China News Service, Lishui, June 9 (Reporter Shao Yanfei, Fan Yubin, and intern Dong Yixin) From the end of 1923 to the summer of 1924, overseas Chinese in Qingtian, Zhejiang established two overseas CCP Qingtian teams in France, Biyanggu and Lyon stations.
Since then, Qingtian has become increasingly connected with the world.
Located in the mountainous area of southwestern Zhejiang, Qingtian is a well-known hometown of overseas Chinese. There are 330,000 overseas Chinese in more than 120 countries and regions around the world.
Qingtian is also an old revolutionary base county. The red gene is handed down. The revolutionary spirit of southwest Zhejiang is rooted in the Qingtian land and flows in the blood of the children in the hometown of overseas Chinese.
Looking back at Qingtian’s magnificent century-long history, Zhou Heping, secretary of the Qingtian County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, stated that it is precisely under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China and the powerful guidance of the revolutionary spirit of southwestern Zhejiang that generations of Qingtian children have "loyalty missions" to bravely undertake and "seeking truth and advancing forward." The unswerving, "rooted people" cohesive force has promoted earth-shaking historical changes in Qingtian, the hometown of overseas Chinese.
Scenery of Qianxia Lake in Qingtian, Zhejiang Province Photographed by Fan Yubin
"Red and green integration" activates the development of old revolutionary areas
Qingtian is a hot spot for revolution, with a deep red background and a long revolutionary tradition.
This is the area where the Communist Party of China first launched its activities in southwestern Zhejiang, and is one of the sources of the Red 13th Army.
In the revolutionary war years, groups of outstanding Qingtian sons and daughters were not afraid of sacrifice and succeeded in succession. They used their blood and life to compose magnificent revolutionary hymns.
The roots of the red have become new over time, constantly boosting the old revolutionary base to rejuvenate, and the hometown of overseas Chinese has a new look.
According to Chen Haimin, member of the Standing Committee of the Qingtian County Committee of the Communist Party of China and member of the Qingtian County Government’s Party Leadership Group, in recent years, Qingtian has been guided by the concept of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains", based on the green background, digging out the true colors of red, and giving play to the characteristics of the hometown of overseas Chinese. New way.
With green waters and green mountains, Qingtian has accelerated the promotion of "eco-economy and economic ecologicalization", continued to expand the three leading industries of rice, fish, bayberry, and camellia, and characteristic industries such as bamboo, tea, fruits, vegetables and chrysanthemum. Rural residents' income reached double digits for 13 consecutive years Growth, the average annual growth rate of the number of local tourists stayed at more than 30%.
In recent years, Qingtian has done a good job in resource revitalization articles, and the nation’s first "River Power Loan" has been published to promote "resources to assets and leaves to bills"; the price of "Qingtian rice and fish rice" has increased from 2-3 yuan per catty to 10 yuan per catty. Drive farmers to increase income by 1,000 yuan per mu.
In addition, Qingtian collaborated with Jiaxing Pinghu to create an "enclave" in Zhejiang to help village collective economy and low-income households increase income, driving more than 300 villages to increase their annual income by more than 50,000 yuan, and more than 10,000 low-income families increase their annual income by more than 1,000 yuan.
The revolutionary spirit of Southwest Zhejiang promotes the "Qingtian Wanshan Red", Qingtian creates red tourism, education and research, agricultural experience and other projects, Wanshan Village in Wanshan Township, Wushe Village in Zhenwang Township, and Neifeng Village in Gaohu Town. Created into a Zhejiang-level 3A-level scenic spot village, receiving more than 100,000 tourists, and tourism revenue of more than 4 million yuan.
Everything in the past is a prologue.
Zhou Heping introduced that Qingtian is striving to create a pioneering area for accelerating leaping development in the mountainous areas of Zhejiang, and will achieve "eight new leaps" in ecological industry, ecological tourism, and characteristic commerce.
Rural Scenery in Qingtian, Zhejiang Province Photographed by Fan Yubin
"European style, landscape and homeland" shape the charm of the hometown of overseas Chinese
Qingtian is a mountain town with a population of only 575,000 registered households. Over the past century, generations of Qingtian children have left and returned, bringing an international vision and a rich European style of life to the mountain village.
