Building a Better Life: Best Practices from China's Gannan

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Building a Better Life: Best Practices from China's Gannan aims to share Gannan's experience on poverty alleviation, education, tourism, water reservation and culture protection, and showcase the vivid stories of local development practitioners. The five cases will focus on the poverty reduction practices, education of minority ethnic groups, tourism development such as FAO/GIAHS site Diebu Zhagana agriculture-forestry-animal husbandry composite system, Yellow River source reservation, and Thang-ka culture protection, and the three videos will expand the topics with specific and professional angles.

Composite production system promotes well-being in ZhaganaComposite production system promotes well-being in Zhagana

Economic Development Through Preservation and Innovation of Intangible Cultural HeritageEconomic Development Through Preservation and Innovation of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Improving Shortcomings and Ensuring Equity for Educational DevelopmentImproving Shortcomings and Ensuring Equity for Educational Development

Yellow River Conservation Boosts Economic Development in Maqu CountyYellow River Conservation Boosts Economic Development in Maqu County

Tourism Sector Development and Environmental Protection Drive Poverty ReductionTourism Sector Development and Environmental Protection Drive Poverty Reduction

Qula Revolution Helps Locals Shake off Poverty in GannanQula Revolution Helps Locals Shake off Poverty in Gannan

Remote middle school in Gansu’s Luqu county strives to provide quality educationRemote middle school in Gansu’s Luqu county strives to provide quality education

Restoration of ancient grottoes begins in China's GansuRestoration of ancient grottoes begins in China's Gansu

Formerly impoverished Gansu native becomes workshop supervisorFormerly impoverished Gansu native becomes workshop supervisor

Modern greenhouse farming flourishes in Gansu’s desertsModern greenhouse farming flourishes in Gansu’s deserts

Tourism industry boosts rural vitalization in GansuTourism industry boosts rural vitalization in Gansu

Ecological environment improved in Linze, GansuEcological environment improved in Linze, Gansu

Blooming tulips seen in northwest China's GansuBlooming tulips seen in northwest China's Gansu

Characteristic industries end poverty in Gansu provinceCharacteristic industries end poverty in Gansu province

A trip to the Xiangyu olive ecological park in Longnan city, Gansu provinceA trip to the Xiangyu olive ecological park in Longnan city, Gansu province

Orange trees generate income for a village in Gansu provinceOrange trees generate income for a village in Gansu province