柳州这个村，被新华社关注8年！一个英语视频，向世界揭秘它的复兴！（视频）
提要
4月17日，新华社英文客户端播发一组视频图片新闻《Revival of a mountain village in S China's Guangxi （中国南方广西山村的复兴）》用Vlog的形式，报道融安县东起乡铜板屯的脱贫故事。迄今为止，新华社记者已持续关注铜板屯8年！Rural China Vlog: Revival of a mountain village in S China's Guangxi
Xinhua April 17 , 2020
The revival of a mountain village in S China's Guangxi: from declining village to popular tourist spot. 52-year-old farmer tells his story in this episode of #RuralChinaVlog
中国南方广西山村的复兴：从衰败的山村到热门的旅游景点。52岁的农民龙革雄在这一集中讲述他的故事。
China has targeted eradicating absolute poverty in 2020. The number of impoverished people fell to 5.51m at end of 2019 from 98.99m at end of 2012.
China is trying to blunt the impact of COVID-19, vowing to realize the target at the end of 2020.
大意：中国的目标是在2020年消除绝对贫困。贫困人口已从2012年底的9899万下降到2019年底的551万。中国正试图减轻新冠肺炎疫情的影响，决心在2020年底实现这一目标。
RONGAN, April 17 (Xinhua) -- After years of working outside, Long Gexiong, now 52, returned to his hometown, a declining village named "Tongbantun Village" in remote mountain areas in Guangxi, south China.
"If we didn't come back, the village would disappear when the seniors pass away. I cannot sit idly watching my hometown vanish," Long said, "Tongbantun is our root, without root we will be cast adrift."
大意：新华社融安4月17日电 在外打工多年后，现年52岁的龙革雄回到家乡，这是一个位于中国南方广西偏远山区的名为“铜板屯”的衰败村庄。
“如果我们不回来，等老人们去世，村子就会消失。“我不能坐视我的家乡消失，”龙革雄说，“铜板屯是我们的根，没有根，我们就会漂泊。”Long Gexiong is on the way for work at Tongbantun Village of Dongqi Township in Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 1, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2013年6月17日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯，龙革雄在工作一天后回家。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Long dropped out of school in 1986 due to poverty and eked out a living by planting plum trees. However, barren hills and water shortage resulted in poor harvests for consecutive years.
As many locals migrated to more prosperous regions to improve their standard of living in the 1990s, Long, heavily affected by low crop output, also followed the trend and started a journey working outside his hometown, a remote village called Tongbantun in Rongan County of Liuzhou City.
Working as a welder and home decorator in Liuzhou, Long earned a good income, but he kept a close eye on his hometown and always thought of returning.
True to his word, he travelled back to his hometown in 2012. To his surprise, Long found the village on the verge of dying out.
Bumpy roads, ramshackle houses, fields left unattended, the village was home to only six empty-nest seniors aged between 60 and 90, as young people either found jobs elsewhere to make a living, or moved outside the mountains with their parents.
大意：1986年因贫困，龙革雄靠种李树为生。然而，荒山缺水导致连年歉收。
上世纪90年代，由于许多当地人为了提高生活水平而移民到较为富裕的地区，长期以来，受农作物产量低的严重影响，他也顺势而为，开始了一段在家乡（柳州市融安县一个叫铜板屯的偏僻村庄）外打工的旅程。
在柳州做电焊工和家居装潢工，长期以来收入不错，但他一直密切关注家乡，总想着回乡。
他信守诺言，于2012年返回家乡。令他惊讶的是，发现这个村庄濒临灭绝。
崎岖的道路、摇摇欲坠的房屋、无人看管的田地，村里只有6名60至90岁的空巢老人，年轻人要么到别处找工作谋生，要么随父母搬到山外。
Long Gexiong goes back home after a day's work in Tongbantun Village, Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2013年6月17日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯，龙革雄在劳动一天后回家。（新华社/黄孝邦）
After the Spring Festival in 2012, Long and his cousins invested 580,000 yuan (about 82,000 U.S. dollars) to set up a cooperative in Tongbantun to plant plum trees and grapes and develop rural sightseeing tour, embarking on the path of saving the village.
Good things never come easy. The arduous work of planting trees and building roads made Long lose more than 15 kilograms weight in just a few months. However, the plum trees and other plants barely bore fruits because of bad weather like hail and flood, causing substantial financial burdens to Long and his fellows.
"We just survived on the meager income from the cooperative at that time," said Long. His family fell into poverty due to crop failure, illness and child education.
