It was in Shibadong Village that President Xi Jinping first proposed the idea of "targeted poverty alleviation." At the time, the village was one of the poorest areas in China.

十八洞村，是习近平总书记第一次提出“精准扶贫”的地方。这里曾是中国最贫困的地区之一，平均海拔700米，人均耕地仅有0.83亩。

“我和电视里长得像吗？”

Few households had a TV set, that's why many villagers did not recognize the president initially.

当时，村里的百姓根本没有想到习总书记会来十八洞考察。因为家里没有电视机，所以很多人完全不认识习总书记。

One villager who had seen Xi on TV was surprised that he had come to the village. Xi asked him: "Am I still the same?"

少部分村民只在电视里见过习总书记，但又不敢相信总书记会来。习总书记幽默地问道：“我和电视里还像吗？”

"How to eliminate poverty in these circumstances? (We should) seek facts from the reality. Guidance and development must reflect the local conditions. This is targeted poverty alleviation."

精准扶贫就是要实事求是，因地制宜，分类指导。

村民们的心声

"It was our mentality that changed first. We used to be poor. Now we have left poverty behind."

我们的变化首先是我们的精神状态，以前我们很穷，现在我们脱贫了。

"People in Shibadong used to feel inferior to others. Now we are very proud."

以前十八洞人在外面很自卑，现在我们很自豪。