A Green Paper on China‘s small to mid-sized cities for 2013 that was published on Nov 18, has four Shanxi counties among the Top 100 Counties with the Best Investment Value, with Yanggao county on the list for the fifth time.

Yanggao has been improving its environment and attracting more investment for its economic and social transformation, especially in three projects -- urban quality, urban housing, and urban greening – and wants to make itself the center of the eastern part of the city of Datong.

It has put more than 300 million yuan ($49.2 million) into infrastructure construction for the Longquan Industrial Park, adding roads, piping, power supplies, and plants, all of which has have paid off by bringing in more projects.

Edited by Roger Bradshaw