Across China: Former mining community gets fresh new start

by Xinhua writers Tan Chang, Zhang Ge

CHANGSHA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Li Jianda's father recently shared his hopes of returning to his hometown, a mining area with a constantly improving environment and a state-of-the-art healthcare center in the works. Li felt inspired by his father's words, which point to the fresh start being given to the town where he grew up.

The mine mentioned by Li's father was built