Tea industry brews up the good life
China DailyLocal villagers pick tea leaves at Lin Youxi's organic tea plantation in Fuding, Fujian province, in 2019. Growing the crop has changed his life, he said, adding that he believes the business will help more people like him live better lives amid the country's efforts to promote rural vitalization. From 2015 to last year, about 452,000 impoverished people in Fujian's rural areas were lifted out of absolute poverty as a result of targeted measures taken by the local government. Huang Aihua, Party secretary of Zhenghe county in Fujian's Nanping city, said alleviating poverty by developing industries and businesses with local features has achieved great results. "The increasing popularity of Nianshan's terraced fields attracts many visitors every year," Wei said, adding that the number rose to more than 300,000 last year.