Village head endeavors to turn farmers' dreams into reality

5 days, 16 hours ago

Reforms key to food security and high-quality rural development

Farmers dry corn in the sun in Yangliuxue town, Binzhou, Shandong province, on Tuesday. CHU BAORUI/FOR CHINA DAILY Although China is not an agriculture-based economy anymore, as it was for most part of its long history, and more Chinese people live in cities and towns than villages today, agriculture and related rural work are still of vital importance to the …

China Reforms Key Strengthen Rural

6 days, 16 hours ago

Xi urges deepening rural reform, building up strength in agriculture

China Daily

BEIJING - President Xi Jinping has urged further deepening rural reform and making solid advances toward the goal of building up China's strength in agriculture. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in his instructions on work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers, which …

China Agriculture Rural Rural Areas Rural Reform

1 week ago

Xi urges Hainan to write its own chapter of Chinese modernization

China Daily

SANYA -- President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Hainan to make the Hainan Free Trade Port an important gateway driving China's opening up in the new era, and strive to write its own chapter of Chinese modernization. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks after …

Party Cpc Hainan

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Xi Story: Small projects with big impacts

China Daily

Juncao expert Chen Kehua and a local technician check bags of mycelium at Central African Institute of Agronomic Research in Bangui, the Central African Republic, Feb 6, 2024. With Xi affirming that China is ready to launch more such projects, the positive effects are set to continue in Peru, where people endearingly refer to the Chinese people as "paisano," a …

China Local Projects Countries Chinese Bri Small

1 month ago

First village in rural reform wins UN honor

China Daily

HEFEI — When the United Nations World Tourism Organization announced this year's winners of the "Best Tourism Villages" last week, a small village in Anhui province found itself in the global spotlight. Xiaogang village in Fengyang county, popularly known for being the forerunner of China's rural reform, won the honor at a UN Tourism meeting held in Cartagena, Colombia. They …

Tourism China Yan Village Rural Reform Xiaogang Fengyang

1 month ago

First village in rural reform wins UN honor

China Daily

HEFEI — When the United Nations World Tourism Organization announced this year's winners of the "Best Tourism Villages" last week, a small village in Anhui province found itself in the global spotlight. Xiaogang village in Fengyang county, popularly known for being the forerunner of China's rural reform, won the honor at a UN Tourism meeting held in Cartagena, Colombia. They …

Tourism China Yan Village Rural Reform Xiaogang Fengyang

1 month ago

Small farms key to taking on hunger

China Daily

People watch a Chinese-made tractor in action in Apodi in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in February. Drawing inspiration from the nation's success in prioritizing the group in its fight against rural poverty and ensuring food security, he told a mix of agricultural officials and representatives from international organizations, including the World Bank, that the Chinese government …

China Agriculture Rural Farmers Food Security Brazil Chinese

1 month, 1 week ago

Chinese premier stresses strengthening agricultural production, disaster prevention

China Daily

BEIJING -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang has stressed improving the capacities of comprehensive agricultural production, as well as disaster prevention and reduction, to lay a solid foundation for ensuring food security. Li said in a recent instruction that as the country's most regions have entered a critical period for winter and spring farmland construction, it is urgent to restore farmland …

Farmland Disaster Prevention

Li calls for solidarity of Mekong nations

China Daily

Premier Li Qiang, leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and Masatsugu Asakawa, president of the Asian Development Bank, pose for a group photo before the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Thursday. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY Premier Li Qiang called on Thursday for greater unity and coordination among countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion to …

Vietnam China Development Cooperation Kunming Mekong Various Fields

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Li calls for solidarity of Mekong nations

China Daily

Premier Li Qiang, leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and Masatsugu Asakawa, president of the Asian Development Bank, pose for a group photo before the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion Summit in Kunming, Yunnan province, on Thursday. WANG ZHUANGFEI/CHINA DAILY Premier Li Qiang called on Thursday for greater unity and coordination among countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion to …

Vietnam China Development Cooperation Kunming Mekong Nations Gms

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rural Paradise Unveiled: Immerse Yourself in the Harvest Season in Chongqing

China Daily

Rural tourism in Chongqing is gaining popularity, with a recent event showcasing a harvest competition in Baoluan township. The area offers a unique countryside tour experience with abundant tourism resources, including Nantianhu Nature Reserve and Shiping Forest Farm. The local government is actively promoting rural tourism by developing a digital farming map and hosting various events and activities. This initiative …

Culture Agriculture Farming Rural Tourism Chongqing

Li Promotes Ecological Conservation, Green Development in Ningxia and Inner Mongolia

China Daily

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and National People's Congress chairman Zhao Leji emphasized the importance of ecological conservation, green development, and people's democracy in their respective regions. Li called for efforts to improve the ecological environment in Yinchuan, diversify businesses and industries in Ordos and Hohhot, and fight desertification in the cities of Dandong, Dalian and Shenyang. Zhao emphasized the correct …

Environment Politics Law People's Congresses Yinchuan

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Chinese Premier Highlights the Importance of Ecological Project and Energy Supply Progress in Northwest China

China Daily

Chinese Premier Li Qiang calls for efforts to facilitate the progress of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TSFP) and ensure the supply of energy. He emphasizes the importance of continuing to promote the progress of projects such as the TSFP and the construction of a strong ecological security barrier in northern China.

