In 1966, at the age of 22, Yuan Jiaxiang gloriously joined the communist party of China organization, from then on, the people of the Big Wood Mountain cannot leave him, and in 1969 he formally served as a brigade party branch secretary. He often said: "As the cadres who want everyone to obey you, you must take the lead to work first." Indeed, when being branch secretary, he led the villagers to constructed water conservancy, terraces, newly built five Yan ponds, three kilometers channel; built six orchards, a large tea garden, which changed the backwardness of Big Wood Mountain. He not only attaches importance to agriculture, but pays more attention to educating and promoting talents. As a leader of one village, he manifests the approachable characteristics everywhere. People often say he is an expert in mediation of civil disputes.

     Obey the tissue distribution in 1982, he served as the township enterprises secretary for two years, taking use of the leisure time to corporate with company worker Xu Bing, they did two sewing technology training, which provides technical guarantee for more than 60 young men and women of employment. In 1985 to the Hua Cong administrative office for industry and commerce, he hold position of individual association cadre, who obligations of holding a haircut, repairs, sewing, cooking and so on training. In September, 1989, he was appointed by the county civil affairs bureau and Yin Jia party committee as civil affairs assistant. In addition to do his own job, he also took the initiative to undertake large and difficult villages, carried out basic education in every period of the countryside. The old man promoted new technology, developed the productive forces, and actively solved the hot and difficult problems.