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HOHHOT, July 16-- Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed acting on the people-centered philosophy of development and building the country's northern border areas into a more beautiful place. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection tour to north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from Monday to Tuesday. He inspected the region's work on economic and social development and building an ecological civilization. He also instructed the implementation of the CPC education campaign themed "staying true to our founding mission." The original aspiration and mission should be kept firmly in mind, he said, calling for more efforts to continuously enhance people's sense of fulfillment, happiness and security. Upon his arrival in the city of Chifeng on Monday morning, Xi visited a neighborhood in Songshan district, where people of different ethnic groups reside. Xi called for more efforts to promote ethnic unity and create a favorable environment where people of various ethnic groups can happily live and work. The president applauded Ulan Muqir, a traveling art troupe performing for herdsmen in remote areas, as "down to earth" and "loved by the people," while asking for more support and promotion of literary and artistic activities that serve the people. After watching storytellers perform the "Epic of King Gesar" at a local museum, Xi stressed the protection and inheritance of ethnic culture. | 
