Up and Out of Poverty is a compilation of Xi Jinping's major works from September 1988 to May 1990 while he worked in Ningde, Fujian province.

It comprises 29 speeches and articles which include a series of ideas, opinions and methods of economic development, the construction of the Party, cultural advancement and talent cultivation.

Focusing on how the eastern Fujian areas could open up and develop, alleviate poverty and become prosperous, Xi Jinping raised numerous creative ideas and thoughts based on the local conditions at that time and led people from the eastern Fujian areas towards prosperity.