An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Xue Fuli records idyllic rural life in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region in paintings while helping a local village rise out of poverty.

Xue, a public servant in the region, has created many oil paintings in his spare time that show scenes of the village's landscape and residents' work, lives and entertainment activities.

He used to be a teacher at Ningxia Polytechnic but now temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county to help alleviate poverty.

He wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions while working with residents and building a beautiful village.

Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help alleviate poverty, works on an oil painting that reflects scenes in the village. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help alleviate poverty, works on an oil painting that reflects scenes in the village. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An oil painting created by Xue Fuli, who temporarily works at Nanchuan village in Xiji county in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region to help the village rise above poverty and wants to record the scenes he has seen in the village and neighboring regions. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]