Great changes have taken place in China's former revolutionary base Yan'an

Combo photo shows villagers practicing waist drum dance at Dishuigou Village in Ansai District of Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Feb. 5, 1989 (top, file photo) and waist drummer performing in Nangou of Ansai District in Yan'an on Oct. 20, 2018 (bottom, taken by Liu Xiao). Yan'an, a former revolutionary base of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is no longer labeled "poor," as its last two impoverished counties have shaken off poverty, the Shaanxi provincial government announced Tuesday. (Xinhua)