Villagers move to poverty-relief relocation area, embrace better life in Shanxi

Cao Liuren takes photo of the former site of Zhaojiawa Village with his mobile phone in Kelan County of Xinzhou City, north China's Shanxi Province, May 20, 2020. Zhaojiawa Village was a severely impoverished village located in Lyuliang Mountains with poor production and living conditions. Villager Cao Liuren and his wife used to live in a shabby old house in Zhaojiawa Village, and "getting out of the mountains" was their biggest wish. On Sept. 22, 2017, 21 villagers from 6 households in Zhaojiawa Village, including Cao Liuren, moved to Guanghuiyuan poverty-relief relocation area, a residential community that covers an area of more than 700 mu (about 46.7 hectares) and can accommodate more than 20,000 persons. After the relocation, Cao found a job in a glass wool factory in the county which provides his family with a steady income to make a better life. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)