Rural specialties promoted by Xi

Black fungus
April 20, 2020
At a black fungus greenhouse in Jinmi village of Zhashui county during an inspection tour in Shaanxi province

Impressed at how black fungus can help local villagers beat poverty, Xi gave the thumbs-up, saying: "Small fungus, big industry!"
E-commerce is an emerging business area with great potential, which can promote the sales of agricultural products, help rural residents shake off poverty and facilitate rural vitalization, he added.

After Xi's visit, people searched for Zhashui fungus more than 200,000 times on Alibaba's e-commerce platform Taobao the next morning. A total of more than 24 tons of fungus worth 3 million yuan ($424,000) were bought up that night, equal to four months of online sales of all products from Zhashui in 2019.