Focus Interview: "Ten Million Projects" Makes Thousands of Rural Butterfly Change Projects | Xi Jinping | Butterfly Change
Over the past 20 years, the "Ten Million Project" has been continuously iterated and upgraded. What is its inherent driving force? What kind of experience and inspiration does it bring us? What is its contemporary significance today?
Over the past 20 years, the "Ten Million Project" has been continuously upgraded, expanded, and grown. From 2003 to 2010, the first stage of "Thousand Village Demonstration and Ten Thousand Village Renovation" started with the improvement of the living environment, and environmental change triggered ecological change. Starting from 2011, the second phase of "Thousand Village Boutique, Ten Thousand Village Beauty" has brought about changes in industries, culture, and urban-rural reconstruction through the construction of beautiful rural areas. In 2021, the "Ten Million Project" will enter the third stage, and "One Thousand Villages in the Future, Ten Thousand Villages in the Wealth" can be called the "first voice" of Chinese path to modernization in the field of "agriculture, rural areas and farmers".
As early as when the "Ten Thousand Thousand Project" was launched, Comrade Xi Jinping, then secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, repeatedly emphasized that the main role of farmers in the "Ten Thousand Thousand Project", "for the people and relying on the people" is the iterative upgrade of this project for 20 years. The source of motivation.
The second phase of construction in Dazhuyuan Village is currently underway, and street officials and village committees have invited the planning designer of Dazhuyuan Village to the village to discuss the water system planning for the new area with the villagers. They are already old friends. Since the creation of a boutique village in the second phase of the "Ten Million Project" in 2016, it has been common for Dazhuyuan Village to sit together and discuss how to plan and design the village and how to meet everyone's needs. The opinions of the villagers are reflected in the planning and construction of the entire village. For example, a canal. Dazhuyuan Village is adjacent to Longwang Creek and grows along the water. Water is one of the most important elements of life for the people here. A water system flowing through every household's front and back, surrounding the entire village, brings a lively charm to Dazhuyuan Village. The design inspiration is derived from the needs of the villagers.
During the interview in Zhejiang, it was common for the government, villagers, and relevant teams to discuss the construction and development of the village together. In Sandan Village, Dongyang, the township, village, and operation team are also discussing the plan for five village joint construction and group development. Because the willingness and opinions were fully respected, everyone's enthusiasm to participate was fully mobilized.
Jiang Weifeng, Deputy Secretary of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Zhejiang Province, said, "Farmers are the mainstay of rural areas. Firstly, can the farmers themselves truly mobilize and participate? The Party committee and government should sit on the same bench as farmers, and be eager to meet the needs of the people. Let's work together towards the common direction and common goals."
The village is beautiful, and the rest is up to time. She will follow the terrain of the mountains and the shape of the water, naturally growing into what it should be.But what is the most suitable? The farmers themselves know.
Dongyang Cailu Village, covering an area of 3 square kilometers, has 1200 acres of standard farmland. Two seasons of rice per year, each acre is a "ton grain field". Agriculture is a characteristic industry of Cailu Village.
Lu Yangchun, Secretary of the Party Committee of Cailu Village, Chengdong Street, Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, said, "Farming is our lifeline, and growing grain is a top priority. For over 700 years, we have been focusing on how to grow good and diverse grains, especially rice. We, the Cailu people, are very skilled in growing rice."
Cailu Village has a history of over 700 years. The landscape of "Two Rivers and One Village" has made Cai Lu compete for land with floods for generations. In the process of solving water disasters and irrigation problems, they also converted streams into farmland and cultivated over 1000 acres of farmland with drought and flood protection. The tradition of growing rice has been preserved to this day.
How to make everyone rich even by farming? Cailu Village has taken its own path: concentrated land transfer to large households for operation, collective development of secondary industry to strengthen collective economy, and feedback of primary industry to increase farmers' income. In 2022, the per capita disposable income of Cailu Village increased to 82000 yuan, and the collective operating income of the village exceeded 4 million yuan.
In Zhejiang, tens of thousands of villages present different local customs and spiritual atmospheres, including Tangdi Village in Shaoxing, which is prosperous due to the orchid industry, Gejia Village in Ningbo, which is famous for its villagers' artistic creations, and Sandan Village in Dongyang, which has been revitalized through the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage techniques. Based on the specific situation of each village, "one village, one policy", "one village, one product", and "one village, one charm" have been formed. The scientific method of adapting measures to local conditions and implementing classified policies throughout the "Ten Million Project" has enabled countless rural areas to find the optimal solution for their respective beauty and shared beauty.
