On January 16th of 2008, the outreaching of S&T to countryside, jointly held by the Department of Publicity of the CPC Central Committee (DPCC), MOST and  Shaanxi Provincial Government, was kicked off in Ansai county of Shaanxi province. Vice Minister ZHANG Laiwu of Science and Technology and leaders from DPCC and Shaanxi addressed the launching ceremony.

During the three-day event, the delegation inspected local S&T development, presented production and living materials and allowances to families of martyrs and soldiers, poor households and those who adopt science and technology in farming, and unveiled the nameplate of the library in Longshitou Village.