Chinanews.com, Jinzhai, Anhui, June 15th. Title: Jinzhai, Anhui, an old revolutionary district: "Red and green" combined with industry to thrive home, welcome guests and travel
China News Service reporter Zhang Qiang
The site of the Lixia Festival Uprising in Nanxi Town, Jinzhai County.
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At the beginning of summer, in Dawan Village, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, the ridges were all green, the birds whispered and the flowers were fragrant, the red ruins were full of tourists, the white walls and gray tiled farm houses lined up with small bridges and flowing water.
On the Red Army Street in Tangjiahui Town, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province, the E, Henan and Anhui Soviet governments set up the site of the "Red Post Office" here.
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Located in the western part of Anhui Province, Jinzhai is the main birthplace and formation place of the main Red Army in Hubei, Henan and Anhui. It is known as "the cradle of the Red Army and the hometown of generals."
As one of the important birthplaces of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the second largest "general county", more than 100,000 people from Jinzhai joined the revolution and participated in the Red Army and local revolutionary armed organizations. 59 founding generals were born here.
Jinzhai is also the county with the largest area and the most populous mountain and reservoir area in Anhui Province. It was once designated as a key county for poverty alleviation in the Dabie Mountain area.
In recent years, with the rapid development of high-speed railways and expressways, Jinzhai County has relied on abundant natural and red resources to vigorously develop the tea tourism industry. This has not only helped the people in the old districts get rid of poverty and become rich, but also made them a rural village. Lay the foundation for revitalization.
Aerial photography of the scenery of West Tea Valley in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province (drone photo).
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Dawan Village is backed by Mazongling, a national nature reserve in China, and is the epitome of the development of Jinzhai County.
When the reporter met He Jiazhi, secretary of the Party branch of Dawan Village, she was preparing for a tourism promotion event in the Yangtze River Delta in the village.
The old house of Chen Zeshen, a villager of Dawan Village, became a check-in point for tourists.
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He Jiazhi said that in recent years, Dawan Village has developed the tea industry and tourism, that is, growing tea on the mountain and welcoming guests at home, so that the people's pockets have been bulged, their lives have become richer, and the environment in the village has become more beautiful.
"Visitors can not only experience the process of picking and frying tea, but also visit the villagers' homes and experience farm life."
He Jiazhi said that the per capita disposable income of Dawan Village now exceeds 14,000 yuan.
At present, the tourism industry in Dawan Village is also the peak season. During this period, no matter from Monday to weekend, every farmhouse is full.
Villagers in Dawan Village moved into new houses.
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Chen Zeshen, a villager in Dawan Village, lived with his grandson. After graduating from university, his grandson stayed in Hefei to work, and he worked in the tea factory all year round.
After taking off the poverty hat, he became more motivated, frying tea, packaging, cleaning, and not taking a day off.
Chen Zeshen said: "Now that my life is better, I have moved into a new house, and I only hope that my grandson will be well. It's okay for me to be tired and suffer."
The development of tourism has given birth to the development of homestays and farmhouses in Dawan Village.
Not only does Yang Xiumei, a villager of Dawan Village, have a tea garden, she also runs a farmhouse and takes the time to set up a stall at the entrance of the village to sell things.
Yang Xiumei said that with the improvement of the epidemic, tourists have increased this year, the small stalls have sold well, and the farmhouses are also full. The income this year is expected to exceed 150,000 yuan.
Aerial photography of the Red Army Street in Tangjiahui Town, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province (drone photo).
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In Tangjiahui Town, the northwest gateway of Jinzhai County, tourist buses drove into the town one after another. Waves of tourists visited the red ruins in an orderly manner under the guidance of guides; workers were busy repairing the main roads in the town. Widen.
According to Fang Mingming, a red commentator in Tangjiahui Town, Tangjiahui Town was once an important part and command center of the Hubei, Henan and Anhui Revolutionary Base Areas, so it was called a complete "Soviet City."
According to statistics, the town issued more than 1,100 martyrs with certificates.
Aerial photography of the scenery of West Tea Valley in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province (drone photo).
Photo by Han Suyuan
At the same time, there are many ancient temples, ancient battlefields, ancient villages, ancient bridges, ancient tombs and other historical sites in Tangjiahui Town. Among them, there are 51 larger and better traditional villages; Jingangtai within its territory is known as "the first mountain in the Central Plains." It is the highest peak of the Eastern Henan Plain entering the Dabie Mountains and the National Geopark of China.
In recent years, Tangjiahui Town has deeply explored the "red, green and ancient" resources, carried out integrated and coordinated development, and assisted poverty alleviation and rural revitalization.
Today, the tourism industry in this red town has begun to take shape, and the e-commerce industry is accelerating its rise.
A corner of the exhibition hall on the site of the Lixia Uprising in Nanxi Town, Jinzhai County.
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The exhibition hall of the former site of the Lixia Festival Uprising in Nanxi Town, Jinzhai County is also popular with tourists.
Lv Xiangfeng, director of the Nanxi Town Comprehensive Cultural Station, told reporters that since the local development of red tourism, many villagers have realized a role change, from villagers to bosses, and the sale of farmhouses and special agricultural products has made the people's pockets more and more popular.
Tourists are visiting a red site in Tangjiahui Town.
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Zeng Xianmei’s farmhouse was not far from the exhibition hall on the site of the Lixia Festival Uprising. When the reporter saw her, it was 3 pm. She was busy greeting the guests, and she had not had time for lunch. Zeng Xianmei said: "Since we started red tourism here, there have been more tourists every day, and holidays are simply too busy. In recent years, many of us who have gone out to work have come back to develop tourism." (End)