More of generation born in 1990s join battle to relieve dire poverty

SHIJIAZHUANG - As the country pushes ahead with its poverty relief campaign, more fresh faces from the generation born in the 1990s are edging their way forward.

"I was inexperienced when I first settled in the town, but years of work experience at the local poverty relief office has made me an old auntie among the younger recruits," said Zhang Qiuhua, 25, who joined the office after graduating from college in 2016.

Last year, Zhang was promoted to lead the poverty relief office in Yongyang township, Laishui county, Hebei province, where poverty alleviation has been one of the key tasks for years.