Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with students as he attends a tree planting activity in Beijing, capital of China, March 29, 2017. China's top leaders Xi Jinping, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli visited east Beijing and planted saplings of different types of trees on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping urged people, especially the young, to understand and protect nature while attending a tree planting activity in Beijing on Wednesday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and other top leaders visited east Beijing and planted saplings of different types of trees.