Villagers apply grafts to kumquat seedlings at a greenhouse in Gulantun Village of Daliang Township in Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Gulantun, once an impoverished village in S China, has witnessed better living conditions after shaking off poverty in 2018.
RONGAN, Aug. 19, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Gulantun, once an impoverished village where the empty-nester elderly lived as young people migrated outside for jobs, has been on the way to rural vitalization mainly through poverty alleviation efforts, including developing kumquat planting industry and building the village into a complex of agriculture and rural tourism. In addition, a series of measures were taken to repair the ancient buildings and improve the environment.
The village, which shook off poverty in 2018, has now witnessed better living conditions with new roads, gardens and fitness facilities.
Gulantun Village in Daliang Township of Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A kumquat planting base at Gulantun Village in Daliang Township of Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A villager applies grafts to kumquat seedlings at a greenhouse in Gulantun Village of Daliang Township in Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Villagers work in a kumquat planting base in Gulantun Village of Daliang Township in Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A villager checks the growth of sweet melon at a greenhouse in Gulantun Village of Daliang Township in Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A villager feeds a herd of cattle at Gulantun Village in Daliang Township of Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
Villagers repair an old building at Gulantun Village in Daliang Township of Rongan County, S China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
