Special guarantee loans offered by the Baishan branch of Postal Savings Bank have been solving financing problems faced by rural residents in the city of Baishan in Northeast China's Jilin province, as well as helping them to increase their incomes.
Jilin province has scaled up its efforts in the development of tourism, as part of its actions to revive Northeast China. Baishan, a city of Jilin province, has taken multiple measures to foster its tourism market.
Baishan city received about 900,000 tourists for snow and ice tourism during the last snow season, up 42.5 percent year-on-year. The number of skiers per day peaked at nearly 6,000, and the hotel occupancy rate reached 90 percent.
Baishan, in the southeastern part of Jilin province and to the west of Changbai Mountain, has abundant natural treasures, which give it great tourist appeal.
Home to a wealth of natural resources, Baishan is aiming to mobilize its ecological treasures to develop industries, improve the business environment and encourage innovation.
