Summarize and apply the good practices and experiences of the "Ten Million Project" (People's Essentials) Rural | Mass | Practices
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The "Ten Million Project" has explored a scientific path to strengthen the improvement of rural living environment, comprehensively promote rural revitalization, and build a beautiful China, creating thousands of beautiful villages and benefiting thousands of farmers, with significant results and far-reaching impact. To systematically summarize and deeply grasp the good practices and experiences of Zhejiang's "Ten Million Project", and provide reference for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization and building a beautiful China.
For the past 20 years, Zhejiang has persistently implemented the "Ten Million Project", from "demonstration and rectification of thousands of villages" to "exquisite and beautiful products of thousands of villages" and then to "future and common prosperity of thousands of villages", creating countless beautiful villages. In September 2018, the United Nations awarded the highest environmental honor - the Earth Guardian Award - to Zhejiang's "Ten Million Project". In November 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Five Year Action Plan for Rural Living Environment Improvement and Enhancement", which requires "in-depth learning and promotion of the experience of Zhejiang's" Thousand Village Demonstration and Ten Thousand Village Renovation "project.". We need to systematically summarize and deeply grasp the good practices and experiences of Zhejiang's "Ten Million Project", and better promote rural revitalization and the construction of a beautiful China.
The approach and effectiveness of the "Ten Million Project"
The "Ten Million Project" has created countless beautiful villages and benefited countless farmers, with significant results and far-reaching impact. Over 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. A series of effective measures and achievements have been formed that are recognized by the people.
Adhere to the guidance of Party building and the leadership of Party and government. The "Ten Million Project" is a systematic project that needs to fully leverage the core leadership role of the Party.Every year, a high-level on-site meeting for the "Ten Million Project" is held, with the participation of provincial, municipal, and county party and government leaders. Incorporate the improvement of rural living environment into practical tasks for the masses, include it in the performance evaluation of party and government cadres, and strengthen rewards and punishments. Led by the Party and government, coordinated by all parties, and responsible at different levels, ensure that all work is implemented effectively, and promote the organic integration of beautiful ecology, beautiful economy, and a better life.
Adhere to ecological priority and green development.For the past 20 years, Zhejiang has deeply rooted the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as gold and silver" in people's hearts through in-depth learning and extensive publicity and education. In work, closely integrate the improvement of living environment with the construction of ecological environment, and comprehensively enhance the "Ten Million Project" through the action plan for beautiful rural construction. Integrating the concepts of sustainable development and green development throughout the entire process of improving rural living environment, continuously improving rural living environment, developing green industries, laying the foundation for increasing farmers' income and improving their quality of life, and injecting impetus into the construction of happy homes and beautiful countryside for farmers.
Pay attention to planning first and adapting to local conditions. In the implementation process of the "Ten Million Project", emphasis is placed on planning first, adhering to the principle of starting from reality and integrating urban and rural areas to formulate village layout plans. Village construction plans are formulated according to village conditions. At present, Zhejiang has formed a "1+4" county-level beautiful rural construction planning system, with the county-level beautiful rural construction planning as the leader, village layout planning, central village construction planning, rural land comprehensive improvement planning, and historical and cultural village protection and utilization planning as the basis. In the process of planning and implementation, we will adhere to tailored measures and classified guidance, develop targeted solutions and phased work tasks, and achieve the improvement of rural living environment that is in line with and coordinated with the local economic development level.
Adhere to reform and innovation, and improve the system. In the implementation process of the "Ten Million Project", a series of institutional reforms and innovations are being promoted around promoting urban-rural integration. Establish a unified employment system throughout the province, establish a minimum living security system, a social security system for land requisitioned farmers, a new rural cooperative medical system, carry out the reform of the rural property rights system, the rural financial system, the registered residence system, and innovate to form project responsibility systems such as the river leader system, the road leader system, the lake leader system, and the field leader system. These institutional and mechanism innovations have effectively promoted the acceleration of urban and rural infrastructure to be standardized and connected to the same network, achieving the same standard of minimum living allowances for urban and rural areas in the city, and leading the national level of equalization of basic public services.
Increase capital investment and mobilize market forces. In the implementation process of the "Ten Million Project", the provincial finance of Zhejiang Province has established special funds, municipal finance supporting subsidies, and county-level finance included in the annual budget, achieving genuine investment of gold and silver. At the same time, fully leverage the decisive role of the market in resource allocation, better leverage the role of the government, and stimulate the vitality of various business entities. By clarifying the ownership and management rights of ecological resources, promoting ecological industrialization and industrial ecology, and focusing on building a policy and institutional system for transforming green mountains and clear waters into golden mountains and silver mountains; Encourage enterprises to break down industry barriers, broaden industry boundaries, explore and lead the way for the integrated development of rural primary, secondary, and tertiary industries, and promote the vigorous development of rural industries. New formats such as leisure agriculture, rural e-commerce, and cultural creativity continue to emerge, driving sustained and rapid growth in farmers' income.