Environment Law Energy Infrastructure Yinchuan

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Li Promotes Ecological Conservation, Promotes Green Development in Northwest China

China Daily

Chinese Premier Li Qiang and National People's Congress chairman Zhao Leji emphasized the importance of ecological conservation, green development, and people's democracy in their respective regions. Li called for efforts to improve the ecological environment in Yinchuan, diversify businesses and industries in Ordos and Hohhot, and fight desertification in the cities of Dandong, Dalian and Shenyang. Zhao emphasized the correct …

Environment Politics Law People's Congresses Yinchuan

3 months ago

Chinese vice-premier calls for application of Green Rural Revival Program experience

China Daily

HEFEI -- Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong on Monday said that learning from and applying the experience gained through the Green Rural Revival Program will give full play to the main role of farmers and improve work efficiency in the nation's efforts to promote comprehensive rural revitalization. Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China …

Rural Liu Green Rural Revival Program

3 months ago

Xi extends greetings ahead of farmers' harvest festival

China Daily

BEIJING -- Ahead of the seventh Chinese farmers' harvest festival, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and comrades working on agricultural and rural fronts across the country. Xi pointed out …

Rural Farmers Cpc Committee Chinese Grain Harvest

3 months ago

Xi extends greetings ahead of farmers' harvest festival

China Daily

BEIJING -Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has extended festive greetings and sincere regards on behalf of the CPC Central Committee to farmers and people working on agricultural and rural fronts ahead of the seventh Chinese farmers' harvest festival. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed that every effort …

China Farmers Chinese

3 months ago

County in Jiangxi turns idle rural assets into profitable pastures

China Daily

An aerial view of Qixin village fields and Zikeng village houses in Huichang county, Jiangxi province. The policies are part of the rural reform initiatives implemented in Huichang in 2022, a year after nearly 100 million rural poor in China had been lifted out of abject poverty. Many of China's rural areas have also become models for poverty alleviation in …

Poverty China Rural Work Rural Areas Poverty Alleviation Rural Vitalization

3 months ago

County in Jiangxi turns idle rural assets into profitable pastures

China Daily

Workers pick tea leaves at a mountain plantation in Huichang on March 30. "China's efforts to alleviate poverty have successfully eliminated absolute poverty and addressed the deficiencies in infrastructure and public services in villages, resulting in the accumulation of substantial assets for the village collectives. These assets had accumulated over the years of poverty alleviation achievements and could also form …

Rural Assets Rural Vitalization Village Pan Huichang Village Cooperatives

3 months, 1 week ago

Xi Story: Cultivating the sweet fruit of rural revitalization

China Daily

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a local apple production base to learn about the development of the modern specialty fruit industry in mountainous areas in Tianshui, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 11, 2024. When Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of …

China Local Rural Apple Rural Revitalization Cpc Orchard

3 months, 1 week ago

Xi Story: Cultivating the sweet fruit of rural revitalization

China Daily

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a local apple production base to learn about the development of the modern specialty fruit industry in mountainous areas in Tianshui, Northwest China's Gansu province, Sept 11, 2024. When Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of …

China Local Rural Apple Rural Revitalization Cpc Orchard

3 months, 1 week ago

Xi calls for promoting reform, innovation in Gansu

China Daily

President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets local residents during his inspection of a section of the Yellow River near Zhongshan Bridge in Lanzhou, Gansu province, on Wednesday. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

China Development Gansu Lanzhou Gansu Province

3 months, 1 week ago

China's anti-graft chief stresses full, rigorous Party governance

China Daily

HARBIN -- China's anti-graft chief Li Xi urged renewed efforts in advancing full and rigorous Party governance during an inspection tour to Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, went on the tour from …

China Party Governance Harbin

3 months, 1 week ago

In China’s youth retreat centers, millennials seek to escape the grind

LA Times

Su Cong, 29, was scrolling on his phone in February when he noticed an ad with undeniable appeal: a temporary retreat, a fresh start, a mental adjustment, a healed soul. The social media post dubbed it a “youth nursing home,” where the young and able can go to work primarily on their mental health and happiness, far from the hectic …

