by sportswriter Yao Youming
XI’AN, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Yingpan was one of the poorest villages in Liuba county in China’s northwest Shaanxi province ten years ago. However, teenage footballers and their parents, as well as tourists, have helped the villagers and local government earn over 30 million yuan (4.14 million U.S dollars) since 2019.
Changes started in 2008. That year, Shaanxi’s sports bureau aske