Mountain village casts off poverty

President's suggestion

Xi also said the authorities should strive to find the right way to bring the people out of poverty in a "scientific manner".

During a chat with the villagers, he paid attention to their problems in daily life, including those related to income, food, education and healthcare.

Seven years later, the villagers' problems had been resolved.

Wen was one of the residents to cast off poverty in Fuping.

In November last year, Wen's family moved into a 125-sq-m newly built apartment in a residential community near the county's center. The community was built by local government.

"I had never dreamed of living in a house like this," Wen said. The new home is like a paradise－it has four bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and two washrooms.

According to Wen, the community is close to an asphalt road linking to downtown. About 100 meters to its east is a primary school and around 200 meters to the west is a hospital.

There's also a supermarket in the community, she said.

"It's clean, comfortable and convenient," she said.

Like Wen, almost 18,000 households in Fuping have relocated to the new apartments, which come in dimensions of 50, 75, 100 and 125 square meters.

The project was rolled out as part of China's rural poverty alleviation and development by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, China Cabinet, in 2011.

The targeted people are those living in poor conditions, while the aim is to improve their work and living environment.

At present, a total of 41 resettlement communities have been built in Fuping, providing new homes for 17,714 households, including 10,313 classified as "living in poverty".