China News Service, February 6 (Xue Lingqiao) "Chase the sunshine and grow happily." This is the slogan on the teaching building of Wudaoying Primary School in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province. In order to promote the happy growth of rural students, Fengning County established its first "music classroom" in 2020 with the help of the China Democratic National Construction Association (DCA). This is also a microcosm of the Democratic National Construction Association’s assistance to Fengning for more than 30 years. In Fengning, batches of "hematopoietic" assistance projects for civil construction are guarding the germination of the "seeds" of shared prosperity in Fengning.
Real scene of the Wudaoying Primary School campus in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province Photo by Xue Lingqiao, China News Network
Wonderful notes compose a brilliant chapter
"I am in third grade, and my favorite song to play is "Two Tigers" because when I play it, it feels like a few children playing outside," said Jiang Man, a student at Wudaoying Primary School. "In the future, I will also I want to learn more instruments.”
"'Music Classroom' is a project initiated by caring people from all walks of life in Jiangxi Province," said Wang Yan, principal of Wudaoying Primary School in Fengning County. In addition to the projects that have been completed and implemented, Jiangxi Democratic Construction will donate and build such music classrooms in all villages in Fengning County to make music classes for rural children "come alive."
Talking about the changes brought by the "music classroom" to the children, Zhang Aoshuang, a music teacher at the school, said that these instruments have stimulated children's interest in music. "Since the introduction of these musical instruments and the establishment of clubs in schools, the students' musical literacy and musical abilities have also improved. There are also opportunities for theatrical performances on June 1st, Teachers' Day, and New Year's Day every year, and the students' lives have become It’s so colorful.”
In addition to donating a series of musical instruments such as cucurbits and African drums, and providing a series of hardware support such as multimedia equipment and classroom decoration, Jiangxi Democratic National Construction Association has focused on professional training of rural teachers to enhance the style of rural music education in Fengning from the soft power of teachers. . Zhang Aoshuang said that with the support of Jiangxi Democratic Construction Association, she was fortunate enough to go to Nanchang, Jiangxi to participate in music teaching training. She said that after returning to Fengning, she was able to apply the experience she learned during the training in the classroom and provide dance choreography for students according to the categories of folk dance or modern dance.
Practical scene of "Music Class" at Wudaoying Primary School in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, Hebei Province Photo by Xue Lingqiao, China News Service
Education is the most lasting and effective form of poverty alleviation. Under the guidance of the Central Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association, the Social Services Department of the Central Committee of China Democratic National Construction Association, the China Social Welfare Foundation, and Beijing Normal University jointly implemented the "Fishing Teaching Plan·Three Classrooms" project in Fengning County. Targeting rural schools, we introduce the classrooms of famous teachers from prestigious universities such as Beijing Normal University and the People's Public Security University of China, and provide subject teacher training, seed teacher orientation training, and student literacy courses in music, art, safety, rule of law, and psychological education. As of June 30, 2023, the project has invested a total of more than 4.5 million yuan in the development of music education in Fengning County, which has improved to a certain extent the problems of uneven educational resources such as insufficient teachers in rural education in Fengning, a shortage of excellent teachers, and incomplete courses.
High-quality agricultural products help Fengning brand go global
"The area planted with oats in the Bashang area is 400,000 acres a year, and the planting area and output account for one-twenty-fifth of the country's total. The land is mostly fertile black soil, and the rainfall is more than Inner Mongolia and Zhangjiakou Bashang. , more suitable for the planting and growth of oats." Holding a handful of golden naked oats in his hand, Wang Mingyuan, chairman of Bashang Yuanshi Agricultural Base Company and member of the Democratic National Construction Association, made the above introduction.
Fengning County has a vast area. The remote mountainous areas below the dam are mostly mountainous, with scattered cultivated land and harsh natural conditions. The area above the dam is large, but the land is barren and the industrial efficiency is low.
Interior view of the processing plant of Bashang Yuanshi Agricultural Base Company. Photo by Xue Lingqiao, China News Service
At present, the oat industry has become a key project to increase the income of farmers in Xiawazi Village, Wanshengyong Township, and is also a major brand in Fengning's industrial development.
“In 2020, the Central Democratic National Construction Association will support the investment of 15 million yuan in the construction of processing plants. Through processing technology, the output of processed oats can reach 10,000 tons a year,” Wang Mingyuan said. “The development of the oat industry has promoted rural enterprises, and at the same time, it has also It solves the problem of increasing farmers’ income.”
According to reports, after the Democratic National Construction Association member companies helped establish oat processing plants, the oat industry in Fengning County no longer focused solely on the sale of raw agricultural products, but turned to the production of high value-added oat processing products.
Also in Wansheng Yongxiang, a snowfield hides a "Red Peony Valley".
Wang Mingyuan said that in 2019, the Central Committee of the Democratic National Construction Association made Bashang a key focus of industrial assistance, and introduced an oat company from the Institute of Crop Science of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to Fengning to develop the oat industry, focusing on the creation of "G5 variety oatmeal production" as a health product. brand.
"Red Peony Valley" planting base entrance photo by Xue Lingqiao, China News Network
In 2021, at the call of the Central Committee of the Democratic National Construction Association, Guangdong Democratic National Construction Association guided member entrepreneur Huang Yaohui to invest more than 15 million yuan here, planting 1,500 acres of authentic medicinal red peony root, and driving local people out of poverty to continue to work through land transfer and employment. Increase income.
"I work in Chishao Valley for more than two months every year, starting from weeding in the spring to replenishing seedlings. My average daily income is about 150 yuan, and my annual income can reach eight to nine thousand yuan." Sun Fengxia lives in Wansheng Yongxiang. Introduction. She said that her family has more than 20 acres of land. Compared with traditional farming, after the introduction of the Red Shao Valley project, the land transfer income has been higher.
"In one year, the family's total annual income from various jobs can reach 60,000 to 70,000 yuan." Sun Fengxia said. Previously, due to cold and drought, local agricultural development was greatly hindered. Farmers in the Bashang area mostly planted grains, flax and other "field" crops. Red peony root is relatively more resistant to cold and dryness, and has higher economic value.
In addition, under the leadership of the "leading enterprise + cooperative + farmer" model, the China Minsheng Construction Association invested 17.16 million yuan in Fengning to develop dairy farming and dairy product processing industries, driving related cooperatives and farmers to increase their income.
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