a cooperative that opens up the upstream and downstream industrial chains of the lychee industry; A highway that allows Lychee to catch a ride that is exported to all over the world; A small village that embarked on the road to prosperity and happiness through the characteristic industry of lychees. This is the story of rural revitalization in Baiqiao Village, Maoming City, Guangdong.

On the afternoon of April 4, the second day of the Guangdong inspection, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Baiqiao Village, Maoming City. This is the first village visited by the general secretary in China this year, and also the third village he has inspected in Guangdong since the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

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Kashiwahashi Village: The changing times of "the land of lychees"

Baiqiao Village covers an area of about 5.2 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of 18 natural villages, belongs to Genzi Town, Gaozhou City, Maoming City, is located in the southwest of Guangdong Province, located between 18-29 degrees north latitude where lychees are mainly distributed in China.

Lychee trees like high temperature and humidity. Guangdong is the province with the largest distribution of lychees in China, and more than 80 counties and cities in the province produce lychees. Baiqiao Village is surrounded by mountains and has a suitable climate, and lychee is a characteristic industry here.

In Baiqiao Village, lychee planting area reaches 6800,87 mu, accounting for more than 1% of the village area. Baiqiao Village has also become a provincial "one village, one product" lychee production professional village, incubating 1 national agricultural professional cooperative, <> provincial agricultural leading enterprise, and the national lychee "one museum, one garden and one site" has also settled in the village.

Fresh fruit processing, e-commerce delivery, rural tourism... Various industries continue to develop, driving local villagers to increase their income and become rich. Thanks to the Baomao Expressway, which was completed and opened to traffic in 2017, Baiqiao Village, which is located along the route, has hitched a ride for industrial development, and the lychees here can directly reach Baotou, Inner Mongolia. In 2022, the per capita income of villagers will be about 5,1 yuan.

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From a lychee, we can see the broad prospects of rural characteristic industries

In Baiqiao Village, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected lychee plantations and longan lychee professional cooperatives to learn about the local development of lychee and other characteristic planting industries and the promotion of rural revitalization.

Industrial revitalization is the top priority of rural revitalization and the entry point of practical work. At the central rural work conference held at the end of last year, the general secretary particularly stressed that in promoting industrial revitalization, all localities should thoroughly understand the three words "native products."

"Soil" refers to the development of local resources based on the water and soil of a party. Baiqiao Village is located in the golden area of lychee cultivation, with a history of more than 2000,<> years of lychee cultivation. The development of the lychee industry has maximized the utilization of local resources.

"Special" refers to highlighting regional characteristics and reflecting local customs. It is necessary to look beyond the local to create characteristics that are recognized by consumers and can form a competitive advantage. The apple village, Mu'er township, and Huanghua town that the general secretary has inspected in recent years are vivid examples.

"Production" refers to the real construction of industries and the formation of clusters. It is necessary to extend the industrial chain of agricultural products, develop the processing, preservation and storage, transportation and sales of agricultural products, form a certain scale, and leave the value-added income of agricultural products in rural areas and to farmers.

When the general secretary came to Baiqiao Village this time, he focused on "dissecting sparrows" from these aspects and carrying out investigation and investigation.

During the inspection, the general secretary affirmed that the villagers promoted rural revitalization by developing lychee characteristic industries. He pointed out that this is the "hometown of lychees", and the development of lychee planting has characteristics and advantages, which is an effective measure to promote common prosperity and promote rural revitalization, and the prospects for rural characteristic industries are broad.

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Looking at the motivation and vitality from the perspective of professional cooperatives

Rural professional cooperatives are the leaders in the development of characteristic planting industries and the window for observing the revitalization of rural industries. In Baiqiao Village, the general secretary inspected the Longan Lychee Professional Cooperative here.

Baiqiao Longan Lychee Professional Cooperative currently has 59 main members, driving more than 2000,2 farmers, and the development format includes planting, processing, sales and service, including 1300 planting demonstration bases, with an annual processing of 900,<> tons of lychee and <> tons of longan.

As an important product of rural reform and development, the general secretary has always paid attention to the development of rural professional cooperatives. During his inspection in Jilin in July 2020, he came to Luwei Agricultural Machinery Farmers Professional Cooperative. The general secretary said that we have been exploring how to go about the cooperative. It is necessary to encourage all parts of the country to develop cooperatives in accordance with local conditions and explore more ways for the development of professional cooperatives.

Not long ago, when the Jiangsu delegation participated in the discussion, the general secretary pointed out that it is necessary to develop a new type of rural collective economy, develop a new type of agricultural management body and socialized services, develop a moderate scale of rural operations, and add impetus and vitality to agricultural and rural development.

Just as lychee is to Baiqiao Village in Guangdong, corn is to Lishu County in Jilin... When more and more stories of rural revitalization continue to emerge, it will paint the most beautiful rural picture of socialist modernization.

