The "Three Transformations and Three Beauties" Environment on the Land of Zhijiang | Countryside | Earth
In Cailu Village, Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, students engage in research activities in a shared countryside.
At the Orchid Digital Factory in Tangdi Village, Lizhu Town, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, e-commerce live broadcasts showcasing orchid seedlings online.
The natural scenery of Xiantan Village in Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
"I come from a village in Zhejiang Province. 15 years ago, I had to carry a full bucket of dirty water every day and walk far away to pour it out. At that time, there were no sewage pipes in my kitchen, no garbage bins in the village, and the river was polluted and black and smelly. Today, the implementation of the 'Thousand Village Demonstration and Ten Thousand Village Renovation' project has turned our village into a beautiful postcard."
On September 26, 2018, local time, in Manhattan, New York, the United Nations Environment Programme's "Guardian of the Earth" award ceremony was held here.
Standing on the podium of the United Nations, Qiu Lijin, a farmer from Lujia Village, Dipu Street, Anji County, Zhejiang Province, China, proudly tells the world that after 15 years of hard work, her hometown has become a beautiful countryside where "the garden is open and the whole village is a scenic spot.".
The world will remember the Chinese story of the "Thousand Village Demonstration and Ten Thousand Village Renovation" project.
Starting from "demonstration of thousands of villages and rectification of thousands of villages", deepening and upgrading to "exquisite and beautiful thousands of villages", and then iteratively upgrading to "future and common prosperity of thousands of villages". Over the past 20 years since the implementation of the "Ten Million Project", Zhejiang has gradually formed a vivid situation of "thousands of villages moving towards the future, thousands of villages striving for common prosperity, promoting urban-rural integration, and creating harmony and beauty in all areas".
How can the "Ten Million Project" create thousands of beautiful villages and benefit thousands of farmers and masses? Let's go to Zhejiang and search for answers in the reputation of the local people!
Butterfly turns into a beautiful ecosystem, making happiness even more abundant
The fragrance of books, flowers, and coffee permeates the air, while the sounds of forests, water, and birds are pleasant to the ear. This is the first impression of Anji's "Yucun" by the reporter. It is the first rural zero carbon building in the country, resembling a key in appearance, symbolizing the solution to the confusion between green development and ecological protection. Being among them, villager Jiang Zhihua sighed deeply.
From a laboratory technician at Yucun Cement Factory to a technical deputy factory director, Jiang Zhihua witnessed the process of Yucun becoming the "richest village" by relying on mountains and eating mountains.
In 2003, taking advantage of the "Ten Million Project", Yucun closed down mines and cement plants. Through land reclamation, reservoir management, and village renovation, the construction of "Beautiful Countryside" transformed the local environmental advantages of "green mountains and clear waters" into the practical productivity of building "golden mountains and silver mountains", forming a leisure tourism industry chain of outdoor expansion, leisure meetings, and agricultural experiences.
If you choose the right path, you must persist in walking. In July 2022, Yucun launched the "Global Partner" program, which attracted thousands of young people to work and live in Yucun and surrounding villages due to its beautiful environment. Under the influence of new villagers and returnees, local villagers have actively improved their business models and embraced development, making the internal driving force for rural development even stronger.
"The happiness of the common people is unparalleled!" Jiang Zhihua, who is now a tourist bus driver, often tells tourists his personal experiences and beautiful rural stories. "Being able to earn rent, share shares, and earn a salary at home is definitely happiness."
Stories of rural butterfly transformation can be found everywhere in Zhejiang.
At the beginning of the "Ten Million Project", Meilin Village in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City was a "new village that can be used as a reference for everyone.". Nowadays, beautiful courtyards, beautiful countryside, beautiful rivers, and beautiful roads showcase the beautiful scenery of the future countryside.
"Our garbage classification has achieved digital monitoring. For abnormal disposal situations, staff will conduct on-site inspections to facilitate precise management." Kong Gaomin, the first secretary of Meilin Village, introduced the use of the digital cockpit. As one of the entry points for the "Ten Million Project", the "Garbage Revolution" was once an important link in the improvement of rural living environment and the construction of beautiful countryside.
Through the iterative upgrading of beautiful countryside, prosperous countryside, and future countryside, Meilin Village has always been at the forefront of rural revitalization. What the people care about is what we need to do. In Meilin Village, the new rural landscape of "beautiful countryside+digital countryside+common prosperity countryside" is within reach, including unmanned supermarkets, 24-hour libraries, smart elderly canteens, and smart medical stations.
Transforming Beautiful Economy, Activating Development Motivation
"Life is really happy now!" Sitting under a couple of two hundred year old ginkgo trees, Luo Yuehong talked about her retirement life. She works as a social worker in the "Happy Neighborhood" of Xiantan Village, Deqing County. She not only provides free childcare for the homestay owners in the village, but also takes care of the lonely elderly in the village. However, she enjoys it tirelessly. She, who loves art, called on the villagers to establish dance teams, waist drum teams, and dragon dance teams, and even made videos for promotion. "I want to share our happiness with more people," she said
From "dirty, chaotic, and poor" to "green, rich, and beautiful", Xiantan Village has undergone earth shaking changes.
