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Effective governance is an important guarantee for rural revitalization, directly related to social harmony and order, healthy development of industries, and happiness and well-being of life

The higher the level of modernization in rural governance, the better it can ensure the positive development of regional economy and society, and better stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of villagers to participate in governance, forming a virtuous cycle of governance

Innovate rural social governance, improve grassroots governance platforms, and enhance people's autonomous capabilities

Entering Houchen Village in Wuyi County, Zhejiang Province, the road is spacious, with lush trees and rows of small farmhouses. In front of the village affairs public column in the village party and mass service center courtyard, several villagers stopped, some carefully reviewed the published engineering charts and various announcements, while others took out their phones and scanned the QR code on them to "check accounts".

"Has the payment of 18000 yuan for the factory deposit last month been discussed by the village representative assembly?" asked Chen Junqing, pointing to the monthly financial report of the village.

"Chen Bo, don't worry, this expenditure is compliant and reasonable. We discussed it all at the meeting," said Chen Lingfang, assistant to the village committee director, with a smile.

Such village affairs supervision has become the norm in Houchen Village. Riding on the momentum of the "Ten Million Project", Houchen Village voted in 2004 to establish the first village affairs supervision committee in the country through the village affairs management system and village affairs supervision system, gradually exploring the governance experience of "power constraints, full transparency of village affairs, good supervision by the masses, and self correction". Hu Xinwei, the director of the Houchen Village Supervision Committee, who was busy verifying a village level procurement cost, told reporters, "In fact, it is to make the village cadres understand that the interests of villagers are not trivial, and the supervision of the masses is always present."

Wu Xingyong, Secretary of the Party Branch of Houchen Village, told us that by playing a role in communication, we can find a solution that everyone agrees on. Last year, Houchen Village received a collective income of over 10 million yuan. In an atmosphere of business and quantity, everyone reached a consensus to use the income to renovate the factory. How to renovate the factory building? The village held another meeting to determine the plan. Wu Xingyong smiled and said, "After the factory renovation, the annual income of the village is expected to increase from 7 million yuan to over 20 million yuan, and the villagers are all looking forward to it." Everyone discussed and worked together to enhance consensus, form cohesion, draw a concentric circle, improve decision-making level, and write vivid annotations for grassroots democracy.

By playing a supervisory role, we can squeeze the space for inaction and chaos. From buying a bottle of ink and glue, to road hardening and village beautification, every account of Chen Village needs to be reviewed by the village affairs supervision committee before being published. Finance, village affairs, and party affairs should be made public to ensure that there are no blind spots in supervision, promote party members and cadres to lead by example, and better drive the masses to work and start businesses.

Effective governance is an important guarantee for rural revitalization, directly related to social harmony and order, healthy development of industries, and happiness and well-being of life. The effectiveness of rural governance must be evaluated by villagers. The People's Park in Houchen Village is filled with laughter, and it was renovated this year after consultation with the villagers. Villager Chen Yuan said, "The children's slides, swings, and this plastic walkway are all newly built. Neighbors come almost every day." From resolving conflicts and mediating disputes, to enriching the pockets, beautifying the village, and connecting roads, to establishing civilized rural customs, good family traditions, and simple folk customs, doing a good job of benefiting the people, and solving the urgent and difficult problems of the masses, the effectiveness of rural governance can withstand the scrutiny of the masses.

Over the past 20 years, Zhejiang has deeply implemented the "Ten Million Project" and explored a series of experiences and practices in rural governance. In the new era, the "Fengqiao Experience" relies on and mobilizes the masses to maximize the resolution of small problems at the grassroots level and small conflicts in their early stages; Leaders and cadres take the lead in visiting and receiving the masses, handling practical matters through visiting the people, and forming the "Pujiang Experience"... The higher the level of modernization of rural governance, the better it can ensure the development of regional economy and society, and better stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of villagers to participate in rectification, forming a virtuous cycle of governance.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to "build livable, business friendly, and beautiful rural areas." We will forge ahead with a new journey, innovate rural social governance, improve grassroots governance platforms, and enhance the ability of people's autonomy. We will build more beautiful rural areas to help and empower the comprehensive promotion of rural revitalization.