Shaanxi county uses tourism to boost poverty alleviation

Cheng Xianqin, 44, opened a snack food store with her husband at the resort 3 years ago. "We can earn 20,000 yuan a month during the peak tourist season. It's three to four times more than we earned before we came here," Cheng said. 

The resort has also reached an agreement with more than 800 poor households to purchase their agricultural products and handicrafts to help them increase sales, Deng said.