China News Service, Xiamen, July 14th (Ye Yilin) On the afternoon of the 13th, the reporter saw at the Cangjiang Academy in Xiamen that the spirited "Chitu Happy Mother-in-law" West Drum Team was beating drums vigorously, and they did not forget to change during the period. formation.
With the sound of drums, the "I'm from the other side to build a dream in the wild", that is, "Fufu Linmen Community Creation", sponsored by the Straits Urban and Rural Development Foundation, kicked off in Haicang Community, Haicang District, Xiamen City.
Afterwards, under the leadership of the terracotta youth guide team, the tourists walked into the Cangjiang Academy, visited the Liantang Villa, stopped to listen to the story of the "Bronze Man F4" in front of the cultural wall of the old street, and watched the "butterfly change" of the terracotta.
The picture shows the back view of Chitu She Furong Villa.
Photo by Ye Yilin
"In 2014, I came to Xiamen with 15 years of experience in community building in Taiwan, and participated in the reconstruction of villages and communities with the Taiwanese team." That morning, at the 14th Straits Forum, Haicang, Xiamen Li Peizhen, chairman of the District Strait Urban and Rural Development Foundation, as a representative of Taiwanese youth, delivered a speech on the topic of "I came from the other side to build a dream in the wild", sharing his work experience in community building in the mainland and promoting urban and rural development and exchanges between the two sides of the strait.
The Straits Urban and Rural Development Foundation is a non-public charity organization composed of Taiwanese youth. After its establishment in 2019, based on the actual situation of Haicang, it introduced Taiwan's community building mechanism of "creating people first, then creating things" according to local conditions. Carry out practice according to the specific path of "Haicang needs, Taiwan's strengths".
In the past three years, Taiwanese youth have taken root in Haicang, and local villagers have given warm feedback. The concepts of cross-strait community building have been blended in the collision and coexistence, which has promoted the integrated development of the two sides of the strait in the fields of urban renewal, social governance, and rural revitalization.
The picture shows Chitushe Village Park.
Photo by Ye Yilin
"In the past, Chitu was a village that everyone said was 'difficult to do', but when I arrived here on the first day, I saw a grandma with two pigtails sitting in front of the Mazu Temple smiling at me. I think this is a very simple and warm place." During the event, Taiwanese youth Wang Jialin shared with reporters the scene when he first came to Chitu.
Wang Jialin is a community builder of the Straits Urban and Rural Development Foundation. In 2018, Wang Jialin and his family moved from Kaohsiung, Taiwan to Haicang, Xiamen.
In April 2021, Wang Jialin was dispatched to Xiamen Haicang Chitu Society to practice rural construction in this small village at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain.
In this process, in order to gather the consensus of the villagers, Wang Jialin also initiated the "unique" villagers' commendation conference in the entire Haicang District.
"We are eager to know the villagers, and the villagers need to know us and what we are doing."
The picture shows Zhou Wenkao (left) and social worker Wang Jialin (right) sharing "Dream Building", photo by Ye Yilin
Zhou Wenkao is a native of Chitu Society. At first, he led a group of young people to set up a professional cooperative of seven-color beans and fruits and vegetables. He has done the transfer of idle land in the village, and also tried to focus on farming. He also wanted to develop research and tourism, but the effect has not been very satisfactory. .
"Actually, I only have ideas, but I don't understand a lot of things. After Jialin's foundation's social workers came to Chitu, after communicating and understanding, they made a tailor-made plan for us and helped us solve the problem. I am really grateful. "
At present, with the help of the Straits Urban and Rural Development Foundation, Chitu Society has made use of local advantages and external resources to make the research and tourism office flourish.
In addition, the village of Chitushe Street has a new look, dilapidated and old houses have become book houses full of books, pottery museums, and industries such as "civilian vegetable farmers" have developed steadily. vitality.
This village, which was once dominated by rice cultivation, has been transformed into a rural revitalization demonstration village integrating agriculture, culture and tourism.
"After the foundation entered the village, everyone began to integrate." Zeng Meimei, a villager, said that after the establishment of the Chitu Society, the villagers not only actively promoted their villages to the outside world, but also deepened their understanding of their hometowns, making rural revitalization and harmony. Beautiful country work done better.
Restoring ancient houses, activating old buildings, excavating the family and village histories under the thousand-year cultural context, and then establishing the "cultural identity" and "cultural self-confidence" of the villagers. plan".
During this process, Taiqing community builders need to visit the elders of the villagers, collect customs and customs, and discover and organize the precious history and culture of the place.
The picture shows Li Peizhen being interviewed by reporters.
Photo by Ye Yilin
"During the progress of the work, we got an unexpected harvest. The 'Bacon Project' has achieved the effect of 'two-way rooting', not only allowing the villagers to take root in their hometown's cultural confidence, but also allowing Taiwanese youth to take root in this area. The root of land identity." said Li Peizhen, chairman of the Strait Urban and Rural Development Foundation of Haicang District, Xiamen.
It is understood that under the leadership of Li Peizhen, more than 40 Taiwan compatriots have come to work at the grass-roots level in Haicang District, Xiamen, and jointly build a cross-strait urban and rural development exchange platform.
Since 2019, under the guidance of the "Minning Collaboration" strategy, Li Peizhen began to cultivate in the west on the basis of the experience of the "Bacon Building Strength Program". The Straits Urban and Rural Development Foundation has trained 137 poverty alleviation cadres in Gansu and Ningxia in Xiamen. , a total of 11 Taiqing community builders have been sent to Gansu and Ningxia to participate in the western counterpart cooperation work.
At present, three Taiwanese youths are stationed in Ningxia, starting a 14-month "Western Development" work.
"Taiwan is about 380 kilometers from south to north, and it is more than 2,000 kilometers from Xiamen to Gansu and Ningxia, respectively. We are going on a journey of spiritual integration." Li Peizhen told reporters, "The pace of Taiqing's work in the mainland has changed. I am more determined, more unafraid of difficulties, and go further.” (End)