China's Rural Achievements in the Past Decade

A saleswoman introduces washing machines to rural customers in Shunyi District, Beijing on March 12, 2010. Government subsidized home appliances for rural buyers have been promoted across the country since 2009. [Xinhua]

Bank clerks deal with a small loan application in a villager's home in Zhangye City, Gansu Province on May 30, 2010. The central government encouraged rural banks to provide credit loans to farmers for building houses, buying cars and home appliances in 2010. [Xinhua]