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PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Poverty-Stricken Population outhwest China’s Guizhou province Local villagers have benefited from recent of about 663 mu, or 44.2 hectares, with a total con- Mountainous landscape, Unit: million people attracts visitors with its untouched struction area of about 475,200 square meters and Poverty alleviation scenery, ethnic diversity and kind- social welfare measures, Li Xin reports. total investment of 2.03 billion yuan ($284.41 mil- S hearted people, rooted in the region’s lion). It’s a cross-regional relocation site where work boosts economic, natural resources make 1.55 cultural legacies and traditions formed fi rst began in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, all structures 9.23 2018 over thousands of years. in the garden were medium and high-rise buildings, 18.4 2012 Yaoshang Ethnic Culture Village, also known as before 16 new, 18-story buildings were built. region a paradise for tea 1978 Shiqian Gelao First Village, is one such charming Last year all of the complex’s buildings were multi- social development Urbanization Rate destination in the province. Its picturesque land- storey, and today it is home to 18,379 people from Guizhou is a pioneer in Unit: % scapes, rich historical heritage, 90 percent forest 4,232 households from Sinan, Yinjiang and Shiqian. promoting progress in By SUN ZHIGANG, SHEN YIQIN By LI XIN unique ecological resources created coverage as well as remarkable poverty alleviation “My husband died of illness and I was unable to education in both urban [email protected] Fanjingshan Green Tea. Tongren has a eff orts in recent years are among tourist attractions. survive alone with four children,” said Pan Xueqin, and rural areas. Authorities from Guizhou in Southwest China see tradition of tea-drinking since ancient 47.52 The village is defi ned not just by its view but also a local resident of the Wanshan district. In Septem- poverty alleviation as a direct way of serving the people. 34.96 2018 Farmers in Guizhou province are times. “The tea here grows quite long, 12.06 its local customs such as the “saying spring” and the ber 2018, she moved to Wangjia community and is The previous provincial Party committees and gov- 2011 particularly happy with the arrival of so we only take one bud and one leaf 7.5 Gelao puppet show. now an embroidery worker there. “Our government ernments led local offi cials and residents to promote 1978 the harvest festival this year. at a time when picking tea leaves. You 1949 More than 600 years ago, after the people sur- asked me to move here. The government gave me a economic and social development. In the past year, crops of tea, pep- can’t pinch the tea leaves with your named Deng in Jiangxi province moved to this job and it was convenient for my children to go to The province’s urban and rural landscapes have per, chestnut rose and dragon fruit in fi ngernails. Given the fact that we are Total Grain Yield village, they set up kilns to make pots, cans, urns, school. My life became signifi cantly better.” changed radically since the founding of the People’s Guizhou all ranked fi rst by volume in surrounded by mountains with low Unit: million metric tons and other utensils, from where the name Yaoshang Amenities in the area have been improved, and Republic of China in 1949. the country, while the value the prov- temperatures and high humidity, the is derived. the “joint office, employment security, balanced The province saw its GDP reach 1.48 trillion yuan ince’s agriculture industry created for tea tastes very good”, said You Hui, a “Before 2003, Yaoshang village was poor. There education, public service and grassroots Party build- ($208.7 billion) and a per capita GDP hit 41,244 yuan related industries ranked among the local resident. 10.6 were 50 or 60 singletons over the age of 30, with a ing” principle is implemented to ensure the move Yi people take a photo on a in 2018, which were 2,377 and 937 times the respective 6.43 top nationwide. Shiqian county in the city is another 2018 per capita income of less than 700 yuan ($98.22). In is seamless for all involved. There is a convenient country road in Guizhou. fi gures in 1949. 