Party chief builds model village for poverty alleviation
To provide people in the large community job opportunities, Pei Chunliang helped build a clothing industrial park, inviting garment companies from Henan and Jiangsu provinces and Shanghai to move in. More than 2,000 local farmers work there.
"We call the park the 'let love come home project'," Pei Chunliang said. "Young couples in rural areas usually leave their kids and parents behind for work in cities. When they return to their hometowns once a year for Spring Festival, their kids are too shy to call them mom and dad."
"It is a heart-wrenching picture. We shouldn't make money at the expense of old generations and young children," Pei Chunliang added.
The industrial park has a home for children, where teachers were recruited to help the employees' young children with their homework during holidays. A piecework system was introduced so employees can take care of their kids and parents.
