People benefit from government’s poverty relief work

2018-02-01
Xinhua

Poverty-stricken people of Dong ethnic group express their gratitude for moving to new houses in Rongdi village of Sirong township in Rongshui Miao autonomous county, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Jan 26, 2018. Thanks to the poverty alleviation policy, up to 2,093 households have moved to new houses provided by the government in Rongshui. [Photo/Xinhua]

First secretary Han Yunan (R) of Qianhe village checks the growth of garlic sprout in Qianhe village of Machang township in Taikang county, Central China’s Henan province, Jan 18, 2018. To better serve the people, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been encouraging and sending Party cadres and members with higher education and more experience to the grassroots organizations, especially in rural areas. In the effort to alleviate poverty, more than 195,000 first secretaries have been stationed in impoverished villages. [Photo/Xinhua]

First secretary Han Yunan (R) of Qianhe village checks the growth of garlic sprout in Qianhe village of Machang township in Taikang county, Central China’s Henan province, Jan 18, 2018. To better serve the people, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been encouraging and sending Party cadres and members with higher education and more experience to the grassroots organizations, especially in rural areas. In the effort to alleviate poverty, more than 195,000 first secretaries have been stationed in impoverished villages. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists taste coconut in Xiaomei village, Lingshui Li autonomous county, South China’s Hainan province, Jan 21, 2018. After local government’s targeted measures in poverty alleviation work, the improved environment in Xiaomei village, once an impoverished village, now attract more tourism business for local people. [Photo/Xinhua]

Tourists learn bamboo dance with local girl of Li ethnic group in Xiaomei village, Lingshui Li autonomous county, South China’s Hainan province, Jan 21, 2018. After local government’s targeted measures in poverty alleviation work, the improved environment in Xiaomei Village, once an impoverished village, now attract more tourism business for local people. [Photo/Xinhua]

Liu Qingqing (L) instructs villager Yang Qigui to make bamboo products in Dongshanzhai village of Pingli county in Ankang, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, Jan 16, 2018. The 29-year-old farmer Liu became an abandoned child at the age of five and grew up with the help of local villagers. In 2013, she suffered from a serious disease and got into debt because of the medical costs. In 2016, local poverty relief staff advised her running an e-commerce shop and helped her do the decoration. She concentrated her attention on the shop’s business and sold local specialties for impoverished families to increase their income. [Photo/Xinhua]

Liu Qingqing (L) discusses wine producing with villager Wu Xiaobing in Dongshanzhai village of Pingli county in Ankang, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, Jan 16, 2018. The 29-year-old farmer Liu became an abandoned child at the age of five and grew up with the support of local villagers. In 2013, she suffered from a serious disease and got into debt because of the medical costs. In 2016, local poverty relief staff advised her running an e-commerce shop and helped her do the decoration. She concentrated her attention on the shop’s business and sold local specialties for impoverished families to increase their income. [Photo/Xinhua]

Villager Ma Xuechang and his wife carry material to decorate their house in Luoxiaocun village of Miao ethnic group in Qujing, Southwest China’s Yunnan province, Jan 15, 2018. People of Miao ethnic group who didn’t have household registration certificates have been immigrated to the new village since 1983. The government helped 110 people to get household registration certificates which guaranteed their rights in healthcare, education and pension in recent years. The Luoxiaocun Village of Miao ethnic group also improved its infrastructure and alleviated poverty by breeding chicken, goat and bee. [Photo/Xinhua]