A raft of measures has been introduced to raise living standards in the remote, mountainous area. Zhang Yuchen reports from Tianshui, Gansu province.A bright smile played across Fang Najia's tanned, wrinkled face as she explained the measures being taken to help her family escape the poverty trap.Th...

Tourists enjoy activities in the sand at a scenic area of Kumutage Desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Aug 10, 2014. Xinjiang's desert still features high temperatures after Liqiu (Aug 7), the beginning of autumn, on the traditional Chinese calendar. Despite the heat, the d...

"We are building this platform to solve those issues, making sure that companies can have access to the capital they need, as well as the abundant historical resources they already have at their disposal." Wang said the Tianshui venture is particularly open to private money, as well as funds from St...

Gansu province is among China's less-developed regions as the harsh natural environment and its location as a landlocked province have limited the growth of both agriculture and industry.However, it is rich in cultural resources....

But since February, the 54-year-old has been running a recreational village for tourists instead.The village had been home to more than 200 pigs. But last year, the pigpens were demolished to help protect the reservoir area.Zhao, 54, became one of Huangtan township's residents who had to find anoth...