With money from idle land, Nanling transforms from woeful to wealthy

Nanling is a village in Shenzhen well-known these days for its affluence, but it used to be known for the opposite.

Through developing market-oriented industries, the village successfully eliminated poverty and achieved assets of billions of yuan.

About four decades ago, Nanling villagers depended on farming to make a living. They could barely survive, and many people fled. Then, in 1980, a policy establishing a special economic zone in Shenzhen brought them new hope.