BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has always been deeply concerned about the remote mountainous and forested regions, as well as the people who live there.

He called for adherence to the path of green development that puts ecology first and efforts to build a beautiful China with green mountains, lucid waters and fresh air.

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of three generations of workers, Saihanba, once a piece of barren wilderness, has become the world's largest artificial plantation. Meanwhile, the forest coverage rate of Ma'anshan Forest Farm has risen from less than 20 percent initially to 95.7 percent.