Retiree helped 21 infants lost or abandoned at Harbin Railway Station
Editor's note: This story is part of a series in which China Daily looks at how delegates to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China are spreading the congress' message at work and in their daily lives.
A farmer's daily handwritten account books, recording his family's earnings and expenditure on agricultural production and life during the past decade, have been added to the National Museum of China's collection.
President Xi Jinping called on Monday for continued efforts to upgrade the country's toilets as part of an ongoing "toilet revolution" campaign. But why has China started this campaign, and why has its top leader personally spoken out on this seemingly petty issue? Xi's latest instructions provide some answers.
XINING - A toilet revolution has begun at Qinghai Lake, a popular tourist destination in Qinghai province. So far this year, the scenic area has received 11.9 million yuan ($1.8 million) in investment to install or upgrade toilets for tourists, according to the lake's management bureau.
SHIJIAZHUANG - For months, Feng Xiumin's house in Yueliang village, Hebei province has been a "must see" for visiting relatives and friends. The first thing they want is the "toilet tour".
Che Xueqiao is in charge of six public toilets in Beijing's Fengtai district, making sure people's visits are free of unpleasant smells and other discomforts. Two of the toilets were built last year, while the rest were converted from traditional dry toilets - basically open pits.
As preparation for his new life at a university in the United States, A'le gets up early, jogs for an hour, eats a large breakfast and then heads to a nearby cafe to spend the day studying.
In recent years, the number of people in China with serious mental health issues has been rising rapidly, according to statistics provided by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
Zhou Li (not her real name) has schizophrenia. She lives in Beijing.
Approximately 15 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) in costs will be saved by enterprises as China strives to further reduce fees charged on entities and help increase their competitiveness, according to the State Council, China's cabinet.
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