Recently, the Ministry of Commerce released the second batch of pilot cities for the national “15-Minute Convenient Living Circle” initiative, with Yichang included in the list.

　　The “15-Minute Convenient Living Circle” is meant to serve community residents within a 15-minute walk. The initiative aims to meet both daily and higher-quality consumption needs through a variety of services, creating community business districts that include shopping, dining, household services, delivery and maintenance.

　　So far, Yichang has finished building and certifying 10 pilot convenient living circles, and is speeding up the establishment of73 more across the city.(Reporters/YangChunyan and WangFei, Correspondent/YaoDing’an)