China News Service, Xiong'an, April 1st, title: Revisit Wangjiazhai, "Dianzhong Jade" in Xiong'an New District: Water quality becomes better, and villagers live a prosperous life
China News Agency reporter Lu Da Chen Lin Cui Tao
There are more tourists from all over the country, more news on TV here, and the water quality of Baiyangdian has improved... Meet again, the old man Wang Ga, who said with a smile that "changes are not small", talked about the new local changes.
The Wangjiazhai Village where he lives is located in the center of Baiyangdian Lake, the largest freshwater lake in North China.
Surrounded by water, it is the only pure water village in Anxin County, Xiong'an New District, Hebei Province without land transportation.
More than a dozen small islands are connected by small bridges, forming a unique scenery of the water village surrounded by blue waves, known as "the emerald in the lake".
On the 4th anniversary of the establishment of the Xiong'an New Area, a reporter from China News Agency once again walked into Wangjiazhai Village and met Wang Ga and his wife, who were in their innocent years.
The last time I visited was in early April 2017, when China just announced the establishment of Hebei Xiong'an New District to the outside world.
At that time, Wang Ga was cutting dried lotus leaves to make tea for tourists at the "Wangyue Island No. 9 Yard" B&B, and his wife Li Xiaosai was making fish stew in an iron pot.
Speaking of the news of the establishment of the Xiongan New District, he said excitedly, very happy, "This is definitely a good thing."
See you 4 years later. They moved back to the old house in the village and said with a smile that they had "retired" and the business was handed over to their son. Only when "returning customers are really not forgiving (want to see)" would they row a boat to meet.
In the courtyard, the discarded foam boxes filled with aquatic products are planted with leeks, shallots, and green, which are growing well.
Next to the trash can, reed poles used to make mats are neatly stacked.
Paper-cut window grilles with the word "Fu" are posted on the windows.
The Wangjiazhai village has been built in Shuidian for thousands of years. The ancestors have always followed the production and lifestyle of "men, fishermen and women weaving".
After the reform and opening up, villagers changed from single production labor and fishing operations to tourism, aquatic product management, labor export and other industries.
Relying on Baiyangdian Lake, tourism in Wangjiazhai Village has gradually become a feature.
More than a decade ago, two elderly people, like many villagers, opened a fishing village homestay.
Because of the hospitality and fair prices, the business has been good and the life has been prosperous.
In order to give tourists a better experience of the water town, the elderly do not pick up many tourists.
When there are regular customers who cannot be received, the wife will often fried shrimps and lotus leaves for free, "it is a personal touch."
"It's not bad for money (now)", they have a special way of entertaining regular customers: either the husband takes it on a boat trip, or the wife cooks fish in an iron pot or rolls noodles by hand-this is what her mother taught her. dish.
The improvement of water quality in Baiyangdian and other changes in the new district are things that Wang Ga often talks about with tourists.
Sewage collection pipelines have been laid in the village, and household garbage has been cleaned up by special personnel.
He will also recommend tourists to visit the neighboring Rongcheng County, which is undergoing large-scale construction after planning and "changing even greater".
Baiyangdian is in Xiong'an, just as West Lake is in Hangzhou.
While strictly controlling external sources and preventing a drop of sewage from entering the lake, the local government has strengthened internal source control, pollution remediation in Dian District and surrounding areas, and environmental problems such as rural sewage, garbage and toilets in 78 villages including Wangjiazhai have been integrated System governance.
In 2019, the water quality of Baiyangdian improved from Grade V to Grade IV. In 2020, the water quality of Baiyangdian Lake continued to improve year-on-year, and the water quality in the lake center area was Grade IV, reaching the best level in ten years.
The old man's children have long been married, and Li Xiaosai also passed on the skill of iron pot stewing fish to them.
This dish is almost a signature dish of local restaurants, but it has its own flavor due to different "teacher" teachings and teaching methods.
The son is now the "main stove" of "Wangyue Island No. 9 Yard", and the eldest daughter is also the "main stove" of his own homestay.
After passing two small bridges, we arrived at the home of Wang Dajun, the eldest daughter of the same village.
The small courtyard on the second floor is clean and tidy, with freshly laundered sheets in the courtyard.
Except for self-occupation, everything else has been converted into guest rooms.
She is preparing to receive tourists from Beijing the next day.
Like my father's house, family portraits are also hung in the middle of the living room.
One is the whole big family, and the other is my own small family.
At the age of 51, she has become a grandmother.
To get to the "Wangyue Island No. 9 Yard", you need to take a boat.
At this time, the small courtyard has not officially welcomed the guests, and the couplet and the word blessing on the door during the Spring Festival are well preserved.
After the son took over, last year, he carried out an "upgrade and change" in accordance with the hotel model.
As usual, the Ching Ming Festival holiday will usher in the first batch of passengers this year.
Wang Ga said that in the past few years, the business of the small hospital has been good, and the income affected by the new crown epidemic last year was "80,000 (RMB)."
He believes that as the construction of Xiong'an New District gets better and better, business will be better.
There are more than a dozen bridges in the village, and every household has boats, boats and bridges, which connect the affection between the people in the water village.
In 2019, the village started the compilation of village chronicles, and the printing was completed in 2020.
This is the first village chronicle compiled by the local since the establishment of the Xiongan New District. The book carries history and also records homesickness.
The preface of "Wangjiazhai Village" records: "For the construction of the new district, Wangjiazhai Village, as Dianzhong Village, is faced with the choice of whether to stay or not, it must also leave a valuable historical material for future generations. The unique memories of the villages in Pure Water District in the north will let future generations know and love Wang’s Village.” (End)