QINGDAO’S achievements on promoting agricultural markets and village markets have been praised by the Ministry of Commerce. There are 6,189 village shops and 15 distribution centers, covering all the counties and 75 percent of the villages. The city is continuing to explore a creative mode and a long-term working system. There are 92 farm produce markets in the city and 65 have been upgraded. (Wang Yuanyuan, He Jun) | 