HAVING a poor education,Mou’se Labo,a young shepherd of the Yi ethnic group,was resigned to living in the mountainous cliff village for life,never imagining he and his family would ever move into a new modern community at the foot of the mountain.His story of transitioning from rural life living in the clouds to an industrious online celebrity and tour guide is an example of how poverty reduction and innovation is changing China’s countryside and improving people’s livelihoods.