One of the most famous rural internet celebrities is Xu Huasheng, who was born in the 90s in the mountainous village of Hezhou. He has more than 50 million fans on the Kuaishou video platform, generating more than 10,000 U.S. dollars in revenue with a single video stream.
"I don't shy away from admitting my love for noisy car engines. That's why I bought my Maserati," Xu told his fans straightforwardly.
如果没有连通网络，许华升也许还是一个默默无闻的农民。而宽带网络与直播平台在给了他展现才华的机会的同时，也让他成功脱贫致富。 Xinhua summarized two main reasons for the attraction of rural videos: the homesickness of rural people who became city residents during China's massive urbanization projects, and the curiosity of Generation Z born and raised in cities, many of whom have never been into the countryside.
Without the internet, Xu might have been a nobody growing beans. But the network has brought him the freedom and equality to compete and prosper with everyone else on the video platform. 中国的减贫成绩单
By the end of this year, around 95 percent of China's poor population will shake off poverty, and over 90 percent of poor counties will also be removed from the poverty list, said Liu Yongfu, director of the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development. With continued effort throughout the next year, the country will wipe out extreme poverty in 2020, Liu said last week.
China targeted different policies to different regions, including developing business, relocating the poor, compensating farmers in ecologically fragile areas, encouraging education and improving social security.
The government-allocated funding for poverty reduction keeps increasing by the year, and a large number of capable officials have also been selected to guide poverty relief work in the impoverished counties.
In 2018, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in these areas stood at 10,371 yuan, almost double that of 2012. Residents are enjoying a far better life.