Ejin Horo Banner in N China’s Inner Mongolia makes huge leaps in fight against poverty

By sending officials to poor areas, implementing targeted measures, and making every effort to mobilize enterprises and social forces to boost poverty alleviation, Ejin Horo Banner of Ordos City, north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, has lifted all the 1,369 people of its 607 registered poor households out of poverty.

Wang Yongliang, a villager of Haolaisu village, Subuerga town of Ejin Horo Banner, who used to be a member of a registered poor household, saw his family bring in an annual household income of over 60,000 yuan (about $8,486.68) last year.

They have been lucky to be able to enjoy the country’s great policies, Wang said, explaining that the government has built houses, bought sheep, and set up greenhouses for impoverished households.