Charitable giving rises on mainland

Philanthropy has seen significant development on the Chinese mainland, with charitable donations reaching a historical high in 2017.

Nearly 150 billion yuan ($22 billion) worth of donations were received by entities on the Chinese mainland last year, 7.68 percent more than a year earlier, according to a newly released report by China Charity Alliance.

Donations per capita rose 7.11 percent year-on-year to 107.9 yuan in 2017, the report said.