Nationwide promotion

The practice of carrying parcels on passenger buses to facilitate delivery in rural areas is not just being developed and promoted in Yucheng, but also encouraged in many other parts of the country.

In recent years, the State Post Bureau of China has guided various regions in promoting the parcel delivery service to rural areas by taking advantage of scheduled bus services. It encourages the sharing of facilities and the use of rural passenger transportation vehicles to deliver mail and express parcels, while also ensuring safety.

In June, the bureau, the Ministry of Transport and other government departments held a national teleconference to promote the integrated development of bus and parcel delivery services in rural areas.

The parcel delivery sector has boomed in China over the past decade, with more than 110 billion items handled last year. In 2012, the number was 5.6 billion. The growing popularity has also been seen in rural areas, where about one-third of parcels nationwide were delivered and collected last year. That has provided great support for the rural vitalization initiative.

Now about 100 million parcels are delivered and collected in China's rural areas every day.