Profile photos: Yu Zhengsheng: A reformer's style (5)

（Xinhua） 08:32, December 25, 2012

File photo taken on Feb. 11, 2010 shows Yu Zhengsheng (R) talks with passengers while he inspects the work for the Spring Festival travel rush in Shanghai South Station of east China's Shanghai Municipality. (Xinhua)

REFORMER

A year after Yu arrived in Shanghai from Hubei Province, the economic hub of China began to feel the bite of the global financial crisis. The city also faced challenges in economic transformation, as required by the central government.

The economic growth in Shanghai saw a drop from previous double-digit increases during his five-year tenure in the city. Old Yu, however, asked local officials to remain calm and not to be envious of other regions.

"We must push forward economic transformation, but transformation is not as easy as strolling in a park or sunbathing on the seashore," he told local officials.