Enjoying new prosperity
Jinggangshan, a county-level city in Jiangxi province, was officially removed from the poverty list in February 2017. In 2016, President Xi Jinping stressed poverty alleviation be made a top priority in the Shenshan village of Jinggangshan, and three years after the local government took concrete measures, the village has completely eliminated poverty. Over the past three years, the number of tourists and income from tourism both have increased by more than 25 percent, enriching local households some of which now provide homestays and catering services.
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The sculpture of a torch, which represents the Jinggangshan revolutionary spirit, in Jinggang Mountain, Jiangxi province, on Aug 23. The Jinggang Mountain is the Chinese revolutionary base and the starting point of the Long March. Photos by Wang Jing and Xu Jingxing / China Daily |
