In this combo photo, the left part taken on May 10, 2019 with a drone shows children on their way home after school in Nongyong Village, and the right part taken on Sept. 3, 2012 shows children stepping down the hanging ladders to school in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, home to the country's largest ethnic minority population, has lifted all its 54 poverty-stricken counties out of poverty. The last eight impoverished counties in the region, including six ethnic minority autonomous counties, have eliminated absolute poverty, the regional government announced on Friday. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
