China's poor village turns a new look

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With per capita income of 63,500 yuan (about US$9,577) in 2017, Tengtou has developed from a poor village to a model of good life.

XinhuaUpdated: July 6, 2018

Combo photo taken in the 1970s and on March 3, 2018 respectively shows old and new view of Tengtou Village in Fenghua District of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province. With per capita income of 63,500 yuan (about US$9,577 U.S. dollars) in 2017, Tengtou has developed from a poor village to a model of good life. It has carried out a four-step development plan since 1965, including building farmland by improving the soil, reconstructing old village, establishing enterprises and developing service sector. Last year, Tengtou received 1.23 million trips, with comprehensive tourism revenue of 131 million yuan (about US$19.8 million). [Photo/Xinhua]
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