HANGZHOU, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor, Jia Qinglin, called for more efforts to step up the transformation of the nation's economic growth mode and ecological protection for better development in the next five years.

Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made the remarks during a five-day inspection tour in eastern Zhejiang Province that concluded Tuesday, visiting rural areas, towns, factories and companies.

Jia urged in-depth research over new circumstances for an "elaborate planning" for the five years to 2015.

Jia Qinglin (2nd R, Front), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects development of new and clean energy in a company in Changxing, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 12, 2010. Jia made an inspection tour in Zhejiang Province from Sept. 10 to 14.

Jia also inspected progress in energy savings and emission cuts, development of new and clean energy, and ecological protection in Zhejiang, vowing that China would stick to environment-friendly and energy-efficient development and improve ecological protection.

Jia also called for more efforts on protection of forests and marine environment, energy conservation and emission reductions, along with development of a sustainable economy.