Data from the local power company showed that the average electricity consumption of each family reached 310 kilowatt-hours in 2018, much higher than that in 2017, 117 kilowatt-hours.
The village also started new farming industries, such as growing traditional Chinese medicine. By renting the villagers' land and hiring them to work in the field, the village has significantly improved local people's lives.
"My feet used to be cracked due to lack of shoes and shabby roads," said Boli Muqie, a 74-year-old villager. "But today, I don't have to walk too far any more, I can afford to travel by motorbike or bus instead."
Boli got rid of his old house, which was on the verge of collapse, and moved into a new house as part of the poverty alleviation campaign. "We received free furniture, found jobs and moved to cleaner places," he said.
In 2018, the power use in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, where the village is located, was 13.5 billion kilowatt-hours, nearly 60 percent higher than in 2017.
Behind the figures is the improvement of people's lives and emerging industries.
The per capita income of the registered impoverished villagers was over 7,100 yuan last year, over four times higher than in 2017. Most of the local people now have televisions and washing machines at home.
"It is such a tremendous change, I never would have dreamed of it," Boli said.
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