Rural residents start to feel urban buzz

Yanhe Tujia autonomous county is one of 14 severely poverty-stricken counties in Guizhou province.

Located in the northwest of Tongren, it is the only severely poverty-stricken county in the city. By the end of last year, about 81,600 people in the county were still living below the poverty line, accounting for nearly 15 percent of the population.

Most of the impoverished residents live in mountainous areas, so relocation from poorly equipped, uninhabitable villages to towns and cities has become the most effective way of raising living standards. Last year, more than 12,000 people from 2,137 families in Yanhe were relocated.