The 15 town-level centers opened on April 1 and have already handled 1,686 requests from local residents, Pingtan bureau of administrative examination and approval announced at a conference on May 3.
One of China's top art schools, the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts (TAFA), has decided to make Pingtan, Fujian province, a venue for vacation artists'retreats.
A record 1,000 people from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan took part in the 2017 Cross-Straits Workers'Cycling Race in Pingtan, Fujian province, on April 23.
Justice (Qingtian), an anti-corruption-themed Fujian opera written by the celebrated local playwright Chen Daogui, is set to open in the southeastern city of Pingtan on July 8.
Pingtan in South China's Fujian province has announced plans to construct a high-end marine fishing resort in two neighboring coastal villages, Baisha and Baisheng, in Baiqing town.
Yujing Park, one of the 10 park construction projects currently planned in Pingtan, Fujian province, is expected to begin construction in June and open to the public by the end of this year.
Pingtan in South China's Fujian province opened its first intelligent old-age service center on March 22, as the island city explores new ways of caring for its elderly residents.
