有这样一群年轻人，他们拥有名校的硕士、博士头衔，在世人眼中已经站上了人生巅峰，接下来是可以想见的美好人生……但他们却不约而同地选择了在最美好的年华返身向下，一头扎进中国最基层的乡镇、最贫困的村落，投身于基层平凡而艰苦的工作，参与轰轰烈烈的乡村扶贫。从二十四五岁到三十岁出头，他们经历着同龄人不曾有过的辛苦付出、历练成长，在带领和帮助乡民找到致富道路的同时，自己也殊为难得地体验到了艰苦奋斗、倾情奉献所带来的充实、成就和满足。当一个社会中的优秀青年主动选择将自己个人的命运与民生疾苦、国家发展联系到一起，并敢于吃苦、乐于奉献的时候，这个社会就充满了希望。本书记录的是这一群体中十几个年轻人的故事。Thereisagroupofyoungpeoplewhoholdmaster＇sanddoctor＇sdegreesfromprestigiousuniversities。Theyaregenerallythoughttobesuccessfulandareboundtohavepromisingcareers。Intheirbestyearstheychoosetogotopoortownshipsandvillages，engaginginthegreatbattleagainstpovertyanddoingtheirbittomakeadifferenceinChina＇sruralareas。Betweentheirmiddletwentiesandearlythirties，theyundergohardshipsandchallengesrarelyexperiencedbytheirpeers，doingtheirbesttohelpvillagershaveagoodlife。Throughthis，theyexperienceagreatsenseoffulfillment。Withalargenumberofbrightyoungpeoplewhoarewillingtobravealldifficultiesanddevotethemselvestothewell－beingofthepublicandthedevelopmentofthecountry，ournationisfullofhope。Thisbooktellsthestoriesofadozensuchyoungpeople。

王虹，编剧，毕业于北京大学中文系汉语专业，曾为新闻媒体从业者。

Su Yongli: The Poverty Relief Official Who Could Have Become a Missile Engineer
Yang Yongchong: From an Academic Overachiever to a Real-world Problem Solver
Chen Meng: Working at the Grassroots Level Was My First Choice
Lu Yan: A Pragmatic Idealist
Yu Weidong: To Live a More Wonderful Life
Qi Lu: A Young Man Who Pursues His Own Path
Liu Dongming: Poverty Alleviation Through Tourism
Han Xiao: A Responsible Cadre at the Grassroots Level
Liu Mei: "I Want to Take on More Responsibilities
Sun Tiejun: Always Aim High and Achieve Life Goals
Yu Yang: To Crack the Hardest Nut and Be the First Secretary of the Poorest Village in Guangxi
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