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New drivers of growth get route for success

A more mature market will boost consumption of food, clothes, housing, travel and other services, and enhance residential consumption and nurture new economic growth drivers, according to a recent guideline.

Policy digest

Drug sector policies fine-tuned

Tourist payments, education in focus

A number of ministries, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the State Administration of Press and Publication, and the Ministry of Public Security, have responded to issues of public concern.

Shine on, harvest moon

Despite the difficulty booking train tickets and the inevitable huge crowds, Lin Xuejuan travels about 200 kilometers from Shenzhen, where she works, to her hometown Shanwei, Guangdong province to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival every year.

We need to nurture festival spirit

Chinese people celebrate a lot of festivals, most of which take place on important dates in the Chinese lunar calendar.

China embraces the world with open arms

On Wednesday, following his address at the opening ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2018 held in Tianjin, Premier Li Keqiang took a question from Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab.

Noodle maker's revamp is a recipe for success

Jiangxi Wufeng Food, a small rice-noodle mill in Huichang, Jiangxi province, has achieved near legendary status in Hong Kong after nearly crashing and burning in the late 1980s.

A history spanning soldiers and snails

The history of rice noodles began during the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) in Guilin, in what is now the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Troops from northern China were dispatched to the southeastern region to build a canal for shipping provisions as part of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's efforts to unite the country, according to the book Guilin Rice Noodles by Zhang Di.

Tourism lifts poor community

Dakdong village, deep in the mountains of Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, used to be poverty-stricken but now reaps millions of yuan every year as a major rural tourism destination, featuring peach picking, camping and a hot spring.

Sacred mountain proves blessing for villagers

Every year, thousands of Indians and Nepalese make pilgrimages to Mount Kailash, in the Tibet autonomous region. The site is sacred in several religions, which spells goods news for the local villagers offering logistics and guide services.

Base camp tents boost Tibetans' incomes

Villagers in remote parts of the Tibet autonomous region are finding tourism is an ideal income source thanks to local government efforts to create a world-renowned destination.