Xinhua
05 Dec 2020, 13:30 GMT+10
Kong Dangna prepares to go downhill after reaping fodder grass in Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
KUNMING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 78-year-old Kong Dangna of Dulong ethnic group once experienced years of insufficient food and clothing and made her living on slash-and-burn cultivation. In those days, she thought the best life was being capable of eating buckwheat noodles for every meal.
Thanks to the help of local government, Kong's family moved from a mountainous area to a relocation site near the village committee. The newly-built house is the best house the whole family has ever lived in. Her family also started herb planting and other businesses.
Another major change took place in 2014 when a tunnel linking the village and the outside world was built. Heavy snow used to block the mountainous area for over six months every year. "I haven't been to the county before," Kong Dangna said, but now she goes to the county for physical examination every year.
"Life is much better now, and the village has changed a lot," Kong Dangna said.
Kong Dangna weaves a carpet in Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Kong Dangna (1st R) rests with her family in Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 31, 2020 shows the Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Kong Dangna (L) walks on cement steps up to the hill to reap fodder grass with her grandson Li Yongming in Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Kong Dangna washes vegetables in Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Kong Dangna (L) reaps fodder grass with her grandson Li Yongming in Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 31, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 28, 2020 shows the Kongdang Village of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)■
Get a daily dose of Baltimore Star news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Baltimore Star.
More InformationLast week Israeli human rights group B'Tselem released a position paper describing for the first time in its 30-year history, ...
WASHINGTON, DC - With a promise to 'heal' America, which in recent months witnessed a chaotic election and messy transition ...
KABUL, Afghanistan - Major violence has spread, and escalated across Afghanistan.Scores of national security forces and Taliban militants have been ...
JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities should provide Covid-19 vaccines to the more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Washington is locked down and U.S. law enforcement officials are geared up for pro-Trump marches in all ...
WASHINGTON, DC - In a sign of the changing political environment in the Middle East, the United States military will ...
U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, the last day of Donald Trump's presidency.It was a fitting farewell as numerous records were ...
DUBLIN, Ireland - Five additional Irish ports for UK registered Northern Ireland vessel landings have been designated for both IUU ...
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Stocks in Asia were hot on Tuesday, although mainland China was running against the trend.In Hong ...
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - The Australian metropolitan commercial radio audience grew by 2% to nearly 11.1 million listeners in 2020, ...
NEW YORK, New York - According to futures trading, U.S. stocks are likely to sink further when they re-open on ...
WASHINGTON, DC - Tech giant, Apple might finally be getting rid of Touch Bar from its next rendition of the ...