In 2022, the total assets of village level collective economy in Zhejiang Province reached 880 billion yuan, accounting for one tenth of the national total. The relationship between urban and rural areas is also undergoing profound changes with the continuous iteration and upgrading of the "Ten Million Project" over the past 20 years.
Jin Jing, a professional manager of Li Zu Village in Houzhai Street, Yiwu, Zhejiang, said, "I was good friends with the village director 10 years ago. He invited me over and by the way, you see our countryside. You are currently investing in the park, should you also invest in our countryside? I think it's crazy to invest in the countryside. After that, when I look at the countryside again, I think it's too ordinary."
Ten years ago, the village that Jin Jing didn't have a crush on, but in 2022, nine years later, another girl fell in love at first sight.
Feng Ling, a farmer and entrepreneur from Lizu Village, Houzhai Street, Yiwu, Zhejiang, said, "I decided to rent a house within two minutes. I didn't see what it looked like inside, so I saw the stairs below, some old houses, and the gardenia tree at the entrance. I said it was it."
Now, Feng Ling is a farmer maker from Li Zu Village, and it was Jin Jing who later became the head of the Li Zu Village operation team that attracted her. The two decisions, which differ by 9 years, may reflect the tremendous changes in this village from one side.
Li Zu Village, with a history of over 500 years, was once nicknamed "Buffalo Corner Village", meaning a village without hope. Although it is not more than 15 minutes away from the urban area of Yiwu in a straight line, there was no way out of the village before the "Ten Million Project", and it had to detour from neighboring villages. The small pond at the entrance of the village witnessed the departure of generations of young people.
There used to be many suburban villages like Li Zu in Yiwu, known as "inconspicuous villages". If there were no "ten million projects", such villages might slowly disappear in the process of change. In the first phase of the "Ten Million Project" rural renovation, the ancient and rustic charm of Lizu Village gradually emerged before people's eyes.
Wu Yun, a member of the Party Working Committee of Houzhai Street in Yiwu, Zhejiang, said, "Through village renovation, we have retained some of our homesickness. We have found that tourists come and go quickly, and our own hematopoietic ability is insufficient. We need to continue to inject vitality and energy into it."
In the second stage of the "Ten Million Project" to build beautiful rural areas, Yiwu has integrated the investment of state-owned enterprises and created 10 beautiful rural boutique lines in the surrounding areas. Lizu Village happens to be on the boutique line of Desheng Ancient Charm. Social forces bring resources and also bring more possibilities for development.
Jin Jing was attracted at that time. With convenient transportation and a strong cultural environment, her operation team quickly attracted more than 200 unique agricultural makers for Li Zu. These agricultural makers who are somewhat famous online have brought a long lost popularity to Li Zu Village.
The relationship between Li Zu and Yiwu precisely represents a small breakthrough in the "Ten Million Project", bringing about a major transformation in urban-rural relations. Today, Li Zu Village has added a unique "slow life" to Yiwu. It is no longer a burden, it is the backyard of Yiwu people and the habitat of Yiwu people's spirit.
Jiang Weifeng said, "How to understand the 'Ten Million Project'? It is a key to solving the 'Three Rural Issues', or in other words, it is a breakthrough point, a general lever, a system engineering, and a leading project. General Secretary once said,' I was deeply impressed by the fact that wherever the 'Ten Million Project' is targeted, all supporting services must follow up. It can gather various forces and focus on one point, and it has been targeted for 20 years, so the changes it has undergone are revolutionary. '"
It is precisely these ideas that have been solidly implemented step by step in practice that have truly brought about the beautiful transformation of countless rural areas in Zhejiang.
The restructuring of mountains and rivers inspired by the "Ten Million Project" is far from over. The appearance of "future countryside" can be imagined to the fullest: it is the image of technology empowerment in the digital age, the image of beautiful countryside in Chinese culture, and the image of common prosperity in the dream of rejuvenation.
For the past 20 years, Zhejiang has persistently implemented the "Ten Million Project", exploring a scientific path to strengthen rural living environment improvement, comprehensively promote rural revitalization, and build a beautiful China. At the same time, it has also contributed to the creation of a harmonious and livable human home with Chinese solutions.This is also the contemporary significance of this great project in China today.
