During the Spring Festival travel rush in 2010, a migrant worker's story struck an emotional chord with millions of people. Bamuyubumu, a member of ethnic Yi group, was photographed as she was rushing to catch a train in Nanchang, East China's Jiangxi province.

Looking determined and holding her baby, the woman was carrying a heavy rucksack stuffed with quilts, clothing, diapers and other items. The photo, which was titled "Baby, mom will take you home" touched the hearts of numerous netizens.

Eleven years later, the photographer who captured the moment visited the woman at her home in Yuexi county of Sichuan province. The life of Bamuyubumu has seen dramatic changes thanks to a targeted poverty alleviation project.

Her family has shaken off poverty, and moved into a new concrete house from an old adobe dwelling.

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