(Forge ahead in a new journey and build a new era of meritorious deeds, a new look in the old district) The ten-year change of Dutang Village in Wuhan: From Hollow Village to "Poetry and Distance"

  China News Service, Wuhan, May 30th: The ten-year change of Dutang Village in Wuhan: From the hollow village of the past to "poetry and distance"

  Author Wu Yili Li Peng

  In early summer, when you walk into Dutang Village, Yaojiaji Street, Huangpi District, Wuhan City, you will be greeted by small bridges and flowing water, whirling willows and white-walled and blue-tiled B&Bs. Countryside fun.

The picture is taken by Zhang Chang in Dutang Village Scenic Spot

  Dutang Village is located in the hilly area of ​​the Dabie Mountains, at the junction of Huangpi, Dawu and Hong'an. It is a typical old revolutionary base.

  Ge Tiancai, the first secretary of Dutang Village and chairman of the Magnolia Township Scenic Spot, introduced in an interview with reporters that the village was once a provincial poverty-stricken village, with poor land and lagging economic development.

Through the "Three Townships Project" of able people returning to their hometowns, enterprises revitalizing the countryside, and citizens going to the countryside, this hollow village has not only become a "poetry and a distant place" pursued by tourists, but also a "Wuhan sample" of rural revitalization in the new era.

The picture shows Zhang Chang, a homestay in Dutang Village Scenic Area

  Ge Tiancai, who was born and grew up in Sri Lanka, is the first batch of "talented people" who returned to their hometown to start a business.

He used to be the owner of a construction labor service company, and 10 years ago, the response number called back to the township to invest.

In 2016, Ge Tiantian established Wuhan Mulan Flower Township Tourism Development Co., Ltd., which circulated 1,800 mu of barren slopes and wasteland in the village and planted seedlings and flowers; then, he built Dutang Village into a "Wuhan Magnolia Flower Township Scenic Spot" and established Wuhan Dutang Tourism A professional cooperative, which transformed the idle houses of 113 farmers in the village into farmhouses, homestays, cultural and creative projects, business and entertainment projects, etc. The villagers receive dividends according to their shares.

The picture shows the aerial photography of Zhang Chang, a scenic spot in Dutang Village, Yaojiaji Street, Huangpi District, Wuhan City

  "The homestay has been full since last month," said Ge Tiancai.

There are currently 22 homestays in Dutang Village, named after "Gengdu", "Dongli" and "Yinlu".

The cooperative provides catering, logistics and other positions for the surrounding villagers, recruits "township citizens" to invest in the renovation of homestays, and hires professional teams to operate them.

At present, the village has attracted 62 citizens and 50 small and micro business owners (operating households) to invest and settle in, forming a community of collective interests for farmers, enterprises and the village.

  As a member of Dutang Village's "Rural Citizens" investment homestay, Tang Mei said that living in a busy city for nearly 20 years, she misses the landscape of her hometown very much, and hopes to bring the natural environment and cultural scenery of Dutang Village to more people.

The picture shows Zhang Chang, a homestay in Dutang Village Scenic Area, Yaojiaji Street, Huangpi District, Wuhan City

  Walking on the commercial street of the Mulan Flower Township Scenic Spot in Dutang Village, you will stop by the cultural and creative products with Jingchu characteristics.

Villager Qian Duoduo used to work as a cook outside. After Mulan Huaxiang opened, she came to the scenic spot to run a convenience store.

Qian Duoduo said that the scenic spot adopts a rent-free policy, and only 10% of the income is charged as a health management fee. Compared with going out to work, it can earn about 1,000 yuan more per month; the scenic spot is 10 minutes away from home, which is convenient for taking care of the elderly and children. Kill two birds with one stone.

"In the past, no one cared about our hometown, but now it has become an Internet celebrity attraction. We are very proud!" she said.

The picture shows the aerial photography of Zhang Chang, a scenic spot in Dutang Village, Yaojiaji Street, Huangpi District, Wuhan City

  Data shows that in 2019, Wuhan Dutang Tourism Professional Cooperative paid more than 5.2 million yuan in dividends; in 2021, although affected by the epidemic, it still reached more than 6.18 million yuan, and the average dividend per household was nearly 40,000 yuan.

From 2017 to the end of 2021, the village attracted more than 3.18 million tourists, including 28,000 overseas tourists; realized a comprehensive income of 280 million yuan; and created more than 3,200 jobs.

The picture shows the beautiful scenery of Dutang Village, photographed by Wu Yili

  In recent years, Dutang Village has been awarded as "China's Beautiful Leisure Village", "National Rural Tourism Key Village", "National Forest Village", etc.; Ge Tiancai was awarded "Advanced Individual in Poverty Alleviation in Hubei Province".

In 2022, Hubei put forward the "New Ten" policies and measures for returning people to start their own businesses, and strive to add 250,000 new returnees to start businesses in the province during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, creating more than 800,000 jobs.

The picture shows the homestay and courtyard transformed from idle farm houses in Dutang Village, photographed by Wu Yili

  The village is the scene, and the scene is the village.

At present, Ge Tiancai is taking advantage of the scenic area of ​​Dutang Village to cooperate with surrounding villages to develop tourism and health care, agricultural product planting, production and processing projects, creating a large area of ​​integration of agriculture and tourism, attracting more and more tourists and investors.

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