Since the implementation of the "Ten Million Project", Xiantan Village has relied on its unique natural resources to develop rural homestays, and has embarked on a path of expanding one industry with one room, truly transforming the beautiful environment into a beautiful economy, and feeding back the beautiful ecology with the beautiful countryside on a path of common prosperity.
We need to be both rich in our pockets and rich in our minds. Xiantan Village, in conjunction with the surrounding Nanlu Village and Sihe Village, forms a "Strong Village Company" to achieve resource sharing and co creation among the three villages, introduce new business models, develop projects such as Wenxingli Study, Xiantan Art Museum, and Dadi Art, invite writers and screenwriters from all over the country to settle in, establish a "screenwriting village", and turn Xiantan into a gathering place for literary and artistic talents and a base for literary and artistic creation.
Rural revitalization requires industry as the foundation.
Tangdi Village, located in the northwest of Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, is a small mountain village famous for flowers, dedicated to their industry, and prosperous through their use. Taking the "Ten Million Project" as an opportunity, Tangdi Village has leveraged its advantages in the flower and tree industry, and has embarked on a unique path of wealth creation with a focus on flower seedlings and a one-stop service of integrated production, supply, and marketing.
In the past, the path of "carrying flowers north and south" could not fully alleviate the hardships of flower farmers. Nowadays, this place not only boasts beautiful gardens and lush greenery, but also relies on methods such as revitalizing idle resources, strengthening digital empowerment, and deepening the integration of agriculture, culture, and tourism to optimize industrial structure and promote sustainable development.
A digital co prosperity workshop has been built at the former site of Tangdi Village Printing and Dyeing Factory. Flower monitoring, ventilation, fertilization, and sprinkler irrigation have all achieved "finger management". In the vast workshop, except for the staff who are live streaming sales, almost no flower farmers can be seen.
"The digital upgrading of the entire industry chain from cultivation to sales has injected new momentum into rural development." Zhao Hu, Secretary General of the Orchid Industry Agricultural Cooperative Union in Keqiao District, said the code for common prosperity in Tangdi Village. In 2022, the per capita annual income of villagers in Tangdi Village exceeded 120000 yuan, making it a well-known star village.
Evolving a better life and giving birth to the power of change
Following the footsteps of the "Ten Million Project", Hengshanwu Village in Anji County has transformed from a former "muddy village" to a "beautiful village" that is ecologically livable. How to turn beautiful scenery into "money scenery"? Villagers and designer Chen Gu hit it off as soon as possible: taking the path of high standard homestay clusters and vigorously developing the cultural and tourism industry.
"All homestay owners must have a unique skill and personally participate in the operation." As the chief designer and founder of the "Xiaoyi Banri Village" homestay cluster, Chen Gu believes that only differentiated and diversified management can form brand effects and enhance competitiveness.
The strict screening mechanism for homestay owners ensures the quality of homestays. The homestay cluster has unique themes such as vacation and food, with a library and grocery store available. In 2022, it received over 350000 tourists and generated a revenue of over 67 million yuan.
Xu Song, the head of Yucun Digital Nomad Commune in Anji County, has attracted over 400 highly skilled, highly educated, and high-income "digital vagrants" to innovate and start businesses here, promoting the emergence of new rural formats.
All the stories of the "Ten Million Project" cannot be separated from the presence of talents, but the protagonist of all stories is always the vast rural population.
By the pond at the entrance of the village, a large camphor tree is lush, and the wooden signboard "Meeting under the Camphor Tree" on the trunk has witnessed the changes of Xiaogucheng Village in Jingshan Town, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City over the years. The beautiful rural scenery is blocked outside the walls of every household, and it is difficult for the beautiful rural wind to blow into the walls. What should we do? What should we do if there are too many tourists with nowhere to park in the development of new business formats? What should we do if the industry is developing rapidly and there is not enough spatial resources?
"Let's discuss and handle the affairs in the village!" The wall was demolished, and the heart wall between neighbors was opened. Sharing family parking spaces, expanding parking lots, and easily solving parking problems. Collaborate with surrounding villages and communities, share resource achievements, and develop together to enhance overall competitiveness
The "Ten Million Project" has been continuously promoted for 20 years, creating thousands of beautiful rural areas, benefiting thousands of farmers, and promoting the organic integration of beautiful ecology, beautiful economy, and a better life. Over the past 20 years, the per capita net income of rural residents in Zhejiang Province has increased from 5431 yuan in 2003 to 37565 yuan in 2022, leading the country for 38 consecutive years. At present, the income gap between urban and rural residents in Zhejiang has decreased to 1.90, which has been narrowing for ten consecutive years.
To benefit Zhejiang, lead China, and influence the world. From the public's reputation, we have reason to believe that the "Ten Million Project" will provide a more beautiful answer.
