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简介：1.ContactInformationEnvironmentandPlantProtectionInstitute,ChineseAcademyofTropicalAgriculturalSciences(CATAS),Danzhou,Hainan571737,ChinaPhone:+86-898-23300243E-mail:lypzhq@163.com2.PresentRanksResearchIntem,CATASAssistantResearchFellow,CATAS

简介：TheimportanceofthelocaleconomyofthedevelopmentoftourismresourcesinChina'srelativelyunder-developedminorityareasisalreadycommonknowledgeinacademicandbusinesscircles.However,it'snecessarytoresearchmoreonspecificpatternsoftourismdevelopmentintheseethnicminorityareas.ThispaperstudiesWulongStockadeinBeichuanCountyinSichuanProvinceandexaminesthedistinctiveexperienceofthelocalQiangcom-munityaboutdevelopinglocaltourismresourcesandthelocalfundingofthedevelopment.Itnoteshowtheintroduc-tionofnewre-afforestationlawsof1999affectedthetraditional,agriculture-basedeconomyandhowamemberofthecommunitywasakeymotivatorininitiatingtourismasaneweconomicresource.IthasalsoexploredchangesintheeconomicconditionsofQiangpeasantssincetourismbeganinWulongStockade,wherelocalincomeshaveincreasedconsiderably.ThispaperfocusesonacharacteristicQiangareainthemountainsofwesternSichuan,demonstratesthenecessityandfeasibilityofcommunitytourismdevelopment,andsuggeststhatotherethnicminor-itymountainvillagesinruralareasdrawlessonsfromWulongStockade'sexperience.

简介：EDITOR'SNOTE:Inaninterviewgivenoflatetoourstaffreporter,GaoQiang,ChineseMinisterofHealth,spokeontheachievementsmadebyChinainmedicalandhealthworkduringtheTenthFive-YearPlanperiod(2001-2005),thesoaringmedicalcoststhathaveinvokedmuchpubliccomplaint,waysofcarryingtodepththereformofthemedicalservicesystem,developmentoftheruralcooperativemedicalsystemandcommunity-basedmedicalservicesincities,aswellaspreventionandcontrolofAIDS.Followingisatranscriptoftheinterview.

简介：ThecharityeventkickedoffinBeijingonJune25thandwillbeheldfromJuly7thto15th.Morethan400volunteerexpertsfromBeijing’smajormedicalfacilitiesareexpectedtogotoNgapaTibetan-QiangAutonomousPrefecturetoofferfreemedicalandmobileclinics,screeningsandtreatmentsforchildrenwithcongenitalheartdisease,aswellastoestablishlong-termmechanisms.Redi,vicechairmanofthe10thStandingCommitteeofChina’sNationalPeople’sCongresspartici-