Encourage grassroots exploration, co construction and sharing. In the implementation process of the "Ten Million Project", we will continue to encourage innovation at the grassroots level and fully leverage the initiative, creativity, and initiative of various regions. Various forms of systems have been introduced in various regions, including norms for rural governance work, supervision of village affairs, and evaluation of village integrity index. Grassroots governance carriers such as the "People's Meeting", "Township Counselor Meeting", "Moral Evaluation Team", and "Pepsi Service Team" have been established, and positions such as "River Second", "Mr. Chi", and "Mrs. Tang" have been created. Incentive mechanisms such as the "Happiness Points System" and "Garbage Classification Points System" have emerged, and typical cases such as Yucun Village in Anji County, which transforms green mountains and clear waters into gold and silver mountains, Xiashantou Village in Leqing City, which is known for "village enterprise cooperation", and Xiantan Village in Deqing County, which is known for homestays, have emerged. It is precisely on the basis of fully leveraging the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of grassroots cadres and farmers that Zhejiang has gradually improved its rural governance mechanism, and the modernization level of rural governance system and governance capacity has significantly improved.
Experience and inspiration from the "Ten Million Project"
Summarizing the experience and inspiration of the "Ten Million Project" mainly includes the following aspects.
Applying a people-centered development philosophy.The "Ten Million Project" takes improving people's livelihoods as the fundamental starting point, while respecting the wishes of farmers, we strive to enhance and develop them. Over the years, we have simultaneously and deeply implemented the "Ten Million Farmers Quality Improvement Project", allowing rural craftsmen and practical talents to continuously grow. To comprehensively promote rural revitalization and build a beautiful China, we need to stand firm in the people's position, strengthen our sense of purpose, adhere to our original aspirations and missions, and do things that benefit people's livelihoods, warm people's hearts, and comply with public opinion well. We need to make farmers' wallets more and more prosperous, and ensure that the achievements of rural modernization construction benefit all farmers more and more fairly.
Adhere to the new development concept.At the beginning of this century, rural township enterprises in Zhejiang Province developed rapidly, with villages igniting fires and households emitting smoke. However, environmental problems became increasingly prominent. In the implementation process of the "Ten Million Project", we guide rural areas to change their development concepts and methods, adhere to the combination of village renovation and village management, and combine the improvement of village appearance with the development of production and the prosperity of farmers. We have embarked on a new path towards high-quality and efficient agriculture, livable and business friendly rural areas, and prosperous farmers, making thousands of villages full of vitality and distinctive charm. To comprehensively promote rural revitalization and build a beautiful China, we must fully, accurately, and comprehensively implement the new development concept, based on accelerating the construction of a new development pattern, achieving high-quality development, correctly handling the major relationships between speed and quality, development and environmental protection, development and safety, and focusing on the "five revitalizations" of rural industry, talent, culture, ecology, and organization, to achieve a virtuous cycle of agricultural production, rural construction, and rural life ecology.
Adhere to a systematic concept.The "Ten Million Project" involves multiple aspects such as urban and rural areas, hardware and software, technology and facilities, concepts and mechanisms, and requires overall design.On this basis, various regions will adopt tailored and precise policies, formulate plans based on their natural endowments, socio-economic conditions, customs and culture, and promote the construction of thousands of livable rural areas with unique characteristics and beauty. To comprehensively promote rural revitalization and build a beautiful China, it is necessary to focus on building a county-level economic system with county towns as the hub and small towns as the nodes, coordinate deployment and coordinated promotion, seize key points, fill gaps, stimulate multiplier effects and chemical reactions, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of comprehensively promoting rural revitalization.
Adhere to the integrated development of urban and rural areas.The "Ten Million Project" is a leading project in promoting coordinated development between urban and rural areas in Zhejiang Province. Over the past 20 years, it has consistently adhered to the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, continuously promoted the extension of urban infrastructure to rural areas, the coverage of public services to rural areas, and the flow of resource elements to rural areas. This has led to a profound transformation in the urban-rural relationship, and paved the way for the development of urban-rural integration, promoting agriculture through industry and rural areas. To comprehensively promote rural revitalization and build a beautiful China, it is necessary to improve the system and mechanism of urban-rural integration development, improve the policy system of equal exchange and two-way flow of urban-rural factors, promote more development factors and various services to rural areas, accelerate the formation of a new type of urban-rural relationship that promotes mutual promotion between industry and agriculture, complements urban and rural areas, coordinates development, and promotes common prosperity, and enhance the vitality of agricultural and rural development.
Persisting for a long time is the key.Improving the living environment in rural areas is a key task in implementing the rural revitalization strategy and a deep expectation of farmers. In the 20 years since the implementation of the "Ten Million Project" in Zhejiang, we have always focused on the overall goal, maintained strategic determination, and worked from one task to another. We have continuously extended the scope of rectification and enriched the connotation of rectification according to the development of the situation, achieving significant results. To comprehensively promote rural revitalization and build a beautiful China, we must closely focus on the central task of the Party in the new era and new journey, maintain historical patience, carry forward the spirit of perseverance, draw a blueprint to the end, work one thing after another, and work year after year. We will not engage in "performance projects" or "image projects", build beautiful ecological and livable countryside, and enable farmers to have more sense of gain, happiness, and security in rural revitalization.
