Tibet: income of the people more important than GDP

时间：2007-07-21 06:27:59

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Chinanews, Lhasa, July 19 - With the help of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Tibet has witnessed an economic boom1 since last year. In the first 6 months of 2007, the GDP growth of Tibet was 14.1%, a new high. However, according to Deng Xiaogang, vice2 chairman of the Tibet Autonomous3 Region, GDP growth has never been the top concern of the Tibetan regional government, but the income of the people.

 

"The operation of the railway has offered Tibet many possibilities, including the possibility of industrial development," said Deng. "Our goal is to make sure that the average net income of farmers and herdspeople in Tibet reaches the middle level in the country before 2010"

 

Hot tourism has contributed a lot to the booming4 economy of Tibet. The number of visitors and income from tourism has both leaped by some 80% last year. Deng is confident of protecting the fragile5 ecoenvrionment from tourism. "Today, Tibet can be called one of the cleanest places in the world. There is no acid rain or water pollution here at all, and I believe anyone who has been to Tibet is impressed by the crystal clear water here," said Deng.

 

Tibet even issued regulations on June 1, 2006, on banning the development of gold mines, fearing that it might ruin the ecoenvironment. "Before we have pollution-free technologies, we won't start to develop the mines," said Deng proudly.

 

These days, many businesspeople have come to Tibet to investigate investment possibilities, but Tibet has set very strict rules for them. Among all the rules, environmental protection is always the first.

 

"We will try our best to make our development sustainable," concluded Deng.

 
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1 boom CWFz3     
n.隆隆声；vt.发隆隆声
参考例句：
  • The country is having a great boom in industry.这个国家的工业正蓬勃发展。
  • Boom!Boom!Boom!A series of explosions shook the valley.轰！轰！轰！一连串爆破声震撼山谷。
2 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的
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  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
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3 autonomous DPyyv     
adj.自治的；独立的
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  • They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
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4 booming mxKzi6     
adj.急速发展的v.激增( boom的现在分词 )；猛涨；发出隆隆声；以低沉有力的声音说话
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