简介:TheimportanceofthelocaleconomyofthedevelopmentoftourismresourcesinChina'srelativelyunder-developedminorityareasisalreadycommonknowledgeinacademicandbusinesscircles.However,it'snecessarytoresearchmoreonspecificpatternsoftourismdevelopmentintheseethnicminorityareas.ThispaperstudiesWulongStockadeinBeichuanCountyinSichuanProvinceandexaminesthedistinctiveexperienceofthelocalQiangcom-munityaboutdevelopinglocaltourismresourcesandthelocalfundingofthedevelopment.Itnoteshowtheintroduc-tionofnewre-afforestationlawsof1999affectedthetraditional,agriculture-basedeconomyandhowamemberofthecommunitywasakeymotivatorininitiatingtourismasaneweconomicresource.IthasalsoexploredchangesintheeconomicconditionsofQiangpeasantssincetourismbeganinWulongStockade,wherelocalincomeshaveincreasedconsiderably.ThispaperfocusesonacharacteristicQiangareainthemountainsofwesternSichuan,demonstratesthenecessityandfeasibilityofcommunitytourismdevelopment,andsuggeststhatotherethnicminor-itymountainvillagesinruralareasdrawlessonsfromWulongStockade'sexperience.
简介:EDITOR'SNOTE:Inaninterviewgivenoflatetoourstaffreporter,GaoQiang,ChineseMinisterofHealth,spokeontheachievementsmadebyChinainmedicalandhealthworkduringtheTenthFive-YearPlanperiod(2001-2005),thesoaringmedicalcoststhathaveinvokedmuchpubliccomplaint,waysofcarryingtodepththereformofthemedicalservicesystem,developmentoftheruralcooperativemedicalsystemandcommunity-basedmedicalservicesincities,aswellaspreventionandcontrolofAIDS.Followingisatranscriptoftheinterview.
简介:ThecharityeventkickedoffinBeijingonJune25thandwillbeheldfromJuly7thto15th.Morethan400volunteerexpertsfromBeijing’smajormedicalfacilitiesareexpectedtogotoNgapaTibetan-QiangAutonomousPrefecturetoofferfreemedicalandmobileclinics,screeningsandtreatmentsforchildrenwithcongenitalheartdisease,aswellastoestablishlong-termmechanisms.Redi,vicechairmanofthe10thStandingCommitteeofChina’sNationalPeople’sCongresspartici-