摘要
The 'farm question' has long baffled China's planners. Since 1979, when China began the reform and opening up process, the economy has developed rapidly, especially the secondary and tertiary sectors. By 2005, China's GDP was 18.2321 trillion yuan, nearly 30 times that in 1979. However, the primary sector has largely been left out of this growth with its proportion in GDP dropping from 25.6 percent in 1979 to 12.4 percent in 2005. Rural areas remain poor and living standards low. Past efforts to change the situation have borne little fruit The Chinese Government's most recent proposal to 'build a new socialist countryside,' mooted by Premier Wen Jiabao and passed at the Fourth Session of the 10th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, on March 14, is the most comprehensive initiative to date on breaking through the rural impasse.
More young people are turning to Buddhism as the ancient philosophy strives to keep up with the times Yin Xiaotian, 37, is successful, modern and ambitious. In his car, a blessing card hangs from the rearview mirror. On one side of the card is a picture of Mao Zedong.
