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Graduates opt for grassroots positions
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Graduates opt for grassroots positions By Zou Shuo | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-07-23 09:44 Share CLOSE A college graduate chooses to return to the rural area in Huize county, Yunnan province with a dedication to improving local education in the poverty-stricken village. [Photo by Hu Yongqi/China Daily]
More college students dedicate lives to promoting development of remote areas
After graduating from Beijing Institute of Technology last month, Xing Lina plans to return to her hometown in Guizhou province to work as a grassroots official.
When she was in primary school, her father, who has been a grassroots official for almost 30 years, would take her to nearby villages, where she saw how impoverished the area was. Many villagers lived in dilapidated houses in mountainous areas and children wore broken shoes, she said.