Hudabardi Paladi, a villager from Akto County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is showing Baren apricots

Above: Hudabardi Paladi, a villager from Akto County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is showing Baren apricots he planted in his garden.

Below: His family sit in front of their new house for a group photo, July 11, 2017. (Xinhua/Cen Yunpeng)

The family shook off poverty by growing and selling Baren apricots. In 2016, they invested funds from a government poverty-alleviation program into a specialized cooperative, and earned a 5,000 yuan dividend.