Guangxi local specialties grow success for female entrepreneur

Seven years ago, Li Liuping returned to her hometown with 60,000 yuan that she had saved from working in Guangdong to start running a store featuring local specialties in Luzhai county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

Li's business has grown, thanks to support from anti-poverty policies as well as the increasing popularity in the market of local specialties including oranges, lucid ganoderma and shiitake mushrooms.

This year, Li was elected president of an association for young entrepreneurs in Luzhai county.

Now, Li's brick-and-mortar store has expanded to more than 300 square meters in the county, and she has sold more than 10,000 local specialty products annually around China through her online store.

Moreover, she has also helped other low-income families in the county sell products to leave behind poverty.