Tourism in rural China creates 15 mln jobs for farmers

Global Times Thursday 17th May, 2012

Recently issued statistics indicate that the tourism and agriculture-related leisure industries of China's rural areas have helped to create 15 million jobs for farmers. More than 600 million tourists had visited China's rural areas as of the end of 2011, according to data released Thursday by the National Tourism Administration (NTA). The NTA said in a statement that the tourism industry has boosted the incomes of rural farmers, as well as hel...

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