Yang Changqin, deputy to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) and director of Chishui Qianshou Bamboo Art Development Co, praised Chishui's ecological development at the opening day for the Guizhou delegation to the annual Two Sessions on March 7.
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| Yang Changqin discusses Chishui's ecological development. [Photo/todayguizhou.com] |
"Bamboo farmers in Chishui have six mu of bamboo-growing land per capita and earn money by selling bamboo and bamboo shoots," Yang said, "Bamboo weaving has also become very popular among tourists to Chishui." (six mu equals 0.4 hectares )
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| Yang Changqin shows a bamboo weave painting. [Photo/todayguizhou.com] |
Chishui is committed to the development of ecological industries, agriculture, eco-tourism, and green towns. "The ecological economy of Chishui currently accounts for more than 75 percent of the total economy," said Yang.
"It is precisely because of the development of the ecological industry that Chishui has become the first county in Guizhou to rise from poverty," Yang added.
