Leaders for tomorrow

Pudong academy provides valuable experience to those ready to serve, Yang Feiyue reports.

Er Dongqiang was giving a lecture to a group of special students at the China Executive Leadership Academy Pudong in Shanghai in mid-June.

The professional photographer, who is also director of the Shanghai Association of Historians, shared tales of his journey along the Silk Road with a classroom of government officials from across the country.

"I used to love watching sailboats along the Huangpu River, and I dreamed of traveling the world when I was growing up," Er says.