The latest economic data in the first half of this year shows that East China's Zhejiang province is on a steady path to common prosperity.

The GDP growth rate in H1 for all of the 11 Zhejiang cities at or above prefecture-level was above the national average.

The province's 26 less-developed mountainous counties outperformed the province as a whole in major economic indicators such as industrial investment growth.

The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, China's Cabinet, jointly published a guideline on June 10 incentivizing Zhejiang to take the lead in the building of a demonstration zone to serve as an example for promoting common prosperity nationwide.

The expressway connecting Wencheng and Taishun counties in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province officially opens to traffic in late 2020, signifying that all Zhejiang counties are now connected to expressways. [Photo/CFP]

A village in Tongxiang city, Zhejiang province is bathed in sunlight in the morning. [Photo/CFP]