She said it showed people that life in Tibet can be the same as in other areas of China and even the world. They should also stop thinking of Tibet as an exotic place, but see it as a modern region with unique cultural and natural heritage, she added.
Shenhou is not the only town in Henan that benefits from the combination of tourism with local culture. About 416 kilometers away from Shenhou, Tianpudawan, a Xinxian county village whose most buildings are in the ancient Chinese style, is also harnessing its cultural heritage to develop tourism.
She was aware of the prevalence of China's mobile payment before her arrival in February and downloaded WeChat and Alipay, the two most popular mobile payment services in China.
She was adopted by a family in Zhanjiang in Guangdong, and had never returned to hometown or met with any relatives since.
She also urged more enterprises to take part in philanthropic causes to push the industry to a higher level.
She said they effectively reward executives "who did a terrible job".
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Shen was speaking to a group of journalists representing 30 media groups from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Shenzhen Airlines celebrates its new direct flight from Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, to London. [Photo/VCG]
She taught in the Japanese department of the university until 2003, when the couple started their Japanese language institute.
She also pledged to further build up the understanding of the Basic Law, especially the understanding of the major premise of "one country," among the local people, particularly young students and civil servants. There is still plenty of room to do it, she said.