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Rural tourism helps Chinese villages embrace prosperity Xinhua24 Dec 2020, 02:18 GMT+10 BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Rural tourism in China is becoming an increasingly important industry in the country's fight against poverty, an official from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Wednesday. The central budget invested 6.5 billion yuan (around 991 million U.S. dollars) in 656 infrastructure projects to boost rural tourism in poor areas in recent years, said Shan Gangxin, an official with the ministry's resource development department. The ministry has also been deepening cooperation with banks over financial assistance to the industry, with the banks issuing...
