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1、MysuccessmeansIcanhelpotherpeopleByYanDongjieCHINADAILYUpdated:2023-09-1907:54f*ifl+AstaffmemberstandsinthecourtyardofHeYanqun,shomestayinQibievillage,DechenTibetanautonomousprefecture,Yunnanprovince.YANDONGJIE/CHINADAILYHeYanqun,33-year-oldmemberoftheNaxiethnicgroupinQibievillage,Tachengtown,WeixiL
2、ishuautonomouscounty,DechenTibetanautonomousprefecture,YunnanprovinceWhenIwasyoung,mostofmyfriendsdroppedoutofschoolearlyandwenttowork.Ididn,tdowellacademically,soIwenttoShangri-LacityinnorthwesternYunnanwhenIwas13.IgotmarriedandhadachildbeforeIturned20.1workedasacashierandalsoownedabar.Later,Isaved
3、enoughmoneytobuyahouseinShangri-Laandsettleddown.IamamemberoftheNaxiethnicgroup,bominQibievillage,Tachengtown.AlthoughIdivorcedshortlyaftermychildwasbom,IfeltthatIwaslivingamuchbetterlifethanotherpeopleofthesameage.Butthen,lifeplayedajokeonme.In2015,mymotherwasdiagnosedwithabraintumor.Itookhertoseek
4、treatmentoutsideofourvillageinWeixiLishuautonomouscounty.Eventhoughthedoctorsatpublichospitalsadvisedmetogiveup,howcouldIgiveuponmymother?IaccompaniedherthroughtwomajorbrainsurgeriesinYunnan.Duringthesecondsurgery,shespent25hoursintheoperatingroomandwasthenintheICUforfourmonths.Mysavingsranout,soIle
5、arnedhowtoinsertgastrictubesandtakecareofpatientsinthehospital.Then,Ibroughtmymotherbacktothevillagetorecuperate.Shewasparalyzedanddidntrecognizemefortwoyears,butItookcareofheruntilshepassedawayjustbeforeSpringFestivalthisyear.Shedidntevenhaveabedsore.In2017,therewasanopportunitytoregisteronehouseho
6、ldinthevillagethatfacedrealdifficulties,whichwouldbecalledthepovertyalleviationcardholder.Atthattime,everyoneinthevillagewantedtogivemethatspot,andIwasdeeplymoved.Althoughthereweremanypeoplewhowereevenpoorerthanme,withchildrentoeducate,theothersinsistedonfillingouttheformformebecausethemedicalreimbu
7、rsementforpovertyalleviationcardholderswasmorethan90percent.In2019,Tachengachievedcomprehensivepovertyalleviation.Duringthoseyears,thehomestaysinQibiehadalreadystartedtodevelop,andthegovernmentprovidedsomesupport,suchasroadconstruction,training,sewagetreatment,improvementoftheenvironmentandpublicity
8、,thusencouragingustostartbusinesses.QibiebecameamodelforruraltourisminYunnan.IthoughtthatasIneededtotakecareofmymotherinmyhometown,itwouldbeagoodideatorenovatetheoldhouseandopenahomestaytomakesomemoney.IaskedmyfatherifIcouldsellthehouseinShangri-Laandstartahomestay,andalthoughhewasalittlehesitant,he
9、supportedmydecision.Atthetime,Wedideverythingwecouldonourown,fromthedesignworktopurchasingmaterialsandconstruction.Slowly,Webuiltthefirsthouse.Afterthat,wedidn,thaveenoughmoneytodecorateit,soIobtainedaloanofabout1millionyuan($140,000)fromthelocalruralcreditcooperative.1.astyear,theimpactoftheCOVID-1
10、9epidemicwasbeginningtofade,somanytouristsstartedarriving.Withinayear,Wehadpaidoffaloanof200,000yuanandusedtheremainingmoneytoexpandbybuildinganotherhouseandcourtyardnexttoit.Now,myfamilyhasa10-roomhomestay.Duringthesummer,manyparentsbringtheirchildrenhereoneducationaltrips.Wealsoreceiveinquiriesfro
11、mtravelagenciesandteamsonstudytours,hostingthemonegroupafteranother.Sometimes,whenmyplaceisfull,Irecommendothernearbyhomestovisitors.Thehomestayownersinourvillageareinagroupwherewehelpeachother,shareexperiencesandworktogethertoconstantlymakeourfacilitiesbetter,frompurchasingbeddingtotidyinguptheroom
12、sandfindingcustomers.Ialwaysrememberthehelpmyfellowvillagershavegivenmeovertheyears,soIhopethatmycurrentsuccesscanhelpothers.Thefewemployeesinmyhomestayareallfromthevillage.Duringthisyearssummervacation,Iinvitedseveralcollegestudentswhohadreturnedhometohelpmeatthehomestay.Whenit,stimeforthemtopaytheirtuitionfees,Iampreparedtohelpthemwiththeexpense.HeYanqunspokewithYanDongjie.
