Tourism development should not be pursued at expense of environment: Xi

10:50, April 01, 2020

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  Xi stresses green development in Zhejiang tour

  Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday inspected Yucun Village in the county of Anji, East Chinas Zhejiang Province, stressing the great importance of green development amid the resumption of work and production.It was not his first visit to the county of Anji, the name of which means peace and happiness. On August 15, 2005, it was in Yucun village, Xi, then Party chief of Zhejiang, put forward the concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."A combined photo shows Xi Jinping inspecting Yucun Village in the county of Anji of east Chinas Zhejiang Province on Monday and in 2005. (Photo: Peoples Daily, designed by Zhang Tianyi)“From the county’s name, I think of the harmony between man and nature and economic development”, he said then.During the past 15 years, Yucun Village has adhered to that concept and explored an eco-friendly path for development.The village, once plagued by heavy industrial pollution, is now a national 4A scenic area renowned for its beauty and high livability.A stone inscription of “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets” at the entrance of the Yuncun Village.(Photos: CCTV News)Pan Chunlin, the owner of the first agritainment resort in the village, once drove the tractor in the mining area of the county.With the recovery of ecological environment following the mine closure, he decided to run an agritainment resort, which has driven the trend of developing green industries in the county.Guesthouse, high-end tourism and cultural resort town have been combined in the growth of tourism and the ecological industry system has been preliminarily established in the county.When President Xi walked into Pan’s yard on Monday, Pan’s family was making green glutinous rice balls, a traditional snack in Southeast China.Pan Chunlin (extreme right) and his families.Xi talked to villagers and learned about the changes brought by advancing green development.Under Xi’s advocacy, Zhejiangs Gr...

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  Epidemic prompts China to speed up development of online sports industry

  China’s fitness industry has speeded up its online development during the epidemic prevention and control drive. Sport and anything to do with it are becoming more commonly seen on the Internet, creating a favorable environment for a nationwide fitness campaign.(Photo/People's Daily Online).

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  China supports development of new technologies in recovering from epidemic

  BEIJING -- China will strengthen support for the development of cutting-edge technologies and new formats of industries showing great potential during the COVID-19 epidemic, and create a favorable environment for technological innovation, an official from the Ministry of Science and Technology said