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A ROAD TO PROSPERITY

In late August, the harvest season of walnuts, Qiesha Ci’er and his wife Jizi Mozizuo were able to sell their produce without leaving the village where they live. Abuluoha is located in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, southwest China. A newly built road enabled merchants from other regions to travel to the village to make purchases.

Liangshan, home to a large number of Yi ethnic minority population, is a national-level poverty-stricken area. Abuluoha is surrounded by mountains on three sides and a cliff on the fourth, with only two roads for entry and exit. To

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