Ecological tourism seen as good way to lift poor

Ecological protection is a feasible way to end poverty, a Chongqing official said.

"Though we are a poor county, the revenue from the ecological industry in Wulong county reached 2 billion yuan ($308 million) in 2015," said He Ping, Party chief of Wulong county in Chongqing municipality.

He set a goal of 25 to 30 billion yuan in revenue for the ecological industry in 2020.