Poverty-stricken villagers start new lives in resettlement site

Source: Xinhua| 2019-08-30 10:35:38|Editor: huaxia

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The resettlement site for poverty relief relocation for Longbang Village at Silin Township in Tiandong County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Poverty-stricken villagers start their new lives in the resettlement site for poverty relief relocation in S China's Guangxi.

TIANDONG, Aug. 25, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Located in the mountainous region, Longbang Village is a settlement area for ethnic minorities with dense population but few cultivated lands. Due to the adverse living environment, local villagers have been stricken by poverty for a long time. Thanks to the poverty alleviation efforts by local authorities in recent years, a total of 1,615 villagers from 327 households were relocated into their new home in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

Many public service facilities, including kindergarten, primary school, clinic and recreation center, are accessible to residents in the resettlement site.

Local authorities have also set up poverty alleviation workshop and organized skill training for villagers to help them shake off poverty.

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 28, 2019 shows the resettlement site for poverty relief relocation for Longbang Village at Silin Township in Tiandong County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Villagers work in a poverty alleviation workshop at the resettlement site for poverty relief relocation for Longbang Village at Silin Township in Tiandong County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2019. (Xinhua/Cao Yiming)

Combo photo shows houses at Longbang Village, Nov. 21, 2018 (top, file photo) and a view of the resettlement site for poverty relief relocation for Longbang Village in Silin Township in Tiandong County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2019 (bottom, aerial photo taken by Cao Yiming). (Xinhua)