China News Service, Nanyang, May 16th, title: 10 years of changes in a village of immigrants from the South-to-North Water Diversion Project
China News Service reporter Li Guigang Li Chaoqing
In Zou Village in the rain, rows of small buildings are symmetrically arranged, and the wide cement road passes through the village, just like the Chinese character "中".
"Work at this point every day." In the early morning of May 15, Zou Xin, who was nearly 70 years old, swept the main road in the village in the rain. He was the "most beautiful cleaner" in Zouzhuang.
The picture shows Danjiang water passing through the canal head water conservancy project.
Photo by Li Chaoqing
Zouzhuang is a village in Jiuchong Town, Xichuan County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. Regardless of the "high value" of the village's appearance, it is actually an immigrant village with a history of only 10 years.
In order to alleviate the severe shortage of water resources in the north, China has constructed the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
Zou Xinzeng originally lived in Youfanggang Village, Jiuchong Town, Xichuan County, which happened to be located at the water intake of the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
In June 2011, Zou Xinzeng and more than 700 people from the village moved out of their homeland and moved into the new village.
The picture shows the neat rows of small buildings in Zouzhuang Immigration Village.
Photo by Li Chaoqing
Speaking of 10 years of immigrant life, Zou Xin once said that the better these years have passed.
"On a rainy day, it will rain heavily outside (rain), small (rain) in the house, and it will not rain (rain) outside, but it will continue to rain (rain) in the house." Zou Xinzeng said when he recalled living in his hometown 10 years ago, "in the village. Most of them are adobe houses, but brick houses are rare."
The picture shows the Danjiang water being transported to the north through the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.
Photo by Li Chaoqing
Nowadays, Zou Xinzeng's family has lived in the "single courtyard villa" on the upper and lower floors. The history of "viewing the waterfall at home" is gone.
"Before I moved in, my hometown had more than 30 acres of land, and I got more than 20,000 yuan (RMB, the same below) in a year of exhaustion; after I moved, 18 acres of land were allocated, and the farming was all mechanized. Man and machine (spraying pesticides).” Although the land is less now, his income has doubled. Zou Xinzeng has calculated that his current income account is not ambiguous at all. “There is land transfer rental income, immigration subsidies, dividends, and I am still cleaning in the village.” Get paid'."
The picture shows the photovoltaic power generation equipment installed on the roofs of villagers in Zouzhuang. Photo by Li Chaoqing
The land transfer rent mentioned by Zou Xinzeng comes from the Zouzhuang Danjiang Green Fruit and Vegetable Garden Base established by Zouzhuang Village in 2015 using the industrial development funds of the immigrant village of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project.
The base transfers 652 acres of land, planting kiwi, lotus root, grapes and other fruits and vegetables. It is an ecological sightseeing park integrating picking, accommodation and catering.
At the same time, Zouzhuang Village's tobacco planting, large-scale breeding farms, photovoltaic power generation and other characteristic industries and project constructions adapted to local conditions have enabled villagers to achieve employment at their doorsteps.
The picture shows the spacious cement road passing through the village.
Photo by Li Chaoqing
Based on this, Zouzhuang villagers not only get "rent", they can also get "salary" and dividends such as photovoltaic power generation.
“I didn’t even dare to think about it 10 years ago.” Liu Hong, a former poor householder, “showed off” to reporters about his current life. Housing, medical care, travel, and children’s schooling were also guaranteed. This resolved the worries of the family. Eighty thousand yuan.
"When I moved in, I didn't have a spectrum in my heart." In the second year after moving, Ge Yuqin, who had never done business, opened a small supermarket in the village.
Now at the age of 50, she no longer adheres to the old tradition of "people over forty do not learn art", and learns to drive a car.
The picture shows the aerial photography of Zouzhuang Immigration Village, which resembles the Chinese character "中".
Photo by Li Chaoqing
"I want to eat fish, eat fish, want to eat meat and eat meat, life is better. Eating some rough tea and light rice, now it has become an'improved meal.'" Zou Yuxin, party branch secretary of Zouzhuang Village, said. Now with the help of green development, the village is driving. Enter the "fast lane" of industrial development.
At present, more than 300 people in the village are engaged in fruit and vegetable industry services, with a per capita monthly income of more than 2,000 yuan. In 2020, the village’s per capita annual income will increase to nearly 20,000 yuan.
However, what makes the villagers talk about it most is that more and more college students are coming out of the village, and some have even been admitted to postgraduates.
"This I blame (very) satisfied, the future should be better than ever." Ge Yuqin said.
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