Yang Meiyan (L) works on the farm near a relocated community in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 13, 2020. In 2010, Yang Meiyan set up a farm in Rongshui to raise pigs and plant fruits. At present, 140 mu (9 hectares) of fruit trees are planted on the farm and more than 3,000 pigs are put on the market every year. Most of the 20 workers employed by Yang Meiyan are poor women who were relocated to the county. 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)
