Xi calls for preservation of reservoir

President Xi Jinping has called for continuous efforts to preserve Miyun Reservoir, the major reserve of drinking water for Beijing, and urged officials to fully advance the building of an ecological civilization.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in his reply on Sunday to a letter from people who participated in the construction and protection of Miyun Reservoir in the northeast suburbs of Beijing. The reservoir was completed in 1960 after two years of construction.

Xi praised the people who participated in the construction at the call of the CPC Central Committee, as well as those who have joined in preserving the reservoir over the past six decades, for their important contributions to improving the environment in the capital city.