Reading in library becomes pastime, Anhui province

16:32, August 14, 2020

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  People enjoy better lives in Wangwan Village, Shaanxi

  A tourist picks cherry tomatoes inside a greenhouse in Wangwan Village of Yichuan County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 10, 2020. Used to be an impoverished village nestling on the Loess Plateau, Wangwan Village made great efforts in poverty-relief programs, villagers here now live a bett

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  Ayi River scenic spot in SW China integrates natural beauty with folk culture to develop tourism industries

  A local staff member sings folk songs while walking through a suspension bridge at the Ayi River scenic spot in Pengshui Miao-Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 13, 2020. Abounding with mountains, streams, trees, fountains and canyons, the Ayi River scenic spot has integrated

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  Village volunteers patrol, maintain magnificent canal carved into Guizhou karst cliffs

  To address a serious water shortage in karst areas in the 1950s and 1960s, water officials urged the masses of the village of Qinglin in Southwest China’s Guizhou Province to dig a canal in the cliffs by the town of Tuanjie near the city of Bijie. (Photos: People's Daily; Produced by Huang Xian and Luo Dafu)Since it was completed, the people have worked the irrigated land, planted orchards and made the barren hills green.Today the canal waters more than 133 hectares. The problem of drinking water for more than 1,700 villagers was also addressed by state safe drinking water projects.Villagers patrol the canal during slack periods to check everything is still functioning.A villager fights weeds by the canal. (Translated by Zhu Naiqing)

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  Chinese medical experts aid Azerbaijan's fight against COVID-19

  Chinese medical experts exchange views with their Azerbaijani counterparts on fighting COVID-19 at a hospital in Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. A team of Chinese medical experts arrived here on Aug. 4 to share their knowledge of and experience in COVID-19 treatment with their Azerbaijani counterparts.