国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: A glimpse of rural revitalization in east China_时事

国内英语资讯:Xinhua Headlines: A glimpse of rural revitalization in east China

Luo Huimin, who used to be a migrant worker, has returned to his hometown in Jiangxi's Wannian County to start a business. With rich land resources, he focused on agricultural products and managed to open chain stores delivering crops and oil for residents in the cities of Nanchang, Shenzhen, Dongguan and Guangzhou, with more than 90 people employed, each receiving up to 15,000 yuan (2,172 U.S. dollars) every month.

"Most of the employees are farmers from my hometown," Luo said.

Luo said they analyzed the demands for agricultural products in cities and optimized the supply of agricultural products, which significantly increased their benefits.

"As the markets between cities and the rural areas become increasingly intertwined, the agricultural resources are becoming more valuable, and agricultural modernization is gaining steam in the countryside," said Yi Yongbo, a local agricultural official in Jiangxi.

RURAL TOURISM

Meanwhile, as the rural revitalization strategy gains steam, rural tourism is booming in the countryside. The nice scenery and local delicacies are luring a huge number of stressed-out urbanites.

In Jiangxi's Wentang Township, for example, villagers used to reap in a little more than 1,000 yuan per capita on average annually. In the past three years, as more cities dwellers visited, locals rented their houses as family-inns, which could generate annual revenue of up to 40,000 yuan a year for each family.