Zhuo Changli, an NPC deputy for Shandong, said she was deeply impressed by Xi's familiarity with rural life and the living conditions of farmers.

"He knows everything about rural life, including farmland, plants, the differences in toilets in southern China and northern China, weather, folk customs and so on," said Zhuo, who is also the founder of a housekeeping company called Sunshine Elder Sister in Jinan, the capital of Shandong.

"When General Secretary Xi talks about rural revitalization strategy, we people in the masses have always been in his heart," she added.