Rural specialties promoted by Xi

President Xi Jinping has made poverty alleviation a top priority. In recent times, he visited poverty-stricken areas and hailed the role of local specialties in helping rural residents shake off poverty. Here are some of the products he has singled out.

Wine 
June 9, 2020
At a vinyard near the Helan Mountains during an inspection tour in Ningxia Hui autonomous region

The wine industry has promising prospects as the living standards of Chinese people continue to rise, Xi said.

By the end of 2019, Ningxia had 38,000 hectares of vineyards and an annual output of 130 million bottles of wine. The annual output value of the autonomous region's wine industry reached 26 billion yuan ($3.67 billion). Ningxia wine has been exported to over 20 countries and regions, including Germany, the US, Belgium and Australia.