In late July, authors and readers gathered at a book expo in Jinan, East China s Shandong Province, to exchange views on a book series about pioneering Chinese figures. Paying tribute to individuals from various fields who have made significant contributions to the nation, the series has captured the interest of young readers with engaging narratives, with a total of 13.81 million copies having been distributed in the Chinese mainland in four years.
By Yuan Yuan · 2020-07-27 · Source: NO.31 JULY 30, 2020
An aerial view of fishing boats on the banks of the Yangtze River in Baishuigang Village, Hubei Province, central China, on January 2 (XINHUA)
After bidding farewell to fishing, Zhao Zelun now spends more time on his farm and his newly renovated guesthouse on Zhongba Island in Chongqing Municipality in southwest China.
For nearly three decades, Zhao made a living as a fisherman on the Yangtze River. But in 2010, he started thinking of going offshore as the number of fish began to dwindle. When Zhao first began fishing in the early 1990s, it was a different story; he could easily catch hundreds of kilograms of fish in one trawling. But in recent years, he could hardly get one 10th of that.