The Man Who Changed a Village
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Pei Chunliang, Secretary of the Peizhai Community General Branch of the Communist Party of China (QIN BIN)
A brightly lit, two-story shop on the business street of Peizhai Community in central China's Henan Province is lined with racks full of neatly arranged goods. The first floor features products for mothers and children while the second floor boasts a swimming pool for babies. The shop is owned by Pei Longhui, who returned to the village after working in south China.
"Now I can make at least150,000 yuan ($21,665) a year, which is several times what I made while working on ships in southern China," Pei said.
There are more than600 such shops on the street. The area, once a stretch of rural wasteland, is now full of tall buildings. There are villas, a primary school, a basketball court, a plaza, and other amenities that one can find in cities.
Peizhai has undergone tremendous change in recent years, thanks to one man—Pei Chunliang, Secretary of the Peizhai Community General Branch of the Communist Party of China.