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China has been taking multiple measures, including favorable policies
and financial aids, to boost the recovery and further development of
rural tourism as part of efforts to promote the resumption of work and
production, an official said on Sunday. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a circular on
accelerating the recovery of rural tourism while maintaining regular
COVID-19 containment, with measures such as a call for greater efforts
in infrastructure construction, and launching new tourism routes to
support the industry's development, said Shan Gangxin, deputy head of
the ministry's resource development department, at a press conference. The ministry has also been deepening its cooperation with banks concerning financial assistance for the industry. The Agricultural Bank of China has issued 15 billion yuan (about 2.2
billion U.S. dollars) in relevant loans for rural tourism to 1,000 key
villages where tourism is a major source of locals' income, Shan said. The official said loan investments for tourism development in the
country's most impoverished areas have grown significantly compared with
earlier this year, reaching 3.4 billion yuan so far. Enditem
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