Laishui branch, Laishui County of Hebei Province

Laishui County is consisted of 15 towns and 284 villages. The population is 340,000, of which around 70% work in the agricultural sector. There are 3 different ethnicities presented in this county: Han, Man and Hui. The minority consists of 3.2% of the entire population. Now, there are still 10 towns and 74 villages which have an annual income of less that 650RMB per capita.

Laishui Branch was started in July, 2003. By July 2007, the branch has 74 centers, 357 groups consisted of 1785 members, 100% of them are women.