Without relying on the umbrella craftsman, the couple are industrious to get rid of poverty.

On September 27, Bao Bingsong (right) and his wife Wang Yueqing were drying umbrellas in an umbrella factory.

On September 27, Bao Bingsong was drying umbrellas in the umbrella factory.

On September 27, Bao Bingsong (left) and his wife Wang Yueqing processed umbrella bones in an umbrella factory.

On September 27, Bao Bingsong inspected the umbrella rack in the umbrella factory.

? Bao Bingsong (left) has lunch at home with his wife and children.

Bao Bingsong, 46, is a farmer in Gufeng Village, Changqiao Township, Jing County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province. The two-story building of his family stands out in the village. It is hard to imagine that at the beginning of 2015, Bao Bingsong and his family were huddled in two earthen houses built more than 40 years ago.

Because of their large number of brothers and sisters, Bao Bingsong and his wife Wang Yueqing received only two earthen houses and one mu of land from their families after their marriage in 1995. In the following years, Bao Bingsong's daughter and son were born one after another, living on more than an acre of crops and bamboo on the mountain, and they lived in poverty. The village had deliberately listed the Bao Bingsong family as "poor families" to help, but because of face-saving refusal, he decided to go out to work. Due to the lack of skills, Bao Bingsong's working income is limited, and his children continue to go to school, his family's financial situation has not improved.

Gufeng Village, located in the mountainous area of southern Anhui, is rich in bamboo and has a factory producing oilcloth umbrellas. On the recommendation of the local poverty alleviation department, Bao Bingsong and his wife entered the umbrella factory in 2005 and 2011 respectively to learn the traditional technology of making oilcloth umbrellas. Today, Bao Bingsong and his wife have become the backbone of the factory, earning a total of 6000 yuan a month.

In early 2015, Bao Bingsong knocked down the earthen house, took out his savings over the past few years, and built the most beautiful building in the village on the same site. "Poverty is not terrible," he said. "as long as you are willing to work, you can get rid of poverty with your hands."

Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Junxi