in p>29. According to official website of Gannan Taxation Bureau in Gansu Province, medical insurance and endowment insurance in Zhouqu, Gannan, Gansu Province have been paid since 29. When the country started the rural old-age insurance system in 29, rural areas in Gansu Province began to purchase cooperative medical care and old-age insurance for farmers. After farmers had the rural cooperative medical care and old-age insurance, their burdens were reduced and their quality of life was improved.