2020-12-23 03:13:31 GMT2020-12-23 11:13:31(Beijing Time) Xinhua English Villagers play billiards in Baorui Village, Qiongzhong County, south China s Hainan Province, Dec. 17, 2020. Visitors are likely to be impressed by brand-new residences and smooth paved roads when they come to Baorui Village in Hainan Province. But such a scene is barely imaginable back in 2017 when people of the Li ethnic group inhabiting here were mostly mired in poverty and lived in dilapidated houses. Back then, the village only had muddy paths with many places inaccessible even to motorcycle traffic. For a village which grows rubber trees as sole source of income, lack of decently paved roads had made it extremely difficult for villagers to transport and sell rubber. The year 2017 was a turning point for the villagers. In that year, thanks to a government-funded housing and infrastructure renovation plan, 62 households renovated their homes and 1.66 kilometers of roads were built. In the villa
Rural renovation in Baorui Village, Hainan
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Villagers play billiards in Baorui Village, Qiongzhong County, south China s Hainan Province, Dec. 17, 2020. Visitors are likely to be impressed by brand-new residences and smooth paved roads when they come to Baorui Village in Hainan Province. But such a scene is barely imaginable back in 2017 when people of the Li ethnic group inhabiting here were mostly mired in poverty and lived in dilapidated houses. Back then, the village only had muddy paths with many places inaccessible even to motorcycle traffic. For a village which grows rubber trees as sole source of income, lack of decently paved roads had made it extremely difficult for villagers to transport and sell rubber. The year 2017 was a turning point for the villagers. In that year, thanks to a government-funded housing and infrastructure renovation plan, 62 households renovated their homes and 1.66 kilometers of roads were built. I