Lixia district in Jinan, Shandong province held a reading and sharing session named "Classic Reading, Scholarly People's Congress" on March 6 to celebrate the opening of the annual two sessions, encourage the good habit of reading and learning and enhance deputies' abilities to perform their duties.

The event was divided into four parts -- ancient, past, present and future, which displayed China's historical and cultural heritage, Red memory, contemporary development and beautiful aspirations, respectively.

During the event, leaders and representatives read Chinese classics such as Kong Rong and A Pear, Sacrifice for the Aspirations, Waiting, Writing to Mother and Yearning and Realization of A Better Life.

Building the "Scholarly People's Congress" is an important measure taken by the standing committee of the Jinan people's congress. The city is striving to build a scholarly society and speed up the construction of learning institutions.

In recent years, Lixia has set up lecture halls and guided deputies and cadres of the people's congresses to carry out reading and learning sessions through multiple channels such as the Lixia Bookstore, a base for cultural activities and reading corners at deputy work stations at all levels.

Adhering to the theme of "love reading, strengthen quality, develop skills and strive for excellence", Lixia has organized various activities related to reading, book recommendations and sharing, and enhanced the deep integration and mutual empowerment of reading and deputies' performances.

In the next step, the district plans to use reading as momentum to construct the "Scholarly People's Congress" to improve the ability and quality of government officials.