201228 -- YINCHUAN, Dec. 28, 2020 -- Li Yaomei L processes straws for making brooms with a worker in Longyuan Village of Hongsibao District in Wuzhong City, northwest China s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 10, 2020. Xihaigu, a largely mountainous region in central-southern Ningxia, was once inflicted by deep poverty and labeled the most unfit place for human settlement by the United Nations in the 1970s due to land reclamation, drought, and a fragile ecological environment. On Nov. 16, 2020, Xihaigu historically bid farewell to absolute poverty, during which she power played an indispensa

201228 -- YINCHUAN, Dec. 28, 2020 -- Li Yaomei L processes straws for making brooms with a worker in Longyuan Village of Hongsibao District in Wuzhong City, northwest China s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 10, 2020. Xihaigu, a largely mountainous region in central-southern Ningxia, was once inflicted by deep poverty and labeled the most unfit place for human settlement by the United Nations in the 1970s due to land reclamation, drought, and a fragile ecological environment. On Nov. 16, 2020, Xihaigu historically bid farewell to absolute poverty, during which she power played an indispensa Stock Photo
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201228 -- YINCHUAN, Dec. 28, 2020 -- Li Yaomei L processes straws for making brooms with a worker in Longyuan Village of Hongsibao District in Wuzhong City, northwest China s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, June 10, 2020. Xihaigu, a largely mountainous region in central-southern Ningxia, was once inflicted by deep poverty and labeled the most unfit place for human settlement by the United Nations in the 1970s due to land reclamation, drought, and a fragile ecological environment. On Nov. 16, 2020, Xihaigu historically bid farewell to absolute poverty, during which she power played an indispensable role. Li Yaomei, a villager from Longyuan Village, used to owe more than 200, 000 yuan in debt due to a serious illness and a traffic a PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

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