[The Story of Poverty Alleviation] Changes in the Times at the Foot of the Ancient Great Wall: Poor Villages Revitalize

　　[Explanation] It is mid-summer. In the hinterland of Luliang Mountain, Shanxi Province, a section of the Great Wall of the Song Dynasty winding up from the top of the mountain is composed of piles of stones. The Song Dynasty Great Wall Scenic Spot in Meilan County is located at the southern foot of Heyeping Mountain and stretches for 17 kilometers. It was built on the basis of the Great Wall of the Northern Qi and Sui Dynasties during the Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Villagers in Wangjiacha Village have lived at the foot of the ancient Great Wall for generations. As times have changed, their lives have also undergone gratifying changes.

　　【Explanation】Wangjiacha Village is a deeply impoverished village in Guolan County, a poor country. Since 2015, the local government has taken various measures to help alleviate poverty, develop and construct the Song Great Wall Scenic Area, and use Wangjiacha Village as a centralized resettlement point , The two nearby villages have also been settled here with the planning of the scenic spot.

　　[Same period] Yang He, village secretary and village director of Wangjiacha Village

　　Our Wangjiacha Village before 2017, our total population was 108 households with 255 people. Since 2017, we have relocated and moved into Zhujiawan and Shuiquanzi Villages. The combined total is 285 households with 608 people.

　　[Explanation] With the construction of the Song Great Wall scenic spot, the villagers "eat the tourist meal".

　　[Same period] Yang He, village secretary and village director of Wangjiacha Village

　　Weak laborers in the village, (serving) cleaning staff and forest rangers, responsible for the environmental sanitation of the scenic spot, 6000 yuan a year. The young and middle-aged laborers work outside, and in our 2018, we have made a lot of money in our repair area at our door. Their monthly salary is 4500, and they work in a year. We have a cold climate and work 5 in a year. After a few months, I also have a lot of income, and I have been out of poverty.

　　[Explanation] Nowadays, the construction of the scenic spot is in full swing, and some originally poor villagers have opened stores on the commercial street of the scenic spot. Although the commercial street has just started, some villagers still eat the "sweetness".

　　[Same period] Villager Zhou Ligang

　　I have been acquiring Chinese herbal medicine for 10 years. There are many types of Chinese medicinal herbs in this place. There are three types of tonics on the mountain: Astragalus, Codonopsis, and Astragalus. There are clear-fired Scutellaria, Bupleurum, and colds. It turned out that there were outside shops (acquired by vendors) and their own retail outlets. Now that I have made such a store, my (idea) is to open a store that can expand the people who dig medicine a little on the original basis, and also expand the point. Buy medicine.

　　【Explanation】Welcome changes have taken place in Wangjiacha Village, and the villagers have an account in their hearts.

　　[Same period] Yang He, village party secretary and village director of Wangjiacha Village: Our per capita income in 2015 was 2,300. By 2017, the per capita income from poverty was 8,300, an increase of 6,000 yuan. Now in 2020, the villagers are all out of poverty, the elderly have low maintenance, the young have jobs, and there are cleaners. Our village has become a scenic spot. There are more than 20 cleaners, plus they usually plant less. Do some odd jobs, and the average income per person is more than 10,000 yuan.

　　Reporter Qu Lixia from Xinzhou, Shanxi

Editor in charge: [Tao Guangxiong]