After years of struggle, villager and village escape from poverty

The man learned how to fry tea leaves and now has a more stable income.

In 2019, tourists to Dawan village surpassed 300,000, and Chen's annual income surpassed more than 40,000 yuan for the first time.

The village was removed from the county's list of poverty-stricken villages in 2018, when 158 poverty-stricken households were relieved from poverty, according to the county government.

Similarly, the whole county was removed from the country's list of key counties for poverty alleviation in April.

"The Party and government's favorable policies have offered me a new door, one that leads me out of poverty," Chen said.