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From the three villages, "long-term achievement"

General Secretary Xi Jinping once pointed out that the imbalance between urban and rural development is the biggest shortcoming of Guangdong's high-quality development. He stressed that Guangdong should improve the balance and coordination of development, and make efforts to solve the problem of the dual structure of urban and rural areas, with greater intensity, more precise measures, and long-term achievements.

Since the 4th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the general secretary has visited Guangdong four times and visited three villages in Foshan, Qingyuan and Maoming. Through these three villages, we can see the changes of the times in China's rural areas, the historical shift in the focus of the "three rural areas" work, and the "long-term meritorious service" emphasized by the general secretary.

In December 2012, the general secretary went to Guangdong for inspection and came to Huanglong Village, Shunde District, Foshan City. This was also the first village visited by the general secretary after the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Huanglong Village was once one of the 20 "slower economic development villages" in Shunde District. During his trip to Huanglong Village, the general secretary inspected grassroots party building and comforted the people in difficulty. He visited Zhang Xiyao's family, a poor family in the village, and presented reference books and study aids to Zhang Xiyao's daughter, Zhang Jianna. Today, Zhang Xiyao's family has long been lifted out of poverty, and Huanglong Village has also achieved butterfly changes.

In October 2018, during his inspection tour in Guangdong, the general secretary came to Lianzhang Village, Lianjiangkou Town, Qingyuan City, to learn more about grassroots party building, poverty alleviation, villagers' services, and visited the poor household Lu Yihe's home. An important background of this inspection is that the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized resolutely winning the battle against poverty and put forward the strategy of rural revitalization. In Lianzhang Village, the general secretary told the villagers that they should work from generation to generation, not only to speed up poverty alleviation and prosperity, but also to promote the comprehensive revitalization of the countryside and move towards modernization.

Baiqiao Village is the third village visited by the general secretary in Guangdong. Against the background of the new era, the general secretary went to Guangdong to see the countryside again, sending a clear signal.

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Heavy peasants and strong peasants have a clear signal

After the victory in poverty alleviation, it is necessary to comprehensively promote rural revitalization, which is a historic shift in the focus of the "three rural areas" work. The general secretary stressed many times that "we must not relax our efforts and rest, let alone change channels."

The report of the 20th CPC National Congress pointed out that the most arduous and arduous task in building a modern socialist country in an all-round way still lies in the rural areas. After the conclusion of the conference, the general secretary went out for the first time to Yan'an, Shaanxi and Anyang, Henan to see rural revitalization, and thought all the way about how to accelerate the construction of an agricultural power and promote agricultural and rural modernization on the new journey.

A strong country must first strengthen the peasants, and only when the peasants are strong can the country be strong.

At the end of last year, the general secretary said at the Central Rural Work Conference, "I will talk about this meeting to show the clear attitude of the party Central Committee in strengthening the work of 'three rural areas' and send a strong signal to emphasize agriculture and strengthen peasants." ”

During the two sessions of the National People's Congress this year, the general secretary pointed out when participating in the discussion of the Jiangsu delegation that an agricultural power is the foundation of a modern socialist power, and promoting agricultural modernization is an inevitable requirement for achieving high-quality development.

To understand the clear signal of the general secretary that heavy agriculture and strong peasants should be focused, we should focus on grasping a few key words.

First, food security. Only by firmly grasping the initiative in food security can we stabilize and strengthen the country and rejuvenate the initiative. Food security, this is the great of the country. The general secretary issued a warning: "Once there is a problem in agriculture, the rice bowl is held by someone, and the other people's faces are eaten, what modernization construction can we talk about?" "To ensure food security, it is especially important to solve the problem of seeds and arable land.

The second is to increase peasants' income. This is the purpose of industrial revitalization, the proper meaning of solidly promoting common prosperity, and the central task of the "three rural areas" work. The general secretary used a figurative metaphor - let the peasants pick up the "golden flat burden". He has always stressed the need to improve the interest linkage mechanism and "not forget the farmers."

The third is two-wheel drive. The general secretary pointed out that to build an agricultural power, the key lies in science and technology, and the key lies in reform. To do a good job in the "three rural areas" work, it is necessary to strengthen the "two-wheel drive" of science and technology and reform.

Fourth, it is necessary not only to shape the body, but also to forge the soul. To promote rural modernization, we must not only enrich our material life but also our spiritual life. The general secretary has stressed many times that it is necessary to achieve an all-round improvement of the countryside from appearance to inside, and form and god, and "let peasants live a modern and civilized life on the spot."

The visit to Baiqiao Village carried the general secretary's attention and concern for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization, and also conveyed the determination and confidence of building an agricultural power.

Executive Producer丨Shen Yong Gong Xuehui

Main writer丨Liu Ruilin

Reporter丨Li Zheng, Wang Pengfei, Yang Zitong, Pan Yi, Fan Kai, Li Wei, Zhao Hua, Yang Bo, Duan Dewen, Li Hui, Guo Hong, Fan Yiming

Vision丨Chen Kuo Zhang Jing Qi Huan