Young professionals are constructing three strategic bridges to revitalize rural industries, transforming Gaoming Town's collective economy in Chengdu Eastern New Area from fragmented operations to a streamlined, high-quality model. Announced on August 26, the initiative leverages the town's natural resource advantages while tapping into the unique skills of village-based selected graduates, positioning young cadres to work at the grassroots level and invest deeply in rural development. By focusing on persistent challenges such as weak agricultural branding, limited sales channels, and modest wealth-generation results, the town has systematically tackled bottlenecks in coarse-grained village-level industrial growth through the establishment of a brand bridge, a market bridge, and a warmth bridge. This strategy has enabled Baijin Community's specialty agricultural products to upgrade from bulk, unbranded goods to refined, premium offerings, boosting the quality of rural industries, increasing collective income, and driving local prosperity while injecting strong youthful momentum into the district's rural revitalization efforts.
The evaluation highlights that effectively channeling the capabilities of selected graduate youth, using branding to drive industrial upgrades, applying market-driven thinking to unlock rural resources, and anchoring governance with a people-focused approach will continue to strengthen village-level collective economies and expand income channels for residents. This ongoing effort aims to sharpen the distinctive features of the New Area's rural revitalization, support high-quality agricultural and rural development through youthful dedication, and paint a vibrant new picture of harmonious countryside living.
In a related development on August 26, the 2026 Dazhong Dianping "Must-Eat List" and "Must-Play List" award ceremony for regions including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas locations was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the event, Tao Xuexuan, Vice President of Meituan and General Manager of the Review Business Unit, revealed that Dazhong Dianping's overseas site now covers more than 3,000 cities globally. Over the past year, overseas food searches on the platform surpassed 100 million, with nearly 1.5 million Chinese tourists leaving more than 3 million authentic food reviews during outbound trips, indicating continued use of Dazhong Dianping by Chinese users traveling abroad. Simultaneously, global restaurants are refining their dishes and improving operational standards based on these Chinese tourist reviews. For example, following the "Must-Eat List" release in June, traffic to newly listed overseas merchants surged by 124% compared to pre-release levels.
This success underscores Dazhong Dianping's strong overseas expansion, with food searches exceeding 100 million and a wealth of genuine reviews empowering international dining upgrades. The "Must-Eat List" has significantly boosted merchant traffic, and the platform's global expansion is progressing steadily, cementing its role as a vital link between Chinese travelers and worldwide culinary experiences.
Meanwhile, Counterpoint Research data shows that the Apple iPhone 17 was the best-selling smartphone globally in the second quarter of 2026, capturing a 6% share of total worldwide smartphone shipments. The iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone 17 Pro secured second and third positions on the list, respectively. Apple and Samsung each claimed five spots in the global top 10 bestselling smartphones, with the top 10 models collectively accounting for 26% of global smartphone sales, up 2% year-over-year.
The iPhone 17 series, backed by its mature ecosystem and compelling cost-performance ratio, has precisely met consumers' upgrade demands, fully igniting market replacement enthusiasm. This performance also confirms Apple's sustained competitiveness in the global premium smartphone segment.