Now when entering Qingtian, the European-style architecture is dizzying here, and coffee and red wine are often recalled among the Qingtian population...
The mountainous county gathers strength in the construction of the "big garden", Qingtian pioneered the county-level river (lake) long system in the country, and the air quality rate has reached 98% for five consecutive years. Dayu Ding", the face of urban and rural areas has been completely renewed...
Preserving the ecology, optimizing the environment, establishing the style of the country, and promoting integration are the keys to the creation of a harmonious, livable and beautiful village in Qingtian.
Taking Shuxiangfeng as an example, Chen Haimin introduced Qingtian’s implementation of a hundred cultural auditoriums leading project, in-depth exploration of the global important agricultural cultural heritage, Qingtian’s “rice-fish symbiosis” system and intangible cultural heritage resources, and held the “Chinese Year in the Hometown of Overseas Chinese” and “Farmers Harvest” "Festival" and other series of activities, vividly telling the world the "Chinese Story".
How does the green water and green mountains "flow gold and color"?
In this regard, Qingtian is building into "the most beautiful county town with European style" and "beautiful Qingtian with landscape poetry and painting".
Zhou Heping said that Qingtian will create a European-style tourism destination in China, with the European-style style as the main image, actively expand the connotation and extension of the overseas Chinese stone culture, and strive to build a center with imported commerce and trade, integrating cultural experience, leisure tourism, and beauty and livability. European-style living experience area.
Qingtian Stone Carving Works Photo by Fan Yubin
"Overseas Chinese Economy and Culture" Communicate with the Four Seas and Seek New Development
In the great changes in the hometown of overseas Chinese in the past century, development is the best inheritance, and progress is the best commemoration.
Facing the future, how can the hometown of overseas Chinese give full play to the advantages of overseas Chinese resources, do a good job of "red and green integration" articles, and use Qingtian "small windows" to add luster to the construction of "important windows" in Zhejiang?
In this regard, Qingtian’s answer is to accelerate the creation of Zhejiang’s "Overseas Chinese Economic Culture" and Lishui’s "Two Faster Growth" important windows.
According to Sun Chengyan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Construction and Development Center of the Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Pilot Zone in Qingtian County, Qingtian should make good use of the three "golden keys" of cross-mountain planning, innovation and leadership, and the use of the help of the sea to make the "Overseas Chinese" article. The article is in-depth and practical, and continuously strengthens the important window role in the "Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural" work in Zhejiang.
It is reported that the Zhejiang (Qingtian) Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Pilot Zone was formally established in 2018.
Qingtian has successfully held three overseas Chinese Imported Commodities Fair and Qingtian Imported Wine Fair, and has successfully ranked 14th among the top 100 counties with investment potential in China.
Examining the current situation, the transformation of overseas Chinese economy and culture into Qingtian economy is becoming a "booster" for the county to achieve a higher level of opening up and development.
Sun Chengyan introduced that, facing overseas, Qingtian relies on the Global Merchants Alliance, Overseas Chinese Stations and a comprehensive overseas Chinese trade network to increase "double recruitment and double introduction".
Qingtian actively uses digital technology to expand the new space for overseas Chinese development.
For example, promote the construction of the "smart business circle" of the imported goods city in the hometown of overseas Chinese, promote the application of the "Zhejiang Food Chain" and "Zhejiang Cold Chain" systems, and the wine source code system.
In Zhou Heping’s paintings, Qingtian will build a world supermarket for imported goods and a platform for Wenhai to leverage on innovation.
He mentioned that Qingtian will further promote the brand of Overseas Chinese Expo and Coffee Expo, and actively build the Qingtian World Wine Center and the national coffee industry distribution center.
Under the leadership of the construction of Zhejiang (Qingtian) Overseas Chinese Economic and Cultural Cooperation Pilot Zone, cultivate and expand the hometown of overseas Chinese agricultural products city, Dongbao Mountain Overseas Chinese Cultural Museum Ecological City, Baiguo Custom Park and other characteristic opening-up platforms, and accelerate the formation of "returning overseas, integrating Shanghai, Undertake Wenzhou and integrate into the city's opening and integration trend.
After a century of journey, the hometown of overseas Chinese has undergone tremendous changes. The story of the leaping development of the landscape and the creation of a better life in the hometown of overseas Chinese will continue.
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