Tibet relocation lifts 1,310 from poverty
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Some 1,310 villagers from 285 families are expected to emerge from poverty by the end of this year since Sijijixiang Village in Lhasa welcomed its first residents from across the Tibet Autonomous Region on December 15th last year.
Lhasa is the regional capital of the autonomous region.
Tibetan couple Nyima and Ani and their daughter moved to the newly built village, whose name means “four auspicious seasons” in English, about a year ago.
Nyima, 55, is satisfied with his new job as a gardener in a nearby industrial park.
He earns 3,000 yuan (US$455) a month growing lilies and tulips, more than what he was paid for toiling in the fields in Nyemo County.
“I enjoy the work and feel happy when I look at the beautiful flowers,” said Nyima.
Ani, 54, was taught to knit by her foster mother about thirty years ago. She is now working on a new rug for their home.
Since moving to Sijijixiang Village, Ani has earned about 5,000 yuan from her knitting, and she was invited to teach knitting in another county for 200 yuan a day. These opportunities have shown her that her skills have value and encouraged her to play an active role in the village’s knitting group.
Neighbors Gyalo, 53, and Tsedrup, 43, opened a shop, called “Potato Sisters,” to sell home-made potato chips in the village. They made 4,000 yuan in their first month.
“I was a farmer before I moved here, and my income then is incomparable to what I make now,” said Tsedrup.
In the past months, Gyalo earned 7,000 yuan from growing grapes, roses and other organic crops as a short-term worker. But the money was not enough to boost her family’s income.
So Gyalo and Tsedrup decided to open “Potato Sisters” to help both of their families. They started growing potatoes in May, and reaped a 900-kilogram harvest by September.
The government’s investment in Sijijixiang has reached 143 million yuan. The village is located near transport infrastructure, and is surrounded by several projects, such as a medical base, a dairy farm, and an organic fertilizer plant.
In the past five years, the number of the impoverished residents in Tibet has fallen from 1.17 million to 590,000.
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