The Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK) Central Committee and the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) jointly hosted a conference on the building of livable, business-friendly and beautiful rural areas in Bazhong, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on Oct 16. 

He Baoxiang, vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended and addressed the conference. 

He, also executive vice-chairman of the RCCK Central Committee, highlighted the importance of Sichuan in China's agricultural development. He expressed his hope that all participants would make good use of the event to learn from the successful experiences in rural development in other areas and explore new paths, new forms and new models for building livable, business-friendly, and beautiful rural areas, and make new contributions to promoting the high-quality development of the nation's rural vitalization. 

He said that the RCCK Central Committee will make every effort to turn the conference into a brand platform for promoting political consultation and rural vitalization. 

Activities arranged on the sidelines of the conference included an exhibition to showcase the country's achievements in building industrial parks, rural scenic spots and new communities in rural areas, agricultural specialties made in Bazhong, and promotions to attract investment for rural vitalization projects.