Guangxi Farmers lifted out of poverty donate 10,000 kg of vegetables to epicenter Wuhan
By Zhu Xiaoling, Shi Chunlai,
Qing Hua, People’s Daily Online
“We want to donate 10,000
kilograms of vegetables to Wuhan,” said Lu Jishun, a used-to-be impoverished
farmer from Guanyang county in Guilin, China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
on a call to a village cadre.
“Thanks to the Party and
government, I’m now lifted out of poverty and have a decent income,” said Lu,
asking the cadre to figure out a way to transport his donation to Wuhan, the
epic center of the novel coronavirus breakout.
The novel coronavirus pneumonia
has become a national concern these days in China. “The epidemic may cause
short supply of vegetables in Wuhan and other places. We now have a sound sales
performance, and have decided to donate 10,000 kilograms of vegetables to Wuhan
after discussion,” said Lu from Xuyuan village, where a total of 12 hectares of
vegetables have been planted.
Therefore, he contacted Zheng
Hong, the first secretary of the village in charge of poverty alleviation,
hoping the government to offer a channel to ship the vegetables to the
destination. Under the coordination of the publicity department of Guanyang
county and the government of Guanyang township, the channel was soon selected.
Later, the post office of the county designated a batch of vehicles to send the
vegetables to Wuhan on Feb. 7.
To donate the vegetables, around
40 people, including village cadres, members of the poverty alleviation working
team, as well as young volunteers picked, washed and loaded the vegetables at
the vegetable planting base of the village on Feb. 5.
“The used-to-be impoverished farmers
donate their vegetables, and we should also make our contribution,” said a
member of the village’s poverty alleviation working team.
“The Party and country helped us
impoverished households, and we must be grateful and repay the favor,” Lu said,
introducing that this batch of vegetables were especially saved for the people
and medical workers in Wuhan. “We denied two dealers who wanted to purchase in
late January,” Lu said
It is learnt that since the
breakout of the epidemic, Guanyang county has organized its village and
community cadres to publicize prevention tips and guide the public to pay
attention to epidemic control. Besides, it has also encouraged enterprises and
individuals to donate epidemic prevention and control materials to contribute
their strength to the battle against the virus.
Apart from the 10,000 kilograms
of vegetables donated by Lu, two cooperatives from Guanyang county’s Xishan
township and Shuiche township have also donated 10,000 kilograms of bok choy
and 10,000 kilograms of radishes to Wuhan, respectively.
Around
40 village cadres, members of the poverty alleviation working team, as well as
young volunteers pick, wash and load the vegetables at the vegetable planting
base of Xuyuan village on Feb. 5. Photo by Shi Chunlai, People’s Daily Online
Guangxi Farmers lifted out of poverty donate 10,000 kg of vegetables to epicenter Wuhan
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