Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the quake-hit Yushu in northwest China's Qinghai Province Sunday morning to inspect relief work.

Hu's plane landed at Batang Yushu Airport at an altitude of nearly 4,000 meters after more than three hours' flight.

The president, who returned to Beijing on Saturday from a shortened visit to Latin America, headed for the quake zone immediately after landing.

The 7.1-magnitude quake which struck the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu Wednesday morning has left at least 1,484 dead, 312 missing and 12,088 injured as of 5 p.m. Saturday.

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