Young entrepreneurs in Shandong province have called for greater institutional support from the local government, in order to fuel their development and promote the transformation of the region's economy.
Yet, theme parks are reopening at a much slower pace than other attractions such as natural sceneries, cultural heritages, city sightseeing, botanical gardens and zoos. So far, at least 579 theme parks, or 40 percent of the total, have reopened nationwide.
Yuan Bo, the mother of a 6-year-old boy, applauded the program, which she said helps deal with her worries about children's poor self-control of the joy and curiosity brought by online entertainment.
Yet the street appears busy, dotted with life-size dolls that outnumber humans 10 to one, the product of a one-woman bid to counter the emptiness and loneliness felt in Nagoro, like many Japanese villages, decimated by depopulation.
Younger consumers
Yin Oujie, deputy to Jing'an district and vice-president of Shanghai Oriental Investment Supervision Co, said she felt it was hard to secure young talent in recent years.
临沂排名优化
Yuan Xiangsheng has been the head of Nanzhanglou village in East China's Shandong province for 42 years. "I am probably one of the few village heads who made business trips to foreign countries in the 1980s," he said.
Yibin, which is known for Wuliangye, one of China's best liquors, draws dealers and experts in the liquor and wine sector for the festival every December.
Yuan-denominated bonds will help reduce currency rate risks, said Wang Tailei, a researcher at the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors.
Ying Wenlu, founding partner of investment firm Addorcapital, said technology will be the buzzword for the next decade of investment in China.