Xi stresses guiding students to serve the country as purpose of running schools

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a campus of Hunan First Normal University, and learns about the university's efforts in putting resources related to the Party's heritage to great use and its adherence to fostering virtue through education, in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 18, 2024. Xi inspected Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, on Monday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

CHANGSHA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed that the purpose of running a school is not only to raise the students' level of cultural attainment, but also to guide them to serve the country.

Xi made the remarks when he visited one of Hunan First Normal University's campuses on Monday during an inspection tour in Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province.

Xi learned about how Mao Zedong and other older generation revolutionaries had studied and worked at the university, as well as the university's history and teaching characteristics. Xi also chatted with students and faculty members.

Xi stressed that as China strives to build itself into a strong country and achieve national rejuvenation through advancing Chinese modernization, it is imperative that talented students are cultivated and that they are provided with quality education.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a campus of Hunan First Normal University, and learns about the university's efforts in putting resources related to the Party's heritage to great use and its adherence to fostering virtue through education, in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 18, 2024. Xi inspected Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, on Monday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a campus of Hunan First Normal University, and learns about the university's efforts in putting resources related to the Party's heritage to great use and its adherence to fostering virtue through education, in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 18, 2024. Xi inspected Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, on Monday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with teachers and students while visiting a campus of Hunan First Normal University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 18, 2024. Xi inspected Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, on Monday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with teachers and students while visiting a campus of Hunan First Normal University in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 18, 2024. Xi inspected Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a campus of Hunan First Normal University, and learns about the university's efforts in putting resources related to the Party's heritage to great use and its adherence to fostering virtue through education, in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, March 18, 2024. Xi inspected Changsha, capital city of central China's Hunan Province, on Monday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)