CRI听力：Hu Jintao Spent New Year with Jiangxi People

Chinese President Hu Jintao has visited the eastern province of Jiangxi, calling on revolutionary veterans and model workers ahead of the Lunar New Year, China's most important holiday for family gatherings.

It was the sixth year in a row that the president spent the holiday outside Beijing with ordinary citizens.

Hu Jintao, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited veterans who had served in the Red Army and people in the city of Jinggangshan.

Hu Jintao also called on local work models, veterans and their descendants, and inquired about their livelihood.

He said the veteran soldiers have made outstanding contribution to China's revolution. The party and the Chinese people will never forget their dedications. The work models have also offered remarkable service in promoting China's socialist development.(www.hXen.com)

"Currently, the Party and all ethnic groups in China are striving to maintain a steady and relatively fast economic development and build a well-off society. The country should learn from the Jinggangshan people in dealing with the difficult situation, and turn the current challenges into opportunities for the development of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Wish all of you a Happy New Year. "

Last year, Hu went to Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region which was severely hit by snow storms before the Lunar New Year, and helped with disaster relief work there.