The existence of urban villages has been hampering the development of Jining city, but that problem will be settled in a few years as the government has come out with a revamp plan.The urban village refers to residential area with low living standards on both the outskirts and the downtown segments of the city. Farmers who lose the right to use rural lands often inhabit urban villages.
The construction of the main stadium for the 23rd Shandong Provincial Sports Meeting, which will be held in 2014, is almost completed. The stadium, which is situated in Beihu new district in Jining city, has seating capacity for more than 30,000. It is one of the major projects in Jining's urban planning.
As his name suggests, the life of Wang Jie was short but full of glory.
Shandong will see a fundamental change in its environment as the province puts great efforts into construction of environmental facilities, said Jiang Yikang, Party secretary of the province. It plans to have a "circular economic system" and green development model in place by 2015 to reduce the main pollutants. Water quality will also be improved, with over 90 percent of urban effluent treated.
At the Confucius Temple complex in Qufu, Chitralekha Basu found herself surrounded by more than just historical charm. We are in Confucius (551-479 BC) country, walking around the Confucius Temple complex dedicated to the man, whose influence over Chinese thought and lifestyle practices has been sustained over the last 2,500 years.
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