70 years on: None of the 26 ethnic groups in Yunnan is left behind
14. Jingpo
Name: Yu Genjin
From: Longmen village, Dehong
Project: agritainment
“After running agritaiment, we can buy new houses and cars. That’s what we never imagined.”
15. Tibetan
Name: Larong Pichu
From: Tangdui village, Diqing
Project: black pottery making
“We have over 120 pottery-making households, and each can make 50,000 yuan per each year.”
16. Bulang
Name: Yu Shan
From: Zhanglang village, Xishuangbanna
Project: tea plantation
“There was no way to sell our tea to the outside. Now, tea has become our major revenue.”
17. Buyi
Name: Li Wenxiu
From: Lubugebu township, Qujing
Project: embroidery
“Our arts have been sold in China and abroad. A skilled worker can earn 5,000 yuan per month.”
18. Achang
Name: Zhao Xingye
From: Henglu village, Dehong
Project: tobacco and tea growing
“We dreamed to build new house. Now this dream has come true.”
19. Pumi
Name: Yang Chunxian
From: Langfang village, Lijiang
Project: cultivation of Prinsepia utilis Royle
“The product sells good and we gain more money than before. The life is getting better.”
20. Mongolian
Name: Wang Shaohua
From: Xingmeng township, Yuxi
Project: melon production
“With 1600 mu (about 107 hectares) of melon plantations, we live a better life.”
21. Nu
Name: Hai Yepu
From: Lawu village, Nujiang
Project: pig and chicken feeding
“We’ve moved into a new house, and the family income has reached 20,000 yuan per year.
22. Jinuo
Name: Zi Mei
From: Bapiao village, Jinghong
Project: hostel and agri-tourism
“The village has been modernized, and agri-tourism keeps bringing tourists to us.
23. De’ang
Name: Zhao Yuyue
From: Dehang township, Dehong
Project: hostel and agri-tourism
“We hope to invite tourists to come and experience our ethnic culture.”
24. Shui
Name: Lang Yuanqiu
From: Duzhang village, Qujing
Project: traditional folk dress making
“Traditional dress making helps protect our culture, and lift our living standard.”
25. Man
Name: Huang Jiakang
From: Shuigouwa village, Baoshan city
Project: mulberry tree growing
“Today, mulberry tree growing and sericulture make us live a better life.”
26. Dulong
Name: Sinan Lamu
From: Shangyou village, Diqing
Project: veterinarian
“I can get an average income of 110,000 yuan per year, and all my families have been enriched.”
In Yunnan’s effort to eliminate poverty, none of the 26 ethnic groups in the province is left behind, and all of them are marching towards a prosperous and decent life.