Residents of Xiazhuang, Chongqing, used to risk their (life) whenever they ventured out of the mountain village (surround ) by steep cliffs(悬崖) about 1, 000 meters high. It was Mao Xianglin, head of the village, who gathered nearly all Xiazhuang's 400 villagers for a meeting 1997 and suggested building a road snaking long the mountains. The 8-kilometer-long road links the village, located at the bottom of a valley, to the outside world. it was built, it usually took the villagers more than a full day to access the outside world. Now it only needs a one-hour drive.
The construction work was rather (difficult) than they imagined. (stand) on the edge of the cliff, they were extremely terrified with their legs shaking. , when there was a dangerous situation, Mao was always the first to go. After 7 years of wrestling with severe challenges, the road (complete) in 2004. It is not only a road but a route (overcome) poverty. Nowadays the villagers are much better-off than before by (sell) agricultural products through live streaming.
