Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on April 16, 2021 shows the family of Long Xianlan preparing breakfast in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 25, 2020 shows the family of Long Xianlan posing for a photo in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows Long Xianlan holding a honeycomb in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Sept. 4, 2019 shows Long Xianlan checking a honeycomb in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo)

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 27, 2020 shows Long Xiulin (2nd L) visiting the family of Long Xianlan in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Oct. 27, 2020 shows Long Xiulin (1st L) visiting the family of Long Xianlan in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty

(240225) -- CHANGSHA, Feb. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on April 16, 2021 shows Long Xianlan checking a honeybee hive in Shibadong Village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cadres at your service: Chinese way to inspirit villagers out of poverty" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

A decade-long transformation of remote ethnic village

STORY: A decade-long transformation of remote ethnic village DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shibadong village 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHI KANG, Local video maker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LONG XIANLAN, Local beekeeper 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG ZHENGBANG, Guesthouse owner STORYLINE: Shibadong is a mountainous village in central China's Hunan Province. Meaning "18 caves" in Chinese, the ethnic Miao village had a long history of poverty. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SHI KANG, Local video maker "We didn't have a decent road in our village in the past. Cars couldn't reach our village until I was five years old. It was very inconvenient for us to get water as well. When I was little, we needed to get water from a well far away from our village no matter how bad the weather was as we couldn't cook without water." The situation started to change in 2013 when the concept of "targeted poverty alleviation" was introduced in Shib

Xinhua Headlines: A decade-long transformation of remote ethnic village

Xinhua Headlines: A decade-long transformation of remote ethnic village

(220722) -- CHANGSHA, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Long Xianlan, a beekeeper and head of a local cooperative, checks the condition of bees at Shibadong Village in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

Xinhua Headlines: A decade-long transformation of remote ethnic village

Xinhua Headlines: A decade-long transformation of remote ethnic village

(220722) -- CHANGSHA, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Long Xianlan (L), a beekeeper and head of a local cooperative, poses for a group photo with his family members at Shibadong Village in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province, July 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)

10 years on, mega bridge in central China becomes road to prosperity for villagers

STORY: 10 years on, mega bridge in central China becomes road to prosperity for villagers DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:30 LOCATION: XIANGXI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial shots of Aizhai suspension bridge in Jishou City, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hunan Province 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YUJIE, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG YUJIE, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG MEIKAI, Resident of Jiating village 5. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG YUJIE, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Miao Language): SHI BASAN, Resident of Shibadong village 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LONG XIANLAN, Resident of Shibadong village STORYLINE: The Aizhai Bridge which opened to traffic 10 years ago in central China's Hunan Province has boosted local tourism and seen income increases of local villagers. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YUJIE, Xinhua correspondent "Here I am, at the Aizhai Bridge, one of the highest suspension bridges in the world. It