China created a world-shak- ing economic miracle over four decades of reform and opening up. However， the approach of letting its eastern and southeastern coastal regions develop first came at a price. As the eastern part of China developed in leaps and bounds and began participating in global competition in the digital revolution， many rural areas in the central and western regions are still plagued by relatively slow growth.
　　Developed cities with economic prosperity have generated tremendous demand for labor. Due to imbalanced development， countless farmers leave their rural homes in search of jobs in cities. As a result， many “hollowed villages”mainly inhabited by left-behind children， women and the elderly have emerged.
　　To reverse this trend， the Chinese government has formulated and implemented a series of development plans to boost economic growth of less-developed regions over the years. China has vowed to eradicate poverty by the end of 2020 after lifting more than 700 million people out of poverty in recent decades.
　　How will the nation achieve this goal？ With this question in mind， we visited Chongqing， a major inland municipality in southwestern China.