Villagers thought Chen Xijin was nuts - in more ways than one - when he felled all his chestnut trees in Liaoning province in 2006.
Nanping, among the poorest places in eastern China's Fujian province, is close to eliminating absolute poverty, local officials said.
A project launched to raise employment levels among poor rural women by teaching them how to make a popular noodle soup has become a surprise hit with ambitious young Chinese educated at universities overseas.
Meng Fanrong once considered jumping into the Pearl River in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, with her baby son in her arms because she was fearful of the future that awaited him.
Things are changing for China's tens of millions of migrant workers, including Wang Xiuqiong, 43, who is finding life far from home much more comfortable than in the past.
Bao Mingwei treats "patients" more than 30 times his own size.
Shan Dongping, 40, sold vegetables in a Shanghai market for years before becoming its deputy manager two years ago.
Like any stay-at-home mother, Liu Shuqin's day starts with cooking breakfast, waking up her daughters and then sending them to school.
Wu Shurui, 59, has spent 40 years restoring the colored paintings that decorate ancient Chinese buildings and is proud to have stuck to the traditional techniques.
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