Youth Retirement China Work Young Young People Chinese

3 months, 1 week ago

Rural deputy makes villagers' voices heard

China Daily

Long Rong, head of Baodongxi village in Yaoshi township of Mayang Miao autonomous county, Central China's Hunan province, and a deputy to the National People's Congress, chats with fellow villagers about sweet potato planting techniques in a field. Long Rong, head of Baodongxi village in Yaoshi township, Central China's Hunan province, has always kept the concerns of her fellow villagers …

Rural Long Village Deputy Villagers Npc Hunan

3 months, 1 week ago

Rural deputy makes villagers' voices heard

China Daily

Long Rong, head of Baodongxi village in Yaoshi township of Mayang Miao autonomous county, Central China's Hunan province, and a deputy to the National People's Congress, chats with fellow villagers about sweet potato planting techniques in a field. Long Rong, head of Baodongxi village in Yaoshi township, Central China's Hunan province, has always kept the concerns of her fellow villagers …

Rural Long Village Deputy Villagers Npc Hunan

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Agriculturalist, teacher cultivates ties with villagers

China Daily

Wang Gang and local farmers display the soil in Lualaba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "Wang has not only taught me how to prepare farmland, fertilize soil, grow seedlings and move growing plants, but also given me knowledge about many types of Chinese vegetables and their nutritional composition as well as cooking methods," said Ilunga Germen Milongo. Milongo, a …

Local Vegetables Soil Chinese Wang Pumpi Norin Mining Lamikal

4 months ago

Opportunities flourish in rural China as new professions bloom

China Daily

A farmer drives a harvester in Weicheng district of Weifang city, East China's Shandong province, June 5, 2024. Farmers are now taking on roles as farm machinery operators, live streamers and even artists, reflecting the growing specialization and professionalism in the country's rural areas and expanding their skill sets. In Huanghua village, Gongzhuling city, in Northeast China's Jilin province, Wang …

China Rural Farmers City Painting Wang Live

4 months ago

Agricultural pioneer leads rural vitalization efforts

China Daily

Han Fengxiang, a deputy to the National People's Congress from Lishu county in Northeast China's Jilin province, interacts with villagers in a field. As a "new farmer" born in the 1980s, Han Fengxiang, head of Fenghuangshan Agricultural Machinery and Farmers Specialized Cooperative in Lishu county in Northeast China's Jilin province, has spearheaded efforts to promote rural vitalization. From its humble …

Cooperative Lishu County

4 months ago

Agricultural pioneer leads rural vitalization efforts

China Daily

Han Fengxiang, a deputy to the National People's Congress from Lishu county in Northeast China's Jilin province, interacts with villagers in a field. As a "new farmer" born in the 1980s, Han Fengxiang, head of Fenghuangshan Agricultural Machinery and Farmers Specialized Cooperative in Lishu county in Northeast China's Jilin province, has spearheaded efforts to promote rural vitalization. From its humble …

Cooperative Lishu County

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vibrant day, radiant night: Rural tourism rocks

China Daily

An ancient village in Huangshan, Anhui province, attracts tourists from across the country in July. "Adorning every nook and cranny of the ancient village with lights that also reflect modern aesthetics, the village transforms into a dazzling spectacle when night falls," said a visitor surnamed Wang to the village. The rapid growth of the local nighttime economy has led to …

Power Night Tourism Village Xinghua Village Linxia Xinghua

5 months ago

Party secretary propels village into prosperity

China Daily

Leng Chaogang inspects a food processing factory in Qinggangba village in Sinan. SUN LEI/FOR CHINA DAILY "Thanks to Secretary Leng's leadership, life is much better now than before," said villager Zhao Xiangyong, who works at the cattle breeding farm. In recent years, the village collective has also established an agricultural product processing factory, an office paper processing factory, a forest …

Party Village Leng Qinggangba Processing Factory

5 months, 1 week ago

Reflecting on the pursuit of a simpler life

China Daily

August Hagen is working on a farm in Xuling village, Zhejiang province, on Nov 5, 2023. CHINA DAILY Last autumn and again this spring, I went to visit a small locale, Xuling village, in the hills of Zhejiang province. While I was staying there, I got to meet some members of a new community that had settled among the abandoned …

China Life Chinese Village Practice Living

5 months, 1 week ago

Reflecting on the pursuit of a simpler life

China Daily

August Hagen is working on a farm in Xuling village, Zhejiang province, on Nov 5, 2023. CHINA DAILY Last autumn and again this spring, I went to visit a small locale, Xuling village, in the hills of Zhejiang province. While I was staying there, I got to meet some members of a new community that had settled among the abandoned …

China Life Chinese Village

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Disillusioned with big city life, recent college graduates in China take up farming

LA Times

Growing up in one of China’s biggest cities, it never occurred to Liang Yu that she might one day toil in the fields. “We are reaching a tipping point, where more and more people withdraw from the established social norms.” One of the most popular reality shows in China this year is a sprawling portrayal of farm life. On Xiaohongshu, …

