How can you get rich? How can ordinary people get rich? There are unremarkable business opportunities in rural areas, and there is a way to get rich by gnawing away the hard bones.

Pang Qiyuan, first Secretary of Bei Po Village, Yan he Xiang, Chengkou County, Chongqing City

In August 2015, I was assigned to Beipo Village as the first secretary. Over the past two years, considerable progress has been made in the construction of Beipo Village, with a steady increase in the income of poor people, continuous improvement in infrastructure, and obvious changes in the appearance of households in the village. As the first secretary, I am very proud and gratified that I have made my own contribution to the development of Beipo Village and to lifting the poor out of poverty.

When I first arrived in Beipo Village, my colleagues and I began to visit and communicate with each other. I was moved by the backwardness of Beipo Village. I was determined that when I came, I must make a difference. Walking much, the masses are familiar with us. They affectionately call me "Secretary of Rubber shoes", and my phone has become a hotline for poor families.

Beipo Village is the "hard bone" of poverty alleviation in Chengkou County. A mudstone highway more than 3 meters wide runs through Society 1 and Society 3. The traffic fails to pass by, while the other six societies are all on the mountain and are not open to traffic at all. After a visit, people at home are basically old people aged 50 to 60 or above, young people are migrant workers, and their children are also at school.

In October 2015, five villagers of the Fifth Society were caught in a fire, their houses were completely destroyed, and cash, grain and other materials were set ablaze. When we arrived on the mountain road for more than four hours, the villagers burst into tears. Back in the village, I reported this situation to the county party committee office and the county transportation development company, asking for help. Finally, on the basis of 2000 yuan in civil aid for each household, the county party committee office and the county transportation development company provided 19000 yuan in condolence money and some materials.

Now, the village of Beipo has changed a lot, and the widening and reinforcement along the middle highway has been completed and is about to harden; the construction of the old cypress highway tunnel is in full swing; the social highway is stepping up maintenance; the restoration of the river embankment is about to be completed in an all-round way; and the renovation of dilapidated houses has been carried out in an orderly manner. People's recognition of the government, trust in cadres, recognition of poverty alleviation, and expectations for future life are all rising.

The change in Beipo Village is the result of everyone's joint efforts. In the past two years, the county party committee and county government have invested heavily in Beipo village, investing more than 80 million yuan along the middle highway, most of which are on the north slope. The standing committee of the county party committee has made a special study on the investment of 17.93 million yuan on the old cypress highway, which has built a road of hope for the people of the 5 to 8 societies on the north slope. county leaders went to Beipo Village more than 10 times to investigate how to gnaw off this "hard bone". The township party committee and government are highly concerned. Wu Xuefei, secretary of the party committee of Yanhe Township, said: "the north slope is the difficulty for my township to get rid of poverty. If you need anything, please come to me directly." There are also cadres in the village, who have a heavy task of getting rid of poverty and have become "full-time."

I know that there is still a lot of work to be done and a long way to go for a place to develop from poverty to a well-off society. However, with such cadres and masses, I firmly believe that Beipo Village will certainly get out of poverty and move towards a well-off society! (source: economic Daily)