Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development: Significant achievements have been made in the protection of traditional villages, helping to achieve effective connection between poverty alleviation and rural revitalization. Scenery | Culture | Villages
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposes to strengthen the protection and inheritance of historical and cultural heritage in urban and rural construction. According to data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, in the past decade, a total of 6819 villages have been included in the list of traditional village protection in China, forming the world's largest agricultural civilization heritage protection group. In the process of rapid urbanization, a large number of excellent historical and cultural heritage have been rescued and protected. Recently, reporters from People's Daily Online learned about the unique experience of protecting and developing traditional villages in China through lively grassroots practices through discussions, on-site visits, and interviews, and launched a series of reports on "Journey to Traditional Villages".
From the Chinese characteristic agricultural solar terms to the ecological ethics of the unity of nature and nature; From unique courtyard houses to ingenious agricultural landscapes; From local festive activities to diverse folk arts; From the ancestral teachings of farming, studying, and passing on the family line, and showing filial piety to the local customs of guarding neighbors and valuing integrity and propriety... In the daily lives of generations of villagers, traditional villages carry the genetic code of Chinese civilization, which is tangible and continuously passed down in traditional villages.
Recently, the reporter visited several traditional villages in Shaanxi, including Dangjia Village. It can be said that the ancient village has a new charm, and is full of history and culture. It has become a happy home for rural residents and a longing for urban residents.
It is tempting to ask, how can the uniqueness of traditional villages be preserved? How to unleash the diverse values of traditional villages? This is inseparable from the macroeconomic regulation of departments such as the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, as well as the specific efforts of local governments.
Recently, Dong Hongmei, a first level inspector of the Village and Town Construction Department of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, introduced the effectiveness of traditional village protection work. Dong Hongmei said that since 2012, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the National Cutural Heritage Administration, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other departments, has implemented the protection project of traditional villages and achieved remarkable results. In 2017, the protection project of traditional Chinese villages was listed as the "Inheritance and Development Project of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture".
Dong Hongmei stated that in the process of protection, China adheres to the principle of "protection first, utilization as the foundation, and inheritance as the foundation", and has established a four level protection system at the national, provincial, municipal, and county levels. 8155 villages with important protection value have been included in the national level protection list and listed for protection. We have carried out centralized and contiguous protection and utilization demonstrations of traditional villages in 10 cities, prefectures, and 75 counties. We have protected 539000 historical buildings and traditional residences, inherited and developed 4789 provincial-level and above intangible cultural heritage, and formed the world's largest agricultural civilization heritage protection group with the richest content and value, the most complete protection, and active inheritance, safeguarding the "root" and "soul" of Chinese agricultural civilization.
She also stated that in the process of protection, attention should be paid to regional characteristics, cultural differences should be respected, and the excavation of the original ecological village style should be combined with the introduction of modern elements. Active guidance should be given to the design of rural areas, and the role of rural construction craftsmen should be played. Rural dilapidated houses should be renovated to improve the living conditions and environment of villagers, improve village infrastructure and public services, develop characteristic industries according to local conditions, and effectively connect poverty alleviation and rural revitalization.
The data is the strongest evidence. Among the 8155 traditional Chinese villages, 100% of the villagers have achieved housing security, 96% of the villages have achieved centralized collection and treatment of household waste, 61% of the farmers can use hot water showers in their daily lives, 58% of the farmers use water to flush toilets, and 39% of the farmers use gas. The improvement of living conditions and the modernization of convenient living facilities have revitalized traditional villages by allowing indigenous people to stay in the village, Xianhui Village in Xinxiang, and the influx of new villagers.
With the support of the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development also produced a 10 episode documentary titled "The Wisdom of Chinese Traditional Architecture" set in traditional villages, which was broadcasted on CCTV and 129 countries overseas, telling the story of excellent traditional Chinese culture.
In addition, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, together with the Central Propaganda Department and the Central Cyberspace Administration, will hold a series of promotional activities such as the "Journey to Traditional Villages". The online participation and reading volume will reach 750 million, gathering the strength of the whole society to jointly protect and inherit excellent traditional culture; We have built a digital museum of traditional Chinese villages that is open to the public, achieving full coverage of basic information for 8155 traditional Chinese villages; We have built 902 digital museums in traditional villages, allowing everyone to stay at home and achieve panoramic network roaming.
To walk the path of rural revitalization well, it is necessary for cadres and the people to have innovative consciousness. Dong Hongmei revealed that in the next step, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development will strengthen the top-level design of traditional village protection with the goal of "retaining the villagers, protecting the countryside and remembering nostalgia", adhere to "villagers as the main body, government guidance and social assistance", make every traditional village a beautiful village suitable for living and working, let China's millennium farming civilization show the charm and style of the new era, and provide strong cultural support for Chinese path to modernization.
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