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WINDMILLS FOR POOR FARM VILLAGES

Life in rural China and the effort to build water pumping windmills to help improve the quality of life there.

from YouTube on Mon, Jan 21 2008

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30 Jan 08 visit IRON MAN WINDMILLS PROVIDE WATER FOR POOR FARM VILLAGES  »  YouTube videoScenes of rural life in the China's countryside. These images have been collected while working on setting up Iron Man Windmills in remote villages and show life in China as it is not often seen. Iron Man Windmills are being used to provide clean water...
27 Jan 08 visit IRON MAN WINDMILLS - PROVIDING ABUNDENT WATER FOR FARMERS  »  YouTube videoIron Man Windmills are used to provide water for agricultural and village water supply in China. These large and powerful windmills start pumping in very low wind speeds of 3 to 5mph, as are commonly found across China. They are being used to lift water...
22 Feb 08 visit New Year Windmills in Beijing, China  »  YouTube videoA park full of windmills for New Year celebrations. The part is located just next to the old observatory in Beijing.
11 Sep 09 visit China vows to improve teacher quality in rural areas  »  People's Daily China is striving to upgrade its education sector to improve schooling in rural areas. Minister of Education Zhou Ji said in a press conference today that the aim is to attract more teachers and improve the quality of education. With a population of...
28 Feb 08 visit Snapshot of country life  »  Shanghai Daily BY the end of 2006, only 23.1 percent of rural households in China had access to treated drinking water, while the rest used water from wells, rivers, ponds or precipitation, the National Bureau of Statistics said. More than 10 percent of rural families...
26 Jan 09 visit Winds of change blow in India  »  China Dialogue One man's vision in a country beset by power blackouts has turned demand for renewable energy into a global business. China is part of its future. Randeep Ramesh reports.The forest of white windmills that make up India's largest wind farm can be seen from...

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