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Before I arrived in Kangxian, one of the poorest counties in Northwest China's Gansu province, I thought many of the villages in the mountainous region would be dilapidated, with rows of half-broken houses, bumpy mud roads and livestock roaming everywhere. I abandoned that impression in the first few days after my arrival.
Like most Chinese born and raised in cities, I have no direct knowledge about real life in rural China.
Most amateur cyclists ride for enjoyment, but Wang Zhengwei also aims to save lives.
Working fathers in East China's Jiangsu province can now take up to 30 days paid paternity leave to care for their newborns - double the amount of time in most other Chinese provinces.
Ablajan Muhtar, owner of an auto repair factory in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, could choose to fly to Beijing in three hours. Instead, he has begun a three-month journey on foot for a benevolent cause.
A growing number of the island's residents ar relocating, lured by new policies, financial incentives and a wider range of opportunities, as Zhang Yi reports.
My family has been running a leather goods business for nearly 40 years, providing materials for a number of handbag manufacturers across the world. My parents started Mingzhuan Leather Co in Kaohsiung (Taiwan) in 1978, a year before I was born.
For Fan Yuesheng, using more fertilizer does not mean greater yields from his 10 hectares of farmland, where nutrient-rich black soil has been increasingly eroded as the 55-year-old in suburban Dandong, Liaoning province, struggles to ensure a livelihood.
Central ministries and departments have responded to a series of public concerns, mainly including affordable housing and medical advertisement management.
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