习近平回信勉励四川省南充市嘉陵区之江小学学生 祝全国小朋友们“六一”国际儿童节快乐

原标题：习近平回信勉励四川省南充市嘉陵区之江小学学生

坚持德智体美劳全面发展

争做爱党爱国自立自强奋发向上的新时代好少年

祝全国小朋友们“六一”国际儿童节快乐

新华社北京5月31日电 在“六一”国际儿童节即将到来之际，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平5月30日给四川省南充市嘉陵区之江小学的学生们回信，对他们予以亲切勉励，并祝他们和全国的少年儿童节日快乐。

习近平在回信中说，看到来信，我回想起20年前为你们学校培土奠基的情景。得知这些年来学校越办越好，同学们勤奋学习、热爱劳动、健康快乐成长，我很欣慰。

习近平强调，少年儿童是祖国的未来。把家乡建设好，把我国全面建成社会主义现代化强国，需要你们这一代人接力奋斗。希望同学们树立远大志向，珍惜美好时光，坚持德智体美劳全面发展，争做爱党爱国、自立自强、奋发向上的新时代好少年，努力成长为堪当强国建设、民族复兴大任的栋梁之材。

之江小学前身是四川省南充市嘉陵区的一所山区小学，山高路陡，校舍老旧。2004年，学校在浙江省对口帮扶下实施迁建，时任浙江省委书记习近平同年5月为学校培土奠基。2005年9月学校正式投入使用，办学条件显著改善，现有在校小学生287名。近日，之江小学五年级一班全体同学给习总书记写信，汇报学习生活情况，表达感恩之情和争做新时代好少年的决心。

Xi emphasizes all-round development of children

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the all-round development of children in a reply letter to students from a primary school in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, encouraged them to be self-reliant and aspiring children in the new era who love the country and the Party.

In the letter dated Thursday, Xi also extended International Children's Day greetings to children nationwide.

Students from Zhijiang Primary School in Sichuan recently wrote a letter to Xi, telling the president about their studies and lives.

In his reply letter, Xi said he was delighted to hear that the school is doing very well and the students are thriving.

"Children are the future of our country," Xi emphasized, encouraging them to "become the talent capable of shouldering the mission of building a strong country and realizing national rejuvenation."

The school, previously situated in the mountainous regions of Nanchong City, Sichuan Province, was relocated and reconstructed in 2004 with the support of Zhejiang Province in east China, where Xi served as Party chief then.

Xi also laid the foundation for the school, which became operational in September 2005 and currently accommodates 287 students. ■