Chinese, European delegates attend forum on beautiful countryside

HANGZHOU, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 200 people from home and abroad attended a forum on beautiful countryside in Deqing County, east China's Zhejiang Province, during which an initiative on building beautiful countryside was released.

At the China-Europe Forum on Beautiful Countryside held Friday, the participants, including representatives from 11 European countries, four international organizations, as well as businesses and non-governmental organizations, discussed topics such as the development of featured agricultural industries, the integration of agriculture, culture and tourism, and the building of low-carbon villages and towns.