国内英语资讯:Across China: Power use surges in SW Chinas poor rural area
<p><span word="CHENGDU">CHENGDU</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 13-- <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="appliance">appliance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ashuo">Ashuo</span> <span word="Niuniu">Niuniu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="bulb">bulb</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="over">over</span> 50 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 7 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Ashuo">Ashuo</span> <span word="Niuniu">Niuniu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ahou">Ahou</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Daliang">Daliang</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>. <span word="Located">Located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2007.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Xiaobing">Xiaobing</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>-<span word="stricken">stricken</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="devices">devices</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="pits">pits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="grid">grid</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="stable">stable</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="bulb">bulb</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="dispatched">dispatched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="promotes">promotes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="largest">largest</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="alleviation">alleviation</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upgraded">upgraded</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4<span word="G">G</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rebuilt">rebuilt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impoverished">impoverished</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="relocated">relocated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="cookers">cookers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machines">machines</span>.</p>
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