President Xi Jinping (3rd L front) visits Guizhou Machinery Industry School, a vocational college, in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, June 17, 2015. Xi had an inspection tour in Guizhou Province from June 16 to 18. [Photo/Xinhua]

While visiting an "education zone" which is home to 19 vocational colleges with nearly 60,000 students and teachers, the president described vocational education as an important part of the country's education system and urged continued improvement of it.

During his visit to Guian New District, he stressed that the planning and construction of the new district should aim for environmental sustainability as well as high standards.

Xi called for high-quality IT services and better e-commerce platforms as he inspected two IT enterprises in Guian New District.