Xi Jinping served as the secretary of the Ningde Prefectural Committee from June 1988 to April 1990. This book vividly reproduces Xi Jinping's two-year work in Ningde based on the notes of companions.
Up and Out of Poverty (Baituopinkun - Chinese edition) is a compilation of 29 speeches and articles written by Xi Jinping between September 1988 and May 1990 while he was working in Ningde, Fujian Province. It contains a variety of ideas, opinions, and methods on economic development, party building, cultural advancement, and talent cultivation.