Capturing a transformation
China Daily |
Updated: 2025-06-28 13:18
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Photographer's epic vision records once-poor village now enjoying the benefits of modernity
When photographer Hei Ming first trudged up the dusty paths of Xinyaozi village, Yan'an, Shaanxi province, in 1996, he encountered a village suspended in hardship.
Nearly 30 years later, now 62, he returned to find asphalt roads humming with cars and a new generation discussing e-commerce over phones. The remote Shaanxi village, once emblematic of China's "three rural issues" — agriculture, rural areas, and farmers — has become a microcosm of the nation's poverty alleviation accomplishments, which was documented through his camera.
