Khasaguli Ehmetniyaz, a 22-year-old Uygur girl, finally arrived at the Urumqi Station after nearly one day's train ride. Tired but excited, she was about to embrace her new life.

Khasaguli, from a rural household in the southern part of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, had been to the region's capital to visit her uncle four years ago.

This time, she would start a new life as she had found a job at an engineering and construction company.

This year, Xinjiang has created 50,000 job vacancies in its eastern and northern parts for poverty-stricken households in Kashgar, Khotan and Kizilsu, in a bid to help 165,800 people from 10 poverty-stricken counties in southern Xinjiang to shake off poverty.

Khasaguli's family lives in the county of Moyu in Hotan Prefecture, which has the largest impoverished population among the 10 counties.

She decided to get employed to raise her family as soon as she learned about the good news.

"In my hometown, the area of farmland per person is less than 0.07 hectares. Getting a job is the best way to cast off poverty," she said.

Khasaguli was once forced to give up her college dream. In 2016, she passed the college entrance exam and could have been enrolled in university, but her family could not afford it.

She chose to stay home to take care of her sick mother and two brothers and even went to the construction site where her father worked to do labor work to make a living.

"My goal is to become a construction budget manager, as I can earn money and also learn something new at construction sites," she said.

With excellent communication skills and proficiency in computer operation, Khasaguli worked for a while as an accounting assistant at the village management committee. She could also be seen on stages singing and dancing when there were cultural and entertainment activities in the village.

As she battled against obstacles and has always kept positive in life, the family is also experiencing changes.

With the state subsidies, her family moved to a new house. Her family's income has also doubled thanks to the poverty alleviation policy. In addition, her new job pays her a monthly salary of 2,000 to 4,000 yuan (about 280 to 560 U.S. dollars).

"Khasaguli" means "flower of bravery" in the Uygur language, and she is living up to her name.