the vendors, and ask the tourism department to bring more visitors to help boost their businesses. He promised to build more physical fitness and amusement centers to provide entertainment for the citizens. Zhang also said the local government will work out a plan to support the development of the ethnic catering industry and spreading China's splendid ethnic minority cultural, according to the report.[Photo/tianshannet.com]

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