2.97 Guizhou, with an often unforgiving region that has been committed to the 1978 the morning, villagers carried over 50 kilograms of service center, micro-factory industrial park, school, The per capita dispos- 1949 terrain, has achieved a historic break- aim of “agricultural clustering manage- charcoal and walked more than fi ve kilometers of health service station, supermarket and new era able income of urban and through in agriculture. ment, tea gardens as scenic spots as Total Retail Sales of mountain road to nearby county. Fifty kilograms of civilization practice center, all to help the people who rural residents was 31,592 Local authorities The province has experienced a rural well as the integration of agriculture Consumer Goods in Rural Areas charcoal would sell for 40 or 50 yuan,” said Zuo Yan, have been relocated. yuan and 9,716 yuan industrial revolution, which has added and tourism”. Unit: billion yuan a local villager. To achieve the next stages of the development of respectively last year, 336 also centered environmentally friendly momentum The county plans tea gardens at high Before the development of the village’s tourism Party organization, public services, social security, times and 201 times the on the supply- to the high-speed and high-quality locations, grows tea of high quality, and industry, the region was remote and hard to get The A-mei Qituo town is the largest relocation and resettlement site of Qinglong county, Southwest China’s Guizhou province. employment, training, industry and pair support, a tallies in 1949. development of its economy. promotes the industry with signifi cant 76.55 to — it was one of the poorest and most isolated 6,000-sq-m micro-factory industrial park has been Highway mileage in side reform 33.89 2017 In 2018, 1.48 million people in Gui- investment. It makes use of classic tea 0.64 areas in China. built at Wangjia Garden. It has helped encourage the province was 196,900 2011 and advanced, 0.09 zhou left poverty, lowering the poverty gardens to drive development and 1978 Zuo said that in the past, parents would tell Locals consider premna microphylla a fairy leaf, tourism infrastructure has been greatly improved. ered as a No 1 project and one of the “four tough labor-intensive enterprises to set up micro-factories A doctor carries out health kilometers in 2018, rate to 4.3 percent, and 14 poor coun- transform old tea gardens. 1949 their children, “If you don’t behave, I’ll send you to which inspired the name of the delicacy. Fairy tofu Now, most villagers run some form of agritain- battles” to win the fi ght against poverty. providing jobs for relocated people nearby, and to checks for villagers in 101 times that in 1949. environmentally- ties were lifted out of poverty. At the same time, new tea is widely Yaoshang.” The situation has been changed today, is made by rubbing the plant, adding its juice to the ment business, a combination of agriculture and Tongren city, located in the Wuling Mountains, is achieve a mutually benefi cial environment for both Guizhou. Expressway mileage was friendly and Relying on its abundant resources, planted in suitable places, which gives Per Capita Disposable Income to encourage children, parents will say, “If you study plant ash for fi ve minutes to form tofu, before stir- entertainment. an area of extreme poverty. It is a big city with a large employment and family care. 6,453 km and high-speed Tongren city in Guizhou province is new life to older tea gardens. hard, I will take you to Yaoshang at the weekend”. ring in your favorite ingredients. Yaoshang people have been able to make great population, where only through ecological migration railway mileage reached efficient of Urban Residents making significant achievements in By the end of 2018, the area of tea These two sentences describing Yaoshang’s past To address poverty in the region, the county’s Party strides in poverty alleviation through tourism, and can locals begin to enjoy better, more fulfi lling lives. 1,262 km last year. Unit: yuan development.’’ poverty alleviation by cultivating dis- gardens in Shiqian reached 388,000 and present have become the epitome of Yaoshang committee and government since 2003 have decided the village has become a model for poverty allevia- Wanshan district is emblematic of the govern- Scan it! Local authorities have Sun Zhigang, Party tinctive industries, local offi cials said. mu, or 25,840 hectares, of which Shiq- people’s happy new life. Snacks are an important to prioritize tourism. Adopting the principles of tion in Shiqian county. Poverty alleviation through ment’s relocation policy. The district has consistently Read and know more about prioritized poverty alle- secretary of Guizhou, This year, the city has been focusing ian Moss Tea accounted for 60 percent. part of village culture, especially fairy tofu, which “government guidance, department cooperation, relocation is a policy developed by the CPC Central promoted the transformation of urban development viation and focused on 31,592 Guizhou online.