Li springs a surprise on coal mine visit

Updated: 2016-01-06 07:39

By Zhang Yue(China Daily)

Premier Li Keqiang (1st R) rides in a tramcar as he inspects the Guandi mine of Xishan Coal Electricity Group Co.Ltd, in North China's Shanxi province, Jan 5, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

During his visit to the Guandi mine, the premier asked several times about workers' salaries.

He arrived at the mine, which lies inside a mountain, at 9 am and boarded a small train used to transport the miners. They work 300 meters underground but their work area is 7 kilometers from where Li boarded the train, and the journey took 40 minutes.