Chen Jie (R) checks on a new farm in Maotan Villlage of Yongle Town in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 14, 2020. Since graduation in 2008, Chen Jie returned home, set up a farm and employed some villagers in the village. There are more than 800 sows in the pig farm and more than 10,000 piglets are put on the market every year. At present, a more modern branch factory is under construction and will soon be put into operation. 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)
