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Editors note: Chinese President Xi Jinping urged young people to take the lead in crucial areas consisting of scientific and technological
innovation, rural revitalization, green development and social services in a recent short article published in Qiushi Journal
As China celebrates Youth Day on May 4, CGTN presents a three-part series stating the stories of young individuals contributing to the
nations modernization across various sectors.While most graduates flock to cities going after dreams, Wang Lingli, a 1990s-born college
graduate, defied expectations
In 2015, she turned her back on metropolitan opportunities and went back to her rural home town in southwest China –-- not as a visitor,
but as a determined farm manager.Her journey started with a challenging obstacle: managing a 3,000-mu (200-hectare) cooperative in Chongzhou
City, Sichuan Province, while facing hesitation from residents
You went to university simply to come back and farm? villagers questioned
Others dismissed her: This city-educated woman will not last a season
But Wang didnt just persevere –-- she transformed
Presenting sophisticated equipment and smart farming strategies, she transformed productivity: yields rose, farmers earnings jumped, and
quickly, she was supervising several cooperatives.In 2023, her operations spanned 7,000 mu (467 hectares), producing over 6,000 tonnes of
wheat and rice, benefiting over 2,000 homes
During peak farming periods, average yields per mu rose by 25 kilograms, farmers earned more than 5,000 yuan (around $688) monthly, and
equipment operators might make 300 to 400 yuan a day.In acknowledgment of Wangs contributions to local rural revitalization, she was honored
as a national role model worker in Beijing on Monday, ahead of International Labor Day
Its the very first time someone from her home town has received this distinction.Wang becomes part of a new generation of farm managers,
frequently called new farmers
These well-read youths bring fresh concepts and abilities to rural communities, selecting to pursue chances in the countryside instead of
urban careers.These brand-new farmers are becoming an essential driving force in Chinas rural revitalization, utilizing ingenious
solutions to tackle longstanding difficulties
According to Han Wenxiu, executive deputy director of the Office of the Central Committee for Financial and Economic Affairs, more than 12
million individuals have actually relocated to rural areas to begin services –-- marking a major trend in rural development.Chinese
President Xi Jinping has long emphasized the vital role of youth in Chinas modernization efforts
A nation will succeed only when its youths flourish
For China to establish further, our young people should advance and handle their responsibilities, President Xi said in his 2023 New Year
Address.In a 2023 letter to trainees from China Agricultural University participating in a rural work-study program, Xi motivated them to
integrate textbook understanding with hands-on practice in the countryside and devote their youth and energy to accelerating rural and
agricultural modernization.The federal government has actually introduced a range of policies to support youths eager to contribute as
Chinas rural development technique enters a brand-new stage of detailed revitalization.In 2017, China released the Youth Development Plan
for 2016–-- 2025, its first state-level initiative focused particularly on youth
The strategy aims to narrow academic variations and increase investment in less-developed western regions
By 2023, Chinas gross enrollment ratio for higher education had reached 60.2 percent, according to the Ministry of Education.The government
has likewise rolled out efforts to support young people and other groups, such as migrant employees, in returning to their home towns to
These procedures consist of guaranteed loans, monetary aids and expert training programs.In 2022, 1.95 million youths received
government-subsidized entrepreneurship training, assisting them begin businesses in their local communities.
