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NO. 172 '3*%":"6(645 FRIDAY JUNE 15, 2018 40th ANNIVERSARY OF REFORM AND OPENING UP POVERTY ELIMINATION FOR COMMON PROSPRITY Relocating from inhospitable areas to "Golden bridge in the air" connects new houses to earn money. To this end, the BY GUAN YUSHU with the world county has taken both short-term the fireplace in the courtyard are course of 2009, respectively. The It is early summer. At the reset- and long-term measures to devel- BY HU XIAORONG tlement site of Dapingdi Village in tourists from all over the country. city’s tourism revenue has increased op local industries. Villagers grow Binchuan County, Yunnan Prov- pomegranates while leasing the Editor’s note: This year Ms. Huang from Beijing said, from 1.62 billion yuan in 2009 to ince, the newly-built folk houses land to Yunfu Company for 800 marks the 40th anniversary of “Ten years ago, I fell in love with 15.11 billion yuan in 2017, an aver- are neatly spaced-out and the roads yuan per mu to inter-plant spring ’s reform and opening up. Jingmai Mountain on my first age annual increase of more than 15 are clean and tidy. The courtyards, onions. This has increased income Four decades of great practice visit here. However, due to poor percent. flowers and fences form a beau- and job opportunities for poor have proved that the imple- transportation and the lengthy Yunnan province currently op- tiful scene under the blue sky and households. At the same time, a mentation of these reforms has journey to get here, I couldn’t erates 15 high-grade civil aviation white clouds. 330-kilowatt photovoltaic power been key to determining the fate afford frequent visits. Several airports, ranking first in China. It “After living in the new house station has been built using the 10- of contemporary China, and a months ago, Jingmai Mountain is a province with rich aviation for more than half a year, I still feel mu land at the resettlement site, source of vitality for the country’s became accessible by air, I ‘flew’ resources and integrated manage- as if I were in a dream,” Li Shujun and the collectively-owned inte- development and progress.Since here at the first opportunity. And ment of its airports. As of the first Airport in northwest Yunnan Photo by Hu Xiaorong told our reporters. In Dongsheng grated agricultural economy also China’s reform and opening this is my third visit this year.” quarter this year, the province has Village, where Li Shujun used to brings in income for villagers. up, one of the sectors of Yunnan In 2012, the Chang- Lancang Airport opened for use in Thanks to this airport, opened 424 air routes, including live, it took villagers three or four Binchuan County belongs province that has witnessed the shui International Airport replaced 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively, has seen rapid growth in tourism 353 domestic routes, 67 interna- hours to get to the county seat. to the mid-subtropical low-lat- most remarkable changes is air- the old airport overnight and the Yunnan Airport Group has and greatly boosted its economic tional routes and 4 regional routes. Goods were transported by horses itude plateau monsoon climate port construction. smoothly went into operation, achieved a miracle in the develop- and social development. Last year, Kunming Changshui Airport is or man power, children spent two zone. With dry winters and wet It is an early summer morning removing the infrastructure con- ment of Yunnan civil aviation. Tengchong’s social fixed asset now connected with 32 airports hours on road to and from school, summers, and the abundant solar in the misty Jingmai Mountain, straints that have long hampered Tengchong Airport, launched investment reached 20.115 billion in South and Southeast Asia by and health care was even less resources are ideal for developing and peals of laughter can be the development of civil aviation in 2009, is a typical example of the yuan, and the city earned fiscal rev- 235 flights per week, which puts available. Having moved out of the photovoltaic power-generation heard from the “Jingmai People” in Yunnan province. With Luguhu integrated development of aviation enue of 2.398 billion yuan, growing it in a leading position among all this inhospitable place, the villagers industry. “The photovoltaic project homestay hotel. Sitting around Airport, Cangyuan Airport and and tourism in Yunnan province. by 7 fold and 3.6 fold over the Chinese airports. are now living a better life. will drive the scientific cultivation According to Luo Ruzhen, of nearly 10,000 mu of farmland, who was also relocated, the gov- and promote efficient use of the BELT AND ROAD TRAVEL ernment has turned some hillside land. The ‘agriculture-solar com- fields into arable land to divide plementary’ demonstration project Pakistan’s Gwadar Port between the villagers. Each of integrates tourism, training, sight- them receives two mu of land to seeing and planting, and will en- accelerates development meet their living needs, and the sure poor households can increase cooperation set as related priorities. photovoltaic power generation their income and ultimately shake BY LIU TIAN Now construction of the economic project brings in 3,000 yuan for off poverty,” said Wang Cunming. Gwadar is located in southwest corridor has achieved great progress, each household every year. According to Chen Yunji, dep- Pakistan and is one of the country’s bringing with it greater opportunities “A total of 98 households and uty mayor of Binchuan County, most underdeveloped regions. How- for development. 