China News Agency, Kunming, January 23rd, title: "French peasants" traveled in China for 18 years: fell in love with this mountain, this water, this person

　　China News Agency reporter Han Shuainan

　　Recently, French agricultural engineer Martin Dabili, who had been away from his hometown for three years, returned to France to reunite with his family.

He sent Chinese New Year greetings to Chinese friends through social software, and agreed to return to China on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to "have a Lantern Festival" with them.

For Martin, who has worked and lived in China for 18 years, the customs of the Spring Festival are by heart.

　　In 2005, Martin, who was born in an agricultural family, was dispatched by the French agricultural company he worked for to come to China for the first time.

Two years later, facing the choice of returning to China or resigning to stay, Martin decided to stay - "I want to give myself a challenge to realize my agricultural dream in China."

　　After inspecting many places in China, Martin set his sights on Longyuan Village, Songyang Town, Songming County, Yunnan Province.

The climate here is suitable and the ecology is good, which is very similar to Martin's hometown in southeastern France. It is suitable for planting raspberry varieties imported from France.

In 2008, with the help of many parties, his berry planting base officially opened in Longyuan Village.

　　Most of the workers in the base are local farmers.

When mentioning this "foreign boss", they all gave a thumbs up, "'Boss Ma' is really good, he taught agricultural technology by hand, and he also cared about our lives."

　　In the base, Martin taught the workers planting and picking techniques, and learned Chinese from them during the exchange.

Over the past few years, Martin's Mandarin has become more and more fluent, and he also has some authentic Yunnan accents.

　　Martin said: "My Chinese friends are located in many provinces and cities. Although people from the north and the south have very different personalities, they are all enthusiastic, hardworking and kind."

　　In his spare time, Martin invites relatives and friends to ride together.

"The green water and green mountains in Yunnan make me relax physically and mentally, and I can also feel the earth-shaking changes in Yunnan."

　　"About 15 years ago, when I was riding to a mountain, I met a family who lived in a small house with only an ox cart and lived in poverty." Martin said that when he went to the same place two years ago, he found that The family lived in a small bungalow and drove a car.

　　What Martin sees is the epitome of rural revitalization in China.

In 2020, all 98.99 million rural poor people under China's current standards will be lifted out of poverty, completing the arduous task of eliminating absolute poverty.

Today, in various parts of China, new progress and achievements have been made in rural development, rural construction, and rural governance.

　　"Take Longyuan Village as an example. Now every household lives in a small building, and the hardened road is repaired to the door." Martin said with a smile, "My workers used to walk to work, and later they ride bicycles and electric cars. Now they all want to drive to work. , I said that would not work, there is no room for so many cars in the base."

　　As a "farmer", Mark also tried to use agricultural technology and environmental protection concepts to change the production and lifestyle with the people around him.

He used precision irrigation instead of the "big water and big fertilizer" planting mode, and planted herbs to drive away pests instead of pesticides... Driven by Martin, more and more farmers around the base began to replace ordinary greenhouses with degradable films, using organic Fat.

　　After 18 years of traveling in China, China has already become Martin's second hometown, and he is delighted by every change here.

"Now China's manufacturing industry is very developed. My family and I are using mobile phones and computers made in China. This is something I couldn't imagine in the past. The next step is to consider cars made in China."

　　"I will continue to live in China, and I am looking forward to seeing how China will change in the next decade and the next!" Martin said.

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