Why is Yucun getting younger and younger? How to Change the Rural Appearance through the "Ten Million Project" | Project | Yucun

In 2003, the "Thousand Village Demonstration and Ten Thousand Village Renovation" project was officially launched in Zhejiang Province. Over the past 20 years, the "Ten Million Project" has not only changed the appearance of rural areas in Zhejiang, but also explored new paths for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization. Recently, our reporter visited several villages in Zhejiang to see how the "Ten Million Project" has changed the appearance of rural areas and the lives of the people. Today, we will pay attention to Anjiyu Village, the birthplace of the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as gold and silver".

New Discoveries in Crossing Planes Transformed by Green

From the perspective of high-speed unmanned aerial vehicles, a close-up view is lush and vibrant, while a distant view is picturesque, like a paradise in the world. The beautiful ecology is becoming a golden calling card of Yucun.

Pan Chunlin, the person in charge of Chunlin Mountain Villa in Yucun, Anji County: Yucun is our international tourism village, and now its popularity is increasing. Many international friends have extended their thumbs up.

Pan Chunlin, in response to the government's call in 2003, abandoned his mining hoe and started the first farmhouse in Yucun. Now, he receives 50-60000 tourists to Anji every year. The biggest change in Old Pan's family this year is the courtyard in front of him. After three years of renovation, the original high walls have become shorter and more transparent.

CCTV reporter Jiang Shulin: Almost every household's walls have been lowered, like Pan Chunlin and his family. Before his renovation, the walls were about the same height as mine, but now they have been lowered by 40 to 50 centimeters. Not only is the beautiful courtyard displayed in front of us, but they have also tailored to local conditions and built a long corridor under the walls for outdoor rest.

Pan Chunlin: Raising your head allows you to make friends, communicate with everyone, bring our tourists from the scenic area to our homes, and also develop the courtyard economy.

In the lens of the high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle, we can see that the homestay group, supporting service area, and emerging industrial park in Yucun are forming a scale; In the rural library transformed from a cement factory, more and more young makers are injecting joy and vitality into Yucun.

Become younger! The two-way travel between Yucun and young people

In the process of deepening the "Ten Million Project", Yucun has retained green waters and mountains, and also welcomed more and more youthful energy. The "Global Partner Program" launched by Yucun last year attracted a large number of young talents from both domestic and international sources. So what changes have young people brought to Yucun? What new tricks does Yucun have to keep them here?

Jin Xin, the person in charge of the operation team in Dayu Village, Anji County: Tonight we are discussing moving workstations into nature, which is what we call nature workstations. This is a good attempt to change the lifestyle of young people. We want to make more connections between young people and the countryside, which is a good integration point.

The night in Yucun is as busy as the day. Young people gather together in the evening to recharge and learn, starting a new episode of "Yucun Night Talk". Tonight's topic is "Nature Workstation". In 2022, many young people come to Yucun with their mobile jobs and projects to start businesses, and what many people value is the unique "ecology" here.

Li Xiaomeng, the Construction and Operation Special Class of Dayu Village in Anji County: I think "ecology" is multifaceted. It is not only about green mountains and clear waters, but also about the stars and the sea. More importantly, it is an open, inclusive, and free attitude. What we want to say is that anything you want to do is possible.

Nowadays, more and more young people choose to work in nature instead of being confined to the compartments of high-rise buildings. There are over 10000 square meters of space being revitalized in Yucun Village alone, including co creation spaces, youth libraries, etc. The local area is combining tourism formats such as greenways, cafes, cultural tourism stations, etc. to create more new "natural workstations", allowing young people not only to travel and live in rural areas, but also to start businesses and work.

These two partners born in the 1990s mainly focus on creating short videos on agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, and the market feedback is very good.

Zhang Hang, one of the "Global Partners" in Dayu Village, Anji County: Now every time I post on my social media, many friends ask me questions, and the video account has over 2 million views.

Bao Jingwen, one of the "Global Partners" in Dayu Village, Anji County, said: "Moving out the workstation, moving into nature, truly in nature, I think this is the happiest thing.".

In Yucun, "ecology" can transform into "flow" and also achieve "doubling" of value. When coffee and Anji white tea meet, what kind of chemical reaction will occur when the national tide and youth come together? We walked into the China-Chic Animation Rural Aesthetic Space created by Yu Cun's partner Chen Zhe to find the answer.

In order to serve more young people, Yucun has also built a rural youth talent community, attracting tourists to become new villagers, driving returning people to return home, and further stimulating the intrinsic motivation of the original villagers.

