The Jianhu-Xinghua Expressway, linking Jianhu county in Yancheng city to Xinghua city, opened on Feb 6, improving travel flows in the region immeasurably.
As the New Year draws ever closer, pastry shops in Xinghua have been very busy making the local-style niangao, a glutinous rice cake that is always popular during the Chinese New Year.
Xinghua city – administered by Taizhou in East China's Jiangsu province – has established five special service teams to help answer the needs of its local businesses.
Diversified industrial group Xinghua Yihe Yidou Agricultural Development Co Ltd has recently undertaken a range of measures to boost the rice industry there.
Rice producer Jiangsu Rice Light Tiancheng Co Ltd – based in Xinghua – was recently selected as one of the "Top 50 National Rice Processing Enterprises for 2022".