In the golden embrace of September, grape fields on the eastern foothills of the Helan Mountains have entered their season of harvest and maturity.
More than 2,000 residents enjoyed a heartwarming Mid-Autumn Festival dinner in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on the evening of Sept 19.
Mohammad Saiyedul Islam, a senior lecturer and researcher at Sanming University, Fujian, offers his perspective that addressing regional inequality requires more than just financial investment.
In 2004, Taiwan songwriter Lee Cheng-fan visited Xihaigu in Ningxia Hui autonomous region with a volunteer teaching group and wrote Quiet Summer there.