This letter from Beijing made Awa Mountain boil!

Awa Mountain is boiling

A letter from Beijing

It conveyed General Secretary Xi Jinping's earnest instructions, good wishes, and deep concern for the people in border areas.

Wa youths playing wooden drums

Men, women, old and young sang "The Wa People Sing New Songs"

The joyful songs and laughter echo among the green mountains and clear waters

On August 20, Wa people in Banhong Village, Banhong Township, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, dressed in festive costumes and played Wa wooden drums. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao

Cangyuan County is located in the southwest of China.

It is the largest Wa ethnic group-inhabited county in China.

Due to high mountains, water barriers, and traffic congestion,

The Wa people in Cangyuan have long been in deep poverty.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress

Local efforts to alleviate poverty are accelerating

The production and living conditions of the poor have been significantly improved

At the end of 2019, there were 67 impoverished villages and more than 40,000 poor people in Cangyuan.

All out of poverty

The scenery of Xiabanba Group in Banhong Village, Banhong Township, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province (taken on August 20, drone photo). Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao

The Awa Mountains have undergone earth-shaking changes

It has become a vivid portrayal of "the glory of the Party shines on the border areas, and the people of the border areas are loyal to the Party."

To this end, 10 old party secretaries from border villages in Cangyuan County wrote a letter to General Secretary Xi Jinping.

Report on the Wa people's escape from poverty

A good life

Expressed that generations have followed the Communist Party

The firm determination to make my hometown more beautiful and prosperous

On August 20, villagers from Banhong Village, Banhong Township, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, were picking tea. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao

Poverty alleviation is an important step towards a happy life

Local cadres and masses will turn the General Secretary's earnest instructions into a powerful force for hard work

Sing the song of happiness of the Wa people in the new era

On August 20, villagers in Banhong Village, Banhong Township, Cangyuan County, Yunnan Province, were frying tea. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao

Source: Xinhua News Agency

Text reporter: Ji Zhepeng, Yan Yong

Poster design: Yin Zhelun

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