Poverty (贫穷) is a big problem in the world, but China had done a good job to deal with it and made the greatest achievement. During fighting poverty, we've been moved by many heroes.
| Helping Girls Zhang Guimei Lijiang, Yunnan Many girls couldn't go to school because they were very poor. Mrs. Zhang started a girl school for free and helped over 1,800 girls go to college. |
| Building a Road Mao Xianglin Wushan, Chongqing Villagers lived on the 1,000-meter-high cliffs (悬崖峭壁). So it took them three days to walk to the nearest town in the past. Mr. Mao led villagers to build a road with their hands for 7 years. Now they spend just an hour driving to the nearest town. Local people can sell fruit to other places conveniently. |
| Planting Mushrooms (蘑菇) Chen Zaiming Jingdong Yi, Yunnan This place was famous for its wild mushrooms. But villagers didn't know how to grow them. Mr. Chen taught villagers to plant mushrooms and helped them make over 5 million yuan. |
| Chinese Achievements 832 counties (县) and 128,000 villages are no longer in poverty. 98.99 million villagers have been lifted out of poverty in the past 8 years. China is responsible for reducing 70 percent of poverty since the late 1970s all over the world. |
