Abstract: | JIANG Yijia has an ambitious goal in life.The successful entrepre-neur wants to bring hope to his fellow villagers by improving their life quality and beautifying their countryside.Jiang,who won a national award for his contribution to poverty allevia-tion,is the Party secretary of Gongshi Joint Village (consisting of Gongshi and five other neighboring villages) in Sui-ning City,Sichuan Province.Under his leadership,the village that had no road access and whose farmland was largely abandoned is now full of fruit trees on the mountain slopes,while the fields located at the foot of the mountain are fertile and lush.Most villagers now live in storied houses,drive their own cars,and have tap water and natural gas in their homes.In their spare time,villag-ers go to the village cultural and sports activity center to exercise,read books,and play chess. |