The High Yuangudui Village: Poverty Alleviation Series Volume Two

The Targeted Poverty Alleviation program was proposed by President Xi in 2013 to help poor people lift themselves out of poverty. Three million cadres have been sent to the least developed areas to educate, inspire, and help the most impoverished people with financial support, jobs, and business opportunities. The authors of a series of books visited some of the villages that were previously very poor to document how developments in education, agriculture, health, and tourism had created positive change. The High Yuangudui Village, in Weiyuan County, Dingxi, Gansu Province, transformed from a muddy place into a national demonstration village for poverty alleviation and was awarded Gorgeous Gansu - Top Ten Beautiful Villages. The book reproduces the mentality change and fighting spirit of the people of Yuangudui Village from a conservative and closed status to their awakening and self-improvement, and reflects the historical changes and social process of this poor rural area in China.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2022
Publisher: Unicorn Publishing Group

President Xi proposed the Targeted Poverty Alleviation program in 2013, with the goal of providing resources to help poor people escape poverty. Over three million cadres have been dispatched to the country's least developed regions to educate, inspire, and assist the most impoverished individuals with financial support, employment, and business opportunities. The authors of this series of books visited some of the previously impoverished villages to document how advancements in education, agriculture, health, and tourism had brought about positive change. They wrote about what they saw, heard, and felt in these areas and turned them into touching and vivid stories.

The High Yuangudui Village, located in Weiyuan County, Dingxi, Gansu Province, is a remarkable example of how a once-impoverished village has transformed into a national demonstration village for poverty alleviation. The book adopts a cross-narrative approach, drawing from various perspectives such as history, reality, and culture, to reproduce the mentality change and fighting spirit of the people of Yuangudui Village from a conservative and closed status to their awakening and self-improvement. It also reflects the historical changes and social processes of this poor rural area in China.

This work is a narrative, literary, and speculative masterpiece that is full of authentic Gansu elements. It sheds light on the lives of the people in Yuangudui Village and their struggles against poverty, while also providing a glimpse into the historical and cultural context of the region. The book is a testament to the resilience and determination of the human spirit and serves as an inspiration to those who are working to alleviate poverty around the world.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781913491956