Premier Wen gives guidance on reconstruction work in Sichuan

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From Thursday to Saturday, Premier Wen Jiabao made an inspection tour of areas affected by last year's devastating Wenchuan earthquake, and offered guidance on the reconstruction work. He called for efforts to ensure quality and efficiency in the rebuilding work.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R4, front) sits with villagers in a  house built after the May 12 massive earthquake, in Lianghua Village, Liangshui Town of Qingchuan County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 24, 2009. Wen visited the areas hit by the quake in Sichuan before the National Day, to inspect and direct the reconstruction work of earthquake-shattered areas.(Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Revisiting Beichuan, one of the hard-hit regions of the Wenchuan earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao entered a busy construction site.

He said post-quake reconstruction is the major part of China's stimulus plan to tackle the global financial crisis.

And he called for efforts to ensure safety and high quality in the reconstruction projects.

Wen Jiabao also visited the Beichuan middle school and Xuankou middle school that were razed to the ground by the quake. Now students have returned to new school buildings. Wen Jiabao said he hopes the students will grow strong and study hard.