To rejuvenate the nation, the countryside must be rejuvenated.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics not only paints a magnificent picture of Olympic ice and snow sports, but also outlines a blueprint for rural revitalization from a unique perspective.

There are new opportunities created by the Olympic dividend for Chinese rural areas, and the concept of "green, shared, open, and clean" has brought benefits to thousands of households.

The vast countryside meets the passionate Winter Olympics, ushering in a rare opportunity for development, opening a new window for the vigorous development of the rural economy and the revitalization of the times.

  From the construction of intercity transportation networks such as Beijing-Li Expressway and Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-speed Railway to build a "1-hour life circle", to promote the two-way mutual assistance between the core area of ​​the Winter Olympics and the local needs, to achieve win-win cooperation between enterprises and villages; from the Winter Olympics to drive Yanqing, Zhangjiakou Ice and Snow Industry, to local villagers to develop leisure agriculture and rural tourism boutique routes on their own, explore new business forms and new models... The horizontal shortening of regional spatial distance and the vertical extension of multiple industrial channels have spawned new brands and new products, and improved the employment of local villagers. It has effectively improved agricultural innovation, competitiveness and total factor productivity.

  A good ecological environment is the biggest advantage and precious wealth of rural areas.

From the foot of Yanshan Mountain to the coast of the Bohai Sea, from the foot of Taihang Mountain to the North China Plain, the concept of "green Olympics" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Adhere to ecological priority, resource conservation, and environmental friendliness, combine the development of sports with the promotion of ecological civilization, make sports facilities harmoniously integrated with the rural ecology, respect nature, conform to nature, and protect nature, accelerate the appreciation of rural natural capital, and promote people Realize a healthy, green and low-carbon lifestyle, protect the green mountains and clear waters of the competition area, and realize the unity of people's wealth and ecological beauty.

  The key to rural revitalization lies in people.

From the villagers taking the initiative to learn foreign languages ​​to open homestays to welcome the Winter Olympics, changing traditional business concepts, to the in-depth implementation of the cultivation of rural entrepreneurship and innovation leaders, benefiting from the effect of the Olympics, agricultural and rural scientific and technological innovation talents have been continuously gathered.

The new generation of rural entrepreneurs has been further expanded, the talent skills training system and evaluation system have been continuously optimized, and the construction of rural management personnel has been further strengthened.

The optimization and upgrading of the quality of talents has improved the entrepreneurship and innovation ecology in the surrounding rural areas, and formed the foundation and driving force for the sustainable development of rural areas.

  On the road of comprehensive rural revitalization in the new era, we will carry the many distinctive marks given by the Beijing Winter Olympics, adhere to the quality and green development of agriculture, accelerate the modernization of the rural governance system and governance capacity, and promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas. With greater determination, clearer goals, and stronger measures, we will strive to build a new pattern of rural development in which man and nature coexist in harmony, making agriculture a promising industry, farmers an attractive career, and rural areas a beautiful place to live and work in peace and contentment. home.

(Source of this article: Economic Daily Author: Jin Guanping)