[Commentary] From December 22nd to 23rd, the 2020 "Belt and Road" Beautiful Country Forum, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, the People's Government of Gansu Province, the World Tourism Federation, and the French "Belt and Road" Beautiful Country Alliance, was held in Longnan City, Gansu , With the theme of "Joining Hands to Build Beautiful Villages with the Belt and Road Initiative", "Silk Road Partners" from countries and regions along the Silk Road will seek new opportunities for the development of "beautiful economy" in rural areas through online and offline methods.

　　Nepal’s ambassador to China Mahendra Bahadur Pandi told reporters at the conference that the construction of China’s beautiful countryside provides a “Chinese solution” for global poverty reduction, which is of extremely high reference significance for other countries in the world. This is especially true for neighboring countries facing similar problems. Targeted projects such as tourism, local product sales, and job creation are used to improve the lives of people in mountainous areas. This is closely related to Nepal, and Nepal must keep in mind and put it into practice in building beautiful villages. The practical aspect.

　　[Concurrent] Nepal’s Ambassador to China Hendra Bahadur Pandi　

　　First of all, I think that different countries have different forms of poverty problems, and some countries have many ways to solve this problem. I am very glad to hear Gansu's achievements in poverty alleviation and poverty alleviation in this forum. Nepal is the same. Developing countries are facing similar problems as Gansu. China has explored better ways for the world, and the construction of beautiful villages has also set an example for the world.

　　[Explanation] The World Tourism Alliance is an advocate and practitioner of tourism poverty reduction, and it takes "tourism to promote poverty reduction" as one of its missions.

Beginning in 2018, the alliance, in conjunction with the World Bank and China International Poverty Alleviation Center, has collected 100 tourism poverty reduction cases globally for three consecutive years, contributing examples and wisdom to tourism poverty reduction.

Duan Qiang, chairman of the World Tourism Federation, said that at the national level, tourism has become an important industry for some developing countries to develop their economies and promote poverty reduction in rural areas. Since 2011, China has driven more than 10 million poor people out of poverty through rural tourism.

　　[Concurrent] Duan Qiang, Chairman of World Tourism Federation

　　Among the 48 least developed countries, tourism is the first or second source of export income for 20 countries. In some developing countries, especially small island countries, tourism can account for more than 25% of GDP.

In Africa, the output value of tourism accounts for 8.1% of the African continent's GDP, creating more than 20 million jobs in Africa.

In China, since 2011, China has driven more than 10 million poor people out of poverty and become rich through rural tourism.

　　[Explanation] Many ambassadors and international guests at the conference gave praise to China's beautiful rural construction and rural tourism.

　　[Concurrent] Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin Haak

　　If one word can express our feelings about China, I think it is diversity. This diversity is reflected in many aspects such as culture, tourism, poverty reduction, etc. It is very worthy of our study. Building beautiful villages is important for tourism and cultural heritage. , And diverse culture and economy are very beneficial, so we attach great importance to this event.

　　[Explanation] The meeting revealed that the construction of China's beautiful countryside has given birth to a new industry of "beautiful economy", cultivated more than 300,000 rural leisure tourism operators, received more than 3 billion tourists annually, and had an operating income of nearly 1 trillion yuan. 100,000 local brands.

　　Reporting from Longnan, Gansu by reporter Li Yalong and Liu Yutao

Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】