GUANGZHOU — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected the city of Shantou on the afternoon of Oct 13 during his tour in South China's Guangdong province.

In an old downtown area of Shantou that witnesses its opening-up history, Xi went to a cultural exhibition hall and a museum of correspondence from overseas Chinese, to learn about the city's history of opening as a port, its development as a special economic zone, and the history of overseas Chinese people from Chaozhou and Shantou and neighboring areas caring about and supporting the construction of their motherland and hometown.

He later walked along the streets in the old downtown areas and talked with local residents.

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about Shantou's history of opening as a port and its development as a special economic zone at a cultural exhibition hall in Shantou, South China's Guangdong province, Oct 13, 2020. Xi inspected the city of Shantou on the afternoon of Oct 13 during his tour in South China's Guangdong province. [Photo/Xinhua]