【Explanation】 In the vast rural areas of China, catching up is a long-standing custom. Every meeting, fruits, vegetables, meat, clothing, etc. can be sold on the roadside, which not only promotes the circulation of farmers' self-produced commodities, but also drives the development of the rural economy. Affected by the epidemic, this year's rural hurdles in Hunan have been shut down. In spite of restoring the order of production and life in rural areas, Xiangtan City started the construction of 108 rural markets.

  In Shitanba Village, Zhonglupu Town, Xiangtan County, Xiangtan City, every fourth and ninth lunar calendar will attract nearly ten thousand villagers in many surrounding towns to rush to purchase and form a road market that stretches for about one kilometer on the road. In the past, because people and vehicles were not diverted, traffic jams were often caused when they rushed to the market.

  [Same period] Villager Zhang Yaolian, Zhonglupu Town, Xiangtan County, Hunan

  This is unsafe, and there is always traffic jams when there is a car, and someone always has to coordinate the passage.

  [Commentary] As the epidemic prevention and control situation continues to improve, rural areas in various regions have rushed to recover. Xiangtan City, which first proposed the concept and construction standards of a rural market in Hunan, has also started to work hard on the construction of rural markets, to withdraw the road market from the stage, and to ensure the safety of villagers, while promoting the recovery of the rural economy.

  The reporter learned that as early as 2019, Shitanba Village began planning to build a market. At present, the market has a construction area of ​​about 6 acres, using steel structure sheds, dividing a total of 285 stalls in the meat eating area, vegetable area and small department store stall area, and has completed supporting facilities such as greening, drainage and parking lots. The market will continue to expand in scale and build a small fitness center in the center of the market.

  [Same period] Villager Zhang Yaolian, Zhonglupu Town, Xiangtan County, Hunan

  It is convenient and concentrated here, and it is much safer. They all think that this market is well established.

  [Explanation] Liao Xiang, deputy mayor of Zhonglupu Town, Xiangtan County, introduced that many local markets have adopted the model of "group construction, village coordination, and town support". Villagers will independently fund the construction and participate in management. Income Distribution. At the same time, the local area is leveling the land and plans to build a new agricultural product distribution center in Zhonglupu Town to radiate the villagers in Hengshan County and Lukou District of Zhuzhou City to speed up the circulation of agricultural products.

  [Same period] Liao Xiang, Deputy Mayor of Zhonglupu Town, Xiangtan County, Hunan

  (We plan) To build a large-scale agricultural product trading market, we must have high standards and specifications, and we must become a model agricultural product trading market in the whole (Hunan) province.

  【Explanation】It is reported that Xiangtan City's move has filled the gap in the construction of Hunan's rural market system. 108 new or reformed rural fairs and rural markets have all started construction, and 57 markets have been completed and put into use to help the rural economy. recovery.

  Xu Zhixiong Yang Yujiao Fang Jianhe News Hunan Xiangtan Report

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]