358 people have been relocated the county has used housing con- ever, the city has great potential for “When we first came, the equip- here. Most of them used to live in struction and poverty alleviation development. Extending into the Ara- ment in the area basically could not be the poor, chilly mountainous areas funds to build new houses and bian Sea, Gwadar not only abounds in used,” said Hu Yaozong, deputy gener- along the Jinsha River. They have rebuild dilapidated housing for fishery resources, but laso because of al manager of Gwadar Port Free Zone been relocated, on average, 100 ki- 6,800 households, 22,800 people, lometres away from their original its unique geographic situation, poses a Company Limited. “Now Gwadar in rural areas. In addition, 920 dwellings,” said Wang Cunming, households, or 3,586 people, have natural deepwater port. Port has fully restored its operational director of the Binchuan County been relocated from inhospitable On my recent visit to the city, capacity. It is capable of handling Immigration Bureau. After relo- areas to twenty-four poverty-al- however, I was impressed by what I Xishan Hill, also known as the “Sleeping Beauty”, is a popular scenic spot in Kunming, capital city of Yunnan. It is container ships, bulk materials, general located on the west bank of the Dianchi Lake, the largest fresh lake in Yunnan. The photo taken by Yunnan Daily cation, measures must be taken to leviation resettlement sites. Not saw in the downtown area --rows of cargo and mixed cargo. Loading and cameraman a few days ago shows the “Sleeping Beauty “ at twilight. Photo by Sun Xiaoyun ensure that the relocated families a single household still lives in a buildings are under construction or that unloading efficiency has greatly im- can settle permanently and start dilapidated house. have recently been completed, and proved.” VOICE newly applied tiles shining brightly in Gwadar Free Zone sits next to China redoubles efforts toward EXCHANGE the sunlight. the port is also developing rapidly. Abdul Gaphal came to Gwadar A year and a half ago, its was still a ‘Beautiful China" by 2035 Seminar opens for Mekong in 2008 to run a little shop and a small wasteland. Today it has attracted amazing and positive.” Un- of building a beautiful earth, restaurant. He told me that the city has BY RABI SANKAR BOSU more than 20 Chinese and Pakistani doubtedly, American President during the two-day meeting, media officials, journalists undergone great changes in the past companies. These include banks, in- The 8th National Conference Trump’s retreat from the Paris President Xi showcased the lead- two years. “Just a few customers surance companies, financial leasing on Environmental Protection con- Climate Agreement put China ership’s determination with clear visited my shop and restaurant in companies and logistics companies. cluded in Beijing on May 19, 2018, ‘in the driver’s seat’ in the fight goals saying that the “ecological the past, so I knocked off early every Direct investment in the zone now declaring China’s “toughest-ever” against climate change. environment is a crucial political day. Now, my restaurant has more amounts to three billion yuan, and combat against air, water and soil It is important to note here that and social issue that relates to than 200 customers on an ordinary the annual output value is expected pollution toward a “Beautiful Chi- the basic framework for “ecolog- the mission of the Communist day! I earn more and my shop al- to exceed five billion yuan when the na” by 2035. ical civilization,” a development Party of China and people’s ways stays open,” said Gaphal. zone goes into full operation. It is worth mentioning priority made by Chinese President livelihoods.” However, it needs that China has been playing Xi Jinping, took shape at the 18th to be pointed out that although Gwadar Port officially went into In recent years, Gwadar’s popula- an important part in boosting CPC National Congress in 2012. In China is on the road of building construction in 2002. In the years that tion has increased from 80,000 to about the globalization of green de- 2015, the CPC Central Committee an ecological civilization with followed, however, the port’s devel- 130,000. The number of mobile phone velopment. Hailing China’s and the State Council expounded green development concepts, it opment almost ceased and the city’s users in the area has risen from 100,000 ecological renewal model, Erik opinions on accelerating the promo- has a bigger role to promote and economy lacked improvement. The to more than 200,000. Gwadar airport Solheim, the Executive Di- tion of ecological progress which guide the establishment of a fair situation did not change until 2013, used to be serviced by just one flight rector of the UN Environment are considered to be the prime and reasonable global climate Opening ceremony of the Seminar Photo by Zhu Dongran when China and Pakistan agreed on every week, but now a fully occupied Programme (UNEP) remarked guideline in the field of ecological governance system that promotes BY WANG SHIXUE Long Seng, who is also the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor flight arrives in the city on a daily basis. on