Chinanews.com, Linfen, November 29th, title: [New Era, New Journey, New Great Achievement] "Sketch" of rural construction in Daning, Shanxi: Internal and external repairs to improve appearance and quality

  Author Fan Lifang Li Mingzhu Hou Yaoqiang

  "The rocky mountains on both sides of the strait are covered with soil, and the fish swim in the Yiting River; the educated youth courtyard recalls nostalgia, and their own sorghum makes fine wine." Feeling the changes in rural construction, Chen Yongmei, a villager in Chuanzhuang, Sanduo Township, Daning County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, chanted a few words jingle.

  In December 2021, after Chuanzhuang Village was identified as a beautiful village in Daning County's "Vertical Rural Revitalization Demonstration Zone", it will be built with "a characteristic village brand, a series of village-themed atmosphere enhancements, and a wine-themed workshop" " as the main line, focusing on the implementation of 10 projects such as the cultural wall of the homestay, the parking lot, the wine workshop, and the sign at the entrance of the village. By "beautifying" the village to promote economic development, the villagers have served "golden rice bowl" and "tourist meal" .

  Chuanzhuang Village is a microcosm of the beautiful countryside construction in Daning County.

The county's rural revitalization demonstration zone planning involves 4 townships and 16 administrative villages, and will create two development axes of "one horizontal and one vertical".

The 6 villages in the "horizontal line" are highlighted by their industrial characteristics, and the 10 villages in the "vertical line" are based on the culture of the Yellow River.

  Looking for ancient rhyme in the countryside and mountains

  Along the "horizontal line", people can experience the beautiful countryside of the picking industry in Luoqu Village; in Gantang Village, take a look at the "Daning Memory" Gantang Laoxigou and the Yellow River family; in Heicheng Village, recall the "Daning Memory" old Alleys, watching creative business landscapes; visiting Fang Puming’s former residence in Taoist village to relive the red memory; experiencing farming life in Daning Nongchuang Commune of Qufeng Village; visiting the sun-drying field with family members in Sang’e Village and feeling childhood time Unlimited fun in fields and villages such as squares.

  "The most important thing in the construction of a beautiful village is to be based on the reality of the village. While optimizing the living environment and changing the appearance of the old village, it is necessary to condense nostalgic memories, extend cultural heritage, and highlight the humanistic connotation. Ancient rhyme." He Chunyu, Secretary of the Party Branch of Sang'e Village, said.

A corner of the countryside in Daning County.

(Data map) Photo by Zhang Shuai

  Sang'e Village is located in the southeast of Taigu Town, Daning County. It is one of the pilot villages of the "one vertical and one horizontal" rural construction project.

In various projects, the local area takes advantage of resources such as natural and cultural landscapes and rural fields, and develops characteristic tourism industries such as folk culture, farming culture, and leisure culture to inject new vitality into rural revitalization.

  Beacon towers, theaters, ancient temples, ancient streets and alleys, ancient gatehouses... Walking into Heicheng Village, another pilot village, you will be greeted with a simple and elegant local atmosphere.

The village integrates a period of solidified history and dusty years into the construction of a beautiful countryside, follows the principle of development and utilization of ancient villages, revitalizes the inheritance of ancient cultural heritage, combines ecological agriculture sightseeing, farmhouse, homestay and other business forms, and promotes the integration of ancient village characteristics with existing business forms. Let this century-old village come back to life.

  The "Vertical Line" project blossomed in more places

  The construction content of the "longitudinal line" project includes the cultural theme village of the Yellow River Fairy in Liemai Village and the "Daning Model" exhibition hall; Lingshang Village off-road route, Daning Yellow River Hero Road; Letang Village Party Spiritual Education Base and Party Member Training Center; Yunshang Village Apple Industry, Culture and Tourism Integration Village, Ping An Xile Automobile Park, Apple Industrial Park; Chuanzhuang Village Wine Industry Theme Village, Wine Square, Wine Making Workshop; Taoist Village Phase II Rural Digitalization Project.

  On this line, the most anticipated is the "Yellow River Hero Road".

It is located in Taigu Town, Daning County. It is an outdoor mountain sports route along the Yellow River. It includes a crossing route and a professional cross-country route. The largest loop of the cross-country route is 4.2 kilometers. There are many obstacle experience points such as long slopes and ladder roads on the route. .

On the one hand, you can experience the "speed and passion" on the banks of the Yellow River. On the other hand, through the development of outdoor mountain sports, it will attract self-driving groups and outdoor sports enthusiasts from all over the country to experience it here, and stimulate the consumption of catering, accommodation, and agricultural special products in villages along the line. The increase in villagers' employment and income has become a model demonstration of sports empowering the countryside.

The picture shows the renovated ancient gatehouse of Heicheng Village.

(Data map) Photo by Hou Yaoqiang

  Diversified industries help revitalize

  Industrial prosperity is the premise and foundation of rural revitalization.

The beautiful countryside has brought great changes in the countryside, and it has also brought prosperity to the village and the people.

  In 2020, Daning County introduced Shanxi Xinzong Liquor Co., Ltd. to settle in Chuanzhuang Village, Sanduo Township, on the "One Vertical" line through investment promotion.

  "Winemaking requires a lot of sorghum and produces a lot of distiller's grains, so the winery implements a cyclical development project such as sorghum planting, storage, and cattle raising." Li Shitou, executive deputy general manager of Xinzong Wine Co., Ltd., said.

  Sorghum brewing, distiller's grains feeding cattle, and cow dung entering the field, this project not only solves the employment problems of many surrounding villagers, but also directly promotes the development of planting and breeding industries.

  Daning County has also established a "1+N" agricultural industry development system that focuses on the fruit industry and supplemented by other characteristic industries, promotes the industrialization, specialization, and modernization of agriculture, promotes the diversified development of characteristic industries, and truly makes agriculture a promising industry , making farmers an attractive occupation and making the countryside a home for living and working in peace and contentment.

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