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August 13, 2002
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Medicinal herbs make north China city prosper

SHIJIAZHUANG, August 13 (Xinhua) -- Local farmers in Anguo city in north China's Hebei Province have made their fortune by growing medicinal herbs.

Anguo has been known as China's "medicinal herbs capital" for over 1,000 years.

Thanks to the encouragement of the local government, over 70, 000 rural families are engaged in planting and processing the herbs, bringing an annual income of 36.64 million yuan (about 4.40 million US dollars).

Meanwhile, local experts have been employed in improving the ...

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