Research Reports on the Elimination of Poverty in China - Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

    Li Xinfeng, Liu Qizhou, Wang Nan

Abstract

    Xiangxi is located in the mountainous area of western Hunan.Throughout recent history，many people have made great efforts to alleviate poverty in the region.During his inspection of Xiangxi on November 3，2013，General Secretary Xi Jinping made an instruction that we should "seek truth from data，adapt to local conditions，and implement Targeted Poverty Alleviation" This concept of Targeted Poverty Alleviation"was proposed for the first time in history，presenting unprecedented historical opportunities for the development of Xiangxi，and it also pointed out the way forward for poverty alleviation throughout China.

    Under the guidance of the concept of Targeted Poverty Alleviation，Xiangxi Prefecture comprehensively promoted the Ten Projects，which were a highly effective source of poverty alleviation.These projects include the development of production，rural tourism，employment migration，relocation，ecological compensation，the development of education，healthcare assistance，social security，infrastructure facilities construction and public services.

    By March 2020，all eight counties and cities in Xiangxi have achieved the goal of poverty alleviation，and the overall regional poverty problem has been basically resolved.The poverty alleviation efforts have achieved historic success.Poverty alleviation experiences in Xiangxi Prefecture include：strengthening the party committee's leadership and fulfilling the four-level responsibilities；adhering to guidance and implementing Ten Projects；making precise efforts；promoting the Five Combinations[1]；focusing on the quality of poverty alleviation；and achieving the Four Preventions and Two Requirements[2].

   “Removing poverty is not the end point，but the starting point of a new life and a new struggle.”In the future，Xiangxi will continue to implement the development requirements，with an overall focus on consolidating and improving the positive results of poverty alleviation.Poor villages will be the battlefield on which to solve poverty problems and begin to fix problems related to relative poverty，focusing on establishing a long-term mechanism to solve these problems，comprehensively improving the development capacity of poor rural areas in Xiangxi Prefecture，and launching the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy in due course.

    The investigators and authors of the Report collected information through trips to the field，interviews，literature review，and an examination of press reports.After analyzing these sources，they selected the materials and references for the final Report.

    The Report is composed of six chapters，introducing the proposal of the concept of Targeted Poverty Alleviation，providing an overview of the region and reviewing the history and performance of its various poverty alleviation methods.The authors also explain the specific measures enacted，some typical cases，the achievements of the program and the direction of future poverty alleviation work.

Key words

    Targeted Poverty Alleviation；Shibadong Village；Ten Projects；Five Combinations；Four Preventions and Two Requirements；Future Development.