From Barren To Flourishing

A county in north China shakes off poverty by tapping into its potential There’s a well-known saying in Fuping County in Baoding,north China’s Hebei Province,"Ninety percent of Fuping’s land is mountains,5 percent water and 5 percent arable land." It is an apt way of describing the mountainous region.The total amount of arable land in the county is 219,000 mu(14,600 hectares),far from enough for the county’s population

There＇s a well-known saying in Fuping County in Baoding, north China＇s Hebei Province, ＂Ninety percent of Fuping＇s land is mountains, S percent water and 5 percent arable land.＂ It is an apt way of describing the mountainous region. The total amount of arable land in the county is 219,000 mu （14,600 hectares）, far from enough for the county＇s population of 230.400.