CHINA-ZHEJIANG-GREEN RURAL REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-GREEN RURAL REVIVAL PROGRAM-VILLAGES (CN)

(230612) -- HANGZHOU, June 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers make Qingtuan, a sweet green rice ball, in Miaohouzhou Village of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 8, 2023. In June 2003, Zhejiang launched the Green Rural Revival Program, which plans to renovate about 10,000 incorporated villages and transform about 1,000 central villages among them into examples of moderate prosperity in all respects. Thanks to the program, the image of the countryside has been comprehensively lifted in Zhejiang Province. A total of 2,170 featured villages and over 3 million beautiful rural courtyards have been built. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

Traditional delicacy on Chunfen: Qingtuan

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Taste the flavor of spring with a bite of Qingtuan

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Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Tomb Sweeping Festival

Residents line up for nearly 100 meters to buy Qingtuan for Tomb Sweeping Festival in front of Wangjiasha, a time-famous merchant on Nanjing West Road, in Shanghai, China, March 30, 2021.