A park in Ma'ao subdistrict. [Photo/zhoushan.cn]

Ma'ao subdistrict in Dinghai district, Zhoushan has been striving to achieve common prosperity by improving the wellbeings of local residents, developing rural tourism, and digital governance.

The district has over the past two years invested 170 million yuan ($26.3 million) into the management of its natural and living environments.

A total of 53 apartments have been built by the district government for local villagers living in dilapidated buildings. Authorities have also conducted risk evaluations on 2,925 farm houses.

The Ma'ao subdistrict has also invested 1.6 million yuan in the establishment of a homecare service center for senior citizens. The service center is currently 90 percent complete.

The 33.33 hectares of family farms in Ma'ao subdistrict have brought incomes to their owners through not only their yields, but also by attracting tourists from urban areas.

Despite the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, the number of tourists received by these family farms still increased 15 percent year-on-year.

The district has also transformed vacant farm houses into homestays and launched rural culture travel routes to boost its rural tourism industry.

In addition, the district has leveraged digital governance to achieve common prosperity.

A QR code containing more than 30,000 pieces of information about population, houses, companies and vehicles in the district can be found on the door of each residence.

Local residents can also report their problems by scanning the QR code.

The artificial intelligence early-warning equipment which has been installed in the main areas of the district has handled 240 early warnings related to matters such as forest fires and campus security this year.