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    AN UNUSUAL HELPER

    Oct 01, 2020 3 minutes
     By Liu Ting
    Copyedited by Madhusudan Chaubey

    Zhadong, a remote village in south China, has gone through notable changes in the past three years during a campaign against poverty. Every villager has witnessed the process, including 60-year-old Nico Hansen, a retired police officer from Luxembourg. He has stayed in the village since early 2018.

    After retiring, Hansen came to China as a tourist in 2015. Stunned by the fantastic scenery and fascinated with the rich culture in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, he settled down in Hechi.

    In March 2018,

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