Chinese youth bring new vitality to rural economic development

In this combo photo taken on July 16, 2021, the left part shows Yao Wei at the strawberry seedling base; and the right part shows Yao Wei working at the seedling base in Weijiayao Village, Wuxiang County, north China's Shanxi Province. Yao Wei, a former small businessman and a construction worker, started planting cream strawberries in 2016 when he returned to his hometown. His strawberry garden, now a part of a tourism park that was established in 2019 by the village government to increase income for the locals, is an attraction site for tourists. As China announced victory over poverty earlier this year, more and more young Chinese return to hometowns to start their own planting businesses. With professional skills and novel ideas of management, they are bringing new vitality to China's rural economic development. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)