Xiaogang Village Solar Power Plant

Where is Xiaogang village?

Xiaogang Village (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ) is a small village in Xiaoxihe ( ), Fengyang County, Chuzhou, Anhui province in China, not far from Nanjing.

Why is Xiaogang a bleak village?

Even though the farmers at Xiaogang provided a new model for farming and helped thousands escape the grips of poverty, the situation in the village today is bleak. The small village is struggling, much as it did before the secret contract was drawn up 27 years ago, to change things for the better.

Is Xiaogang a resource-rich area?

Professor Cheng Shulan of the School of Agricultural Economics at the Renmin University of China pointed out that a lack of resources in remote villages like Xiaogang has restrained the agriculture industry. It stands in stark contrast to resource-rich areas like Pearl River Delta and Yangtze Delta.

Is Xiaogang a good place to live?

Today's Xiaogang is not what people will expect, given the influence of the village in the 27 years since 1978. Xiaogang now has a population of 470 people. The annual per-capita income is just 2,000 yuan ($246.61). Some 50-60 villagers have migrated to work in urban areas for better livelihoods and more than half of the households are in debt.

How many people died in Xiaogang?

In Xiaogang village alone, 67 villagers died of starvation out of a population of 120 between 1958 and 1960. In December 1978, eighteen of the local farmers, led by Yen Jingchang, met in the largest house in the village.

What will Xiaogang's future look like?

Yan has made calculations for Xiaogang's future. According to him, if the per-capita average area of grape growing exceeds 0.07 hectares, each villager can get 1,700 kg of grapes, which sell at 2,700 yuan ($332.92) estimated at the lowest price of 1.6 yuan ($0.20) per kg.