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A woman displays Japanese yen and Chinese yuan at a bank in Xinxian, March 19. People from Xinxian heading abroad for work has fallen to around 400 in 2014 as a result of the devaluation of some foreign currencies while an average of about 1,000 annually went to work overseas a few years ago. [Photo/CFP]
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Xinxian is a small county in central China's Henan province once poor due to its mountainous terrain. But over the past two decades a wave of job seekers has looked further afield and an increasing number of residents have not only improved their own lives but the fate of their hometown too.