Farmers harvest carrots in Wangling Township of Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Nian)
Statistics from the regional poverty-relief office show that Guangxi lifted 1.25 million people out of poverty and delisted 1,268 poor villages in 2019.
NANNING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, heavily inhabited by China's most populous ethnic minority Zhuang and many other minority groups, has long been plagued by poverty. It has been a major front in China's anti-poverty campaign that aims to eradicate absolute poverty by 2020.
The region has made significant progress in poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. Statistics from the regional poverty-relief office show that Guangxi lifted 1.25 million people out of poverty and delisted 1,268 poor villages in 2019.
Industrial development is the key to poverty alleviation. The remarkable achievements Guangxi has made in recent years are mainly attributed to its unremitting efforts to develop poverty relief industries.
Developing industries that cater to local conditions and can deliver long-term benefits in poverty-stricken areas has been highlighted in Guangxi's anti-poverty campaign. Industries like tea, Chinese herbal medicines and fruits plantations have developed rapidly in poverty-ridden villages, creating job opportunities for farmers to boost their income and growth momentum for impoverished areas to develop further.
On the march towards common prosperity, no one must be left behind. To win the battle against poverty, the region is committed to helping the poor develop industries that could grow in a sustainable manner, setting up sustainable mechanisms for poverty alleviation, and creating driving forces for them to achieve prosperity.
A grassroots official (C) and farmers attend a herb garden at Shian Village of Qinnan District in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Nian)
Farmers carry sweet potatoes with shoulder poles at Xiliao Village of Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July, 23, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
A villager knots the package of pomelos at a poverty-relief industrial demonstration zone in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Workers assemble electronic products at a poverty-relief workshop in Ningming County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Aerial photo taken on July 6, 2016 shows a harvester working at a paddy field in Shanglin County of Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 28, 2019 shows tourists viewing Gesang flowers at a poverty-relief tourist town in Qinnan District of Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)
A staff members checks the growth of chickens at a chicken farm in Qibainong Township of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A villager makes jeans via a sewing machine at a poverty-relief workshop in Xinrong Township of Beiliu City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
A farmer poses for a photo with dragon fruits at Liulian Village of Shinan Township in Xingye County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
A villager changes a light bulb used in the light supplementing system at a dragon fruit plantation in Longan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
An employee works at a production line of a silk making company in Yizhou District of Hechi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 24, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Farmers plant seedlings of sweet potatoes in Yongle Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 23, 2017 shows farmers picking tea leaves at Buyang Village of Bajiang Township in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Workers make sneakers at a poverty-relief workshop in Guiping City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2020. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Photo taken on June 21, 2016 shows a dragon fruit plantation at Tanliang Village of Liangqing District in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2019 shows a production line at a processing workshop of a sugar company in Fusui County of Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cui Bowen)
Workers sort kumquats at an e-commerce company in Rongan County of Liuzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Lan Zhiping, a poverty-relief pioneer, displays the local breed of chickens at Nongxiong Village of Qibainong Township in Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A farmer picks tea leaves at Buyang Village of Bajiang Township in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 13, 2017. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)
Workers sew underwear at a poverty-relief workshop in Tiandeng County of Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Cui Bowen)
Workers make table tennis bats at a poverty-relief workshop in Xingye County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)
Aerial photo taken on March 17, 2017 shows a tourist spot in Guling Township of Mashan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)■
