Shi Qiuxiang (4th R) and other women work in a sweet potato field in Yongle Town in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 14, 2020. Since 2016, Shi Qiuxiang has led more than 2,400 poor farmers to plant over 4,000 mu (267 hectares) of sweet potatoes. Rongshui Miao Autonomous County is a deeply impoverished county in Guangxi and a key county in the national poverty alleviation and development work. It is also a major labor export county. Working outside is the main approach for many poor families to increase their income. In recent years, with the deepening of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, many women who worked in other places have returned to their hometowns and used their learned skills to start their own businesses. Up to now, more than 1,300 women have returned to Rongshui to start their own businesses including running farms, homestays, restaurants, agricultural cooperatives, etc. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