China Life Work Chinese Shanghai Farm Courtesy

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Zhoukou farmers get help to develop unique industries

China Daily

Staff members from State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Company at work in Zhoukou city, Henan province. The aid for him came as State Grid Zhoukou Power Supply Co launched a campaign over the past few years to help spur local rural vitalization, such as offering funds to help farmers learn cultivation technologies and develop their own unique industries. Staff members …

Power State Help Grid Yuan Yang Village

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Young people enrolling in night school to expand horizons

China Daily

Students at Jiulongpo Youth Night School make rubbings of stonework in Chongqing on April 3. YANG DUODUO/FOR CHINA DAILY "Youth night schools are a new way of cultural consumption, which has become popular so quickly because of its low threshold for access, low cost and diversified courses," said Li Hongshen from the youth development department of the Communist Youth League …

Youth Chongqing Night School

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Global experts visit relocation village in Xizang

China Daily

The life of people in Xizang has dramatically improved with convenient living conditions and better employment opportunities, said a group of international experts during a visit to Xizang. "I am thrilled to see such a dramatic transformation in the lives of people," said Alka Acharya, professor at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of …

Sweden Xizang Village Shigatse Shigatse City

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Global experts visit relocation village in Xizang

China Daily

The life of people in Xizang has dramatically improved with convenient living conditions and better employment opportunities, said a group of international experts during a visit to Xizang. "I am thrilled to see such a dramatic transformation in the lives of people," said Alka Acharya, professor at the Centre for East Asian Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of …

Sweden Xizang Shigatse Shigatse City Relocation Village

7 months ago

Path to bright future running through rural school canteens

China Daily

Simple meals transform lives in remote areas In a remote town, a simple meal served at a kindergarten canteen table presents the perfect example of how a program has helped rescue a boy and his grandfather — as well as tens of thousands of others — from poverty and hunger. The primary school student, Tian Zhiping, lives with his 60 …

China School Tian Local Schools Future Running

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Village life is simpler but never dull, says official who worked as volunteer teacher

China Daily

When Liu Qiwei graduated from Hunan Normal University in 2019, she signed up to teach as a volunteer for a year at a middle school in Jishou, Hunan province. "One year was not a long time, but it is definitely a memory worth remembering for my whole life," she said. The happiness and fulfillment she got from teaching at a …

Work Village Hunan Province

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese premier stresses consolidating achievements in poverty alleviation

China Daily

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits a workshop at a local residential community in Kaili city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, April 24, 2024. GUIYANG -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday stressed action to effectively consolidate and expand achievements in poverty alleviation. …

Guizhou Chinese Premier Premier Stresses

7 months, 4 weeks ago

The true story of a village's literary transformation

China Daily

Bu Xuebin, a villager and former miner, who has become a bookstore owner in Qingxi village, Yiyang, Hunan province, features in a documentary shown on Mango TV and Hunan Satellite TV. CHINA DAILY In the 1950s, Zhou Libo wrote Shanxiang Jubian, a novel portraying the way the country's resolution on agricultural cooperatives boosted food production in a small village named …

Village Zhou Qingxi Qingxi Village

8 months, 1 week ago

INTERVIEW| Farmers disillusioned with political parties, but will continue their fight: Rakesh Tikait

New Indian Express

Asked what would be his advice for farmers and his community, the prominent Jat leader said, “We have told people to vote as per their conscience." He also said that at that time, the BJP, as the main opposition party, had made many promises to the farmers and there was hope that they would bring some changes. Voting happens based …

Bjp Candidate Join Opposition Party Tikait

9 months, 1 week ago

Medicine for the masses

China Daily

Village doctor Yang Lianying, who is also a deputy to the National People's Congress, at the second session of the 14th NPC in Beijing. Village doctor and NPC deputy devotes her life to helping improve the health of people in remote rural areas, Wang Ru in Beijing and Li Yingqing in Kunming report. Having worked as a village doctor for …

Yang Npc Village Doctor

9 months, 1 week ago

Medicine for the masses

China Daily

Village doctor Yang Lianying, who is also a deputy to the National People's Congress, at the second session of the 14th NPC in Beijing. Village doctor and NPC deputy devotes her life to helping improve the health of people in remote rural areas, Wang Ru in Beijing and Li Yingqing in Kunming report. Having worked as a village doctor for …

Yang Npc

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Village brings flower sea to nationwide market

China Daily

In the picturesque setting of the Maihuayu village, host Zhang Li captivates audiences with a showcase of diverse potted landscapes in a livestreaming on Feb 20. Originating as the center of local potted landscape tradition, the village boasts over 100 hectares of potted landscape cultivation, a testament to its floral heritage passed down through generations. In recent years, leveraging live …

Landscape Village Potted