Li Runnan (L) works with a local villager in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 30, 2025. Li Runnan, born in 1996, graduated from Peking University in 2023 and began working as a village cadre in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Yunnan Province the following year.

In July 2024, heavy rainfall caused landslides in the area. Li joined local officials in the disaster relief efforts.

Faced with the single industrial structure of Wangu Village, Li applied his expertise to help local officials and villagers design strategies for rural revitalization.

Once an outsider, Li has also gradually become the village children's beloved "brother from the village committee" by consistently addressing their educational needs.

Reflecting on his work, Li remarked that rural revitalization is a long journey to meet people's expectations for a better life. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan visits a local's home in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan plays with children in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan plays with children at a primary school in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan tutors students with homework at a primary school in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 29, 2025 shows a view of Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan plays with children at a primary school in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan hosts an online lecture at a primary school in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan checks equipment with a staff member at a mushroom factory in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 29, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)

Li Runnan (L) works with a local villager in Wangu Village of Yanjin County, Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, April 30, 2025. (Photo by Peng Yikai/Xinhua)