Ou Yifeng (3rd R) works in a field in Yongle Town in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 13, 2020. Ou Yifeng has worked outside Yongle Town for more than 10 years. In 2014, she returned to her hometown to grow sugar cane and sweet potatoes, raise pigs and brew wine, and gradually get rid of poverty. Driven by Ou Yifeng, the women in the village returned to their hometown one after another to develop their industries. 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)