Chen Zhe, one of the "Global Partners" in Dayu Village, Anji County, specifically came to check in. He may not be able to directly call out the name of the tea caf é, but he can call out the Black Cat Sheriff, Huluwa, and Sun Wukong. On weekends, we can basically control the flow of people between 1500 and 2000.

Wang Yucheng, Secretary of the Party Branch of Yucun Village in Anji County: The village committee and the Party and Mass Service Center will try their best to organize the available space, for example, our village committee's underground space has been transformed into a standardized gym. After tidying up the idle farmhouse, it serves as a youth apartment for our global partner in Yucun.

As of now, more than 50 partner projects have landed in Yucun, with over 1100 college students participating and attracting 192 young people to return home. Cultural creativity, rural aesthetics, research-based education, zero carbon technology and other industries are flourishing, and Yucun is welcoming more and more "new villagers".

Xu Song, one of the "Global Partners" in Dayu Village, Anji County, said that in the past 20 years, the "Ten Million Project" has been continuously cultivated, and all parties have made efforts to make the rural area look completely new. Young people are returning from the city to the countryside. We are rooted in such green mountains and rivers, creating mountains of gold and silver here.

Xiaoyu Village Transforms into Dayu Village: Seeking New Development While Running

What does the growing village chief Yu look like? The reporter saw the framework in front of the sand table: the original Yu Village was less than 5 square kilometers, with about 1080 indigenous villagers, while the planned construction of the core area of Da Yu Village expanded to 47 square kilometers, with a capacity expansion of nearly ten times; The extension area of Dayu Village covers an area of 248 square kilometers in three townships, namely Tianhuangping Town, Shanchuan Township, and Shangshu Township, with 24 villages, expected to drive the common development of about 50000 people.

He Miao, member of the Standing Committee of the Anji County Committee and Deputy Leader of the Dayu Village Construction Leading Group in Zhejiang Province: Why do we want to build Dayu Village? In fact, we are increasingly realizing that, especially after 20 years of the "Ten Million Project", we want to become a youth community, amplify the scale of rural construction, and through the improvement of our rural level, it can welcome more people to come to the countryside.

Leng Bingfeng, the person in charge of the construction team in Dayu Village, Anji County, said that the rural toilet renovation "sewage revolution", "toilet revolution", and "garbage revolution" have formed a very complete work system for Yucun. What are we going to rely on next? We need to rely on the development of Yucun to drive the development of the surrounding areas and achieve common prosperity.

It's easier said than done. The first hard nut to crack is to break through regional restrictions. There are villagers from multiple villages in three townships, each with their own unique ideas. The Anji County Party Committee and County Government have established a leading group for the construction of Dayu Village, while also establishing 8 service teams to implement the "daily cleaning and daily settlement" system. The work of the day was implemented one by one from the morning meeting to the closing review meeting. The question is again, can all these plans be achieved?

After the morning meeting, the head of the special team, Leng Bingfeng, decided to go to the construction site with the project specialist Zhang Yinma to supervise the battle. The four unfinished tasks mainly involve the problem of connecting the landscape loop of Dayu Village, which is a new economic artery connecting the coordinated development of three townships. But due to continuous rainfall recently, the construction period has been delayed.

Since June, the local area has entered the main flood season, racing against time to rush for work and progress. The special team requires that the preliminary construction of the landscape loop line be completed before the arrival of the rainstorm prone period in July, and the points that are prone to geological disasters in the total length of more than 10 kilometers of the line should be consolidated and treated uniformly.

Zhang Yin, Project Specialist of Dayu Village Construction and Operation Team: The on-site solution is to cut the slope at a normal 1:1.5 slope rate, first ensuring the stability of the slope, so that some loose debris on top of secondary landslides and debris will not fall down.

The problem here has just been resolved, and news has come from the site of Longshan, the head of Dayu Village, connecting the Yunshang Grassland Cableway. There is a shortage of manpower, making it difficult to ensure construction electricity, vehicle access, and equipment transportation.

With these questions in mind, the special team returned to the construction command center. It's already past 7 pm in the afternoon. On that day, everyone discussed the final plan, and Zhang Yin was still quite satisfied. The command center has decided to add two high-capacity generator units to ensure on-site power supply, and in addition, coordinate with Changlongshan Reservoir and adjacent towns to dispatch more excavators and construction teams to accelerate the progress.

Cold Ice Peak: We use the day to ensure the week, and the week to ensure the month. We work diligently every day to promote and implement every task, truly landing it in place, in order to ensure the completion of annual work tasks.

He Miao: We constantly adjust our breathing while running, so we need to be fast, but we also need to be stable. It's not just about being fast, we still need to achieve the development of a high-quality village.