The neighborhood committee Ye works with is in charge of an area located at the joint of urban and rural districts. Among the residents living here, there are more jobless persons, more ethnic minorities, and more people living under the poverty line, making the neighborhood characterized with lower average earning, lower living standard and lower education level. This three "mores" and three "lowers" put this area in an awful mess. When Ye first took the post, she felt a great pressure upon her. After she visited the families one by one and had heart-to-heart talks with them, she realized that hers was a lofty job to help alleviate people's suffering. Eventually, Ye became a trustable friend of the local people. When any of them has a problem, the first person they think about going to is Ye. "Since the Party has put me on this post, I will always do my best," she said.

Ye has a deep understanding of the residents' bitterness and is always ready to offer her help whenever it's needed. She personally takes care of 20 elderly people. While trying hard to get support from the government, she saves every penny of her own money to help these poor elderly.

Ye's outstanding work is widely recognized and honored by upper-level authorities. In 1998, she was awarded the honor of Excellent Party Branch Secretary by the CPC Qitai County Committee and praised by the Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In the same year, the authorities of Changji Prefecture appraised her neighborhood committee as a Model of Ethnic Unity, and Ye, a Woman Pace-setter.

(China.org.cn translated by Chen Lin, November 11, 2002)