May 18: “I think environ- and -environmental protection in win-win cooperation. (Secretary, Deputy Director-General of Ad- Project. In 2015, the two sides decided In the past, cargo ships occasionally mental changes in China for China. New Horizon Radio Listeners’ The First Seminar for Media ministration of Public Affairs and to carry out the “one plus four” cooper- called at Gwadar Port, while now the the last five years has been the As “Beautiful China Initia- Club, based in West Bengal, Officials and Journalists from Finance, Cambodian Ministry Mekong Countries kicked off ative strategy. This involves construc- port operates its own shipping routes fastest in human history, very tive” is part of a global mission India) of Information, said the training in Kunming, Yunnan Province tion of the economic corridor as the and receives a new liner every week. seminar makes a good example on June 12, with the theme for regional media exchanges and centre piece of the port, with energy, In 2017 alone, Gwadar Port received YUNNAN WEDDING CUSTOM of “one river, one family”. cooperation. He added the Yunnan transport infrastructure and industrial about 3,000 business visits. (Xinhua) Achang people: Hosted by Yunnan Daily publications in his country like Three-meter-long chopsticks “trouble” grooms Press Group(YDPG), the nine- the China Yunnan news page and day training seminar drew in 17 The Khmer magazine are popu- BY DUAN JIANXIN On the wedding day, they pre- ease the challenge, the groom can CULTURE pare many delicious dishes. At the give gifts to the bride’s relatives and media delegates from Cambodia, lar among Cambodian readers. Editor’s note: Yunnan’s wedding banquet, the groom will friends to get some weights removed Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and The seminar marks the first Kunming microfilm wins diverse living environment and face challenges. This is an important from the chopsticks. Vietnam. In the coming days, the time for Yunnan to host a training cultural deposits have contrib- rite of the Achang wedding ceremo- With the help of his men, the seminar participants will, together program for media delegates from award at int’l film festival uted to the evolution of a great ny. The bridegroom will be given a groom carries the chopsticks on his with the YDPG reporters, take all the six LM countries. Via the variety of marriage customs. pair of three-meter-long chopsticks shoulder and gingerly tries to pick up Chinese high-speed trains, witness training seminar, media delegates th From marriage customs of vari- decorated with red paper. With corns, food with the tips of the chopsticks. the 5 China-South Asia Expo- from the countries will act as ous ethnic groups, we can feel the luffas and passion fruits tied hanging This is a process of difficulties. If sition, visit southwest Yunnan’s speakers and promoters for the charm of Yunnan culture. Today, on the end, the chopsticks weighs up his personality of endurance and , and exchange exten- Lancang-Mekong cooperation we introduce you to the Achang to 15kg (approximately 33 pounds). diligence impress the bride’s parents, sively in Kunming and Lincang. and seeders of the LM friendship. wedding custom. However, the groom has to use the they will nod to him out of appreci- chopsticks to pick up food into the ation. (Daguan Weekly) In the Achang wedding tradi- bowls of the bride’s families. To VISA tion, the bride’s families and friends South Africa visa application center try to embarrass the groom with many “troubles”. Among them, the set up in Kunming A photo of the whole cast Online photo three-meter long chopsticks, which to Austria, Finland, Greece, Swe- At the 8th Miami Film Festi- Xundian County on December the groom are required to use to pick BY DONG YUHONG den, Spain, Belgium, Croatia, val, Golden Lighthouse Awards 3, 2017. It tells the story of a up food for the bride’s families and Chinese citizens can apply for the Czech Republic, Malta, Slo- and Chinese Film Summit, university student who became friends, are very special. visas to more than ten European venia, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Sahuapo, a poverty alleviation a village official and helped Many local young males of countries and Canada in Kunming, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, microfilm produced in Xundi- lift villagers out of poverty. Achang people get to know females Yunnan. The South Africa visa ap- Canada and South Africa. Kun- an in Kunming, stood out from The whole cast is made up of at markets. In the past, there were no plication centre has been recently ming is actively working for more than 1,000 entries and local ethnic minority people advanced communications tools and set up to facilitate visa application the establishment of more visa won the Best Director Award and during the microfilm they Achang people sang songs in an- for people in Kunming and neigh- application centers so people can for Microfilms. speak their own language, tiphonal style as a way of emotional bouring cities. apply for visas to other African Sahuapo began produc- lending ethnic authenticity to exchange and love expression. The Currently, Chinese citizens and South American countries in tion in Liushao Township of the microfilm. tradition lasts till now. The groom is using the long chopsticks. Photo by Meng Zhigang can apply in Kunming for visas the city.