China's Rural Achievements in the Past Decade

Farmers pick out weeds from the wheat crop in Yingli Village, Shanxi Province on May 21, 2008. Farmers in the province had income of 4,097 yuan (US$655) in 2008, 11.8 percent more than in 2007. China has cancelled agricultural tax since 2006 and has relieved farmers' burden by 130 billion yuan per year. [Xinhua]

Women visit an agricultural technology model base in Yining County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on July 15, 2012. China vowed to build modern agricultural pilot areas in 2010 and the first batch of national pilot areas were set up in August 2010. [Xinhua]