大意：2012年春节后，龙革雄和堂兄弟投资58万元（约合8.2万美元），在铜板屯成立合作社，种植李树和葡萄，发展乡村观光旅游，走上了拯救村庄的道路。
好的事情从来都不容易。植树筑路的艰苦工作使龙革雄在短短几个月内体重减轻了15公斤以上。然而，由于冰雹、洪水等恶劣天气，李树和其他植物几乎不结果实，给龙革雄和他的伙伴们带来了沉重的经济负担。
“那时我们靠合作社微薄的收入过活，”龙革雄说。由于农作物歉收、疾病和孩子教育，他的家庭陷入贫困。Villagers are on their way home after a day's work in Tongbantun Village, Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 15, 2013. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2013年5月15日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯，村民们在回家的路上。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Long Gexiong washes face with spring in Tongbantun Village, Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2013年6月17日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯，龙革雄在用泉水洗脸。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Long Gexiong (R), Long Feilian (L) and Long Feizhen stand in front of their office in Tongbantun Village, Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 21, 2014. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2014年2月21日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯村，龙革雄（右）等站在他们的办公室前。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Despite difficulties, Long encouraged others to hang on. Some villagers who worked outside were impressed by Long's resolve to revive Tongbantun and came to help by joining the cooperative and jointly running tourism orchard. They also rebuilt their old and humble houses into homestays to accommodate visitors who come here to enjoy plum tree blossoms.
In addition, the local government earmarked more than five million yuan (about 706,424 U.S. dollars) to pave roads, provide drinking water supply, install drip irrigation system and improve tourism facilities in the village.
大意：尽管困难重重，龙革雄鼓励其他人坚持下去。一些在外打工的村民对龙革雄重振铜板屯的决心印象深刻，纷纷前来帮忙，加入合作社，共同经营旅游果园。他们还把自己简陋的老房子改建成了旅社，为来这里赏梅的游客提供住宿。
此外，当地政府还专项拨款500多万元（约合706424美元），用于村里铺路、提供饮用水供应、安装滴灌系统和改善旅游设施。Long Gexiong, Long Feilian and their wives carry pipelines for rainwater and sewage in Tongbantun Village of Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 15, 2017. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2017年8月15日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县通板屯村，村民搬运雨水和污水管道。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Long Gexiong and his wife feed chickens in Tongbantun Village of Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2017年2月28日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯，龙革雄和妻子在养鸡。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Long Gexiong and villagers carry pipelines for rainwater and sewage in Tongbantun Village of Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 2017. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2017年8月18日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯，龙革雄和村民们正在铺设雨水和污水管道。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Increasing fruit output and improved infrastructure lured many companies to invest, especially in blueberries, plum trees and grapes plantations.
Long was elected as the head of Tongbantun in 2015. He led locals in shaking off poverty by prioritizing impoverished residents in farm produce sale, work assignment and cooperative share holding.
"All these years of efforts paid off," said Long. So far, the total area of the tourism orchard has reached around 750 mu (about 50 hectares) in the village. The agritainment brought locals about 500,000 yuan (about 70,642 U.S. dollars) last year.
Long's family and the village dropped the "poverty-stricken" label in 2018. He was recognized by the local authorities for his outstanding contributions to poverty alleviation. Tongbantun became a model in Guangxi in casting off poverty through tourism development.
"We are glad to see our hometown take on a new look", Long said, hoping more villagers will return home to unlock the hidden value and enjoy the life in the village.
大意：水果产量的增加和基础设施的改善吸引了许多公司投资，特别是蓝莓、李树和葡萄种植园。
龙革雄于2015年当选铜板屯屯长。他带领当地人摆脱贫困，在农产品销售、工作分配和合作持股方面优先考虑贫困居民。
“这些年的努力都有了回报，”龙革雄说。截至目前，该村旅游果园总面积已达750亩左右（约50公顷）。
铜板屯于2018年脱贫。龙革雄因在脱贫工作中的突出贡献而受到地方政府的表彰。铜板屯成为广西旅游扶贫的典范。
“我们很高兴看到家乡焕然一新”，龙革雄说，希望更多的村民能回到家乡去发现乡村的价值，享受村里的生活。Long Gexiong trims a waxberry tree at Tongbantun Village of Dongqi Township in Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2020年4月12日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县东起乡铜板屯，龙革雄在修剪杨梅树。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Long Gexiong refurbishes a new hotel at Tongbantun Village of Dongqi Township in Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2020年4月12日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县东起乡铜板屯，龙革雄在翻修一家新酒店。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Long Gexiong makes the bed at a hotel under construction in Tongbantun Village of Dongqi Township in Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2020年4月12日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县东起乡铜板屯，龙革雄在一家正在建设的酒店里铺床。（新华社/黄孝邦）
A tourist enjoys plum tree blossoms at Tongbantun Village of Dongqi Township in Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2020年3月1日，中国广西壮族自治区融安县东起乡铜板屯村，一名游客正在欣赏李花。（新华社/黄孝邦）
China has targeted eradicating absolute poverty in 2020. The number of impoverished people fell to 5.51 million at the end of 2019 from 98.99 million at the end of 2012.
The country is actively addressing the challenges brought by the epidemic on poverty alleviation and vowing to realize the poverty-alleviation target at the end of 2020.
Photo taken on March 1, 2017 shows flowers of plum tree and rapeseed in Tongbantun Village of Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
图为2017年3月1日拍摄的中国广西壮族自治区融安县铜板屯村李花和油菜花。（新华社/黄孝邦）
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 29, 2020 shows the spring scenery at Tongbantun Village of Dongqi Township in Rongan County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
2020年2月29日的航拍照片显示了中国广西壮族自治区融安县东起乡铜板屯村的春天景色。（新华社/黄孝邦）
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