Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 17th
: News from the New Year stay in poverty-stricken areas
Xinhua News Agency reporter
"Continue to consolidate and expand the results of poverty alleviation" and "we must improve the level of rural industry development, rural construction, and rural governance, strengthen measures to increase farmers' income, and promote the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas to continuously achieve substantial progress and phased results." General Secretary Xi Jinping said in a series of important The instructions pointed out the direction for poverty-stricken areas to consolidate and expand the results of poverty alleviation and promote comprehensive rural revitalization.
During the Spring Festival, Xinhua News Agency reporters went deep into poverty-stricken areas to savor the strong flavor of rural China, feel the gratifying changes that have taken place in the lives and production of the villagers, and record the profound changes taking place in the vast countryside.
Let farmers’ pockets become bigger and their lives become better and better
The Spring Festival for the immigrants in Xihaigu is prosperous and busy.
"It is the Spring Festival holiday, and I am responsible for managing 19 greenhouses by myself before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year." Liu Sisheng, a villager in Guangcai Village, Hongsibao District, Wuzhong, Ningxia, rolled up the curtains and let the wind out... As soon as he did it, the morning sun had already set in the west.
51-year-old Liu is a capable farmer. Last year, the Hongsibao Shuifahaohai Modern Agricultural Industrial Park was reorganized. With his hard work and hard work, he was upgraded from a "worker" to an "agricultural partner."
Above: On February 4, Liu Sisheng, a villager from Guangcai Village, worked in a greenhouse at Shuifahaohai Modern Agricultural Industrial Park in Hongsibao, Ningxia. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zou Xinyuan) Picture below: On February 4, in Dongfang Community, Hongsibao District, Wuzhong City, Ningxia, residents were busy rehearsing for social fire to welcome the New Year. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zou Xinyuan)
"I am responsible for management, and the company is responsible for sales. After the fruits and vegetables grown are sold, we share the profits with the company," he said. "In three months last summer, we earned 50,000 yuan from five sheds. I immediately increased the number to 19." With a shed, I can still earn almost 200,000 yuan before August this year.”
Hongsibao District is the country's largest concentrated resettlement area for ecologically relocated immigrants. It is home to more than 200,000 immigrants from Xihaigu. The goal of "being able to move, live stably, and become rich" is being achieved.
Lao Liu is a first-generation immigrant who has experienced the changes brought about by relocation: when he first moved here, he worked everywhere and earned several thousand yuan a month; now, working at home, he can earn more than 200,000 yuan a year. "My current life is the sequel to "Mountains and Seas", and I plan to build a new house this year," Liu Sisheng said.
This Spring Festival, both the "old-timers" and the "new generation" are constantly looking for "increments" in upward development in their new homes.
Kang Yan, 22, only gave herself three days off during the Spring Festival. The online store was still in operation, with more than 2,000 orders waiting to be shipped in three days.
In her studio located in the e-commerce incubation center of Hongsibao District, there is a mountain of express delivery waiting to be sent.
In the past year, Kang Yan sold headscarves and hats, and her online sales exceeded 5 million yuan. Not only did she pay off her family's debt, she also bought a car and a 150-square-meter new house, making her a "winner in life" in everyone's eyes.
Just two years ago, her father died suddenly of illness, and her family owed hundreds of thousands of yuan in debt... Kang Yan quit her job in the city, and with policy support, she seized the "window" of developing e-commerce in her hometown and successfully started her own business. “Last month, cross-border e-commerce was launched, and this year we will take the folks to sell goods abroad,” Kang Yan said.
"The purpose of our education is to get our hometowns out of relative poverty, not to get rid of our hometowns which are relatively poor." Recently, Kang Yan told young entrepreneurs at the first e-commerce supplier conference in Hongsibao.
[Xiaokang Data] In 2023, the results of poverty alleviation will continue to be consolidated and expanded. The income growth rate of farmers in poverty-stricken areas will continue to be higher than the national rural average. The total number of migrant workers who have been lifted out of poverty will reach 33.969 million, exceeding the annual task target of 3.777 million.
[Reporter’s Notes] General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that “removing poverty from poverty is not the end, but the starting point of a new life and a new struggle.” Implementing General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions, people in poverty-stricken areas have made unremitting efforts to change the situation with the help of various policies The touching story of fate continues to unfold. This spirit of having the courage to make self-breakthroughs and continue striving comes from the boost of new roles, new skills, and new ideas. To make farmers' pockets bigger and their lives better, not only industrial employment must be consolidated, but endogenous motivation must also be consolidated and expanded. This is the essence of rural revitalization.
Paint a new picture of livable, industrial and beautiful countryside
"I am the one opening our 'Village Gala' this year. Do you think our village is beautiful?"
During the Spring Festival, 50-year-old Chen Youping, a villager in Xintian Village, Shaoyang County, Hunan Province, broadcast live at home.
Above: Village wall paintings in Xintian Village, Shaoyang County, Hunan Province, taken on February 1. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yao Yu) Below: On February 13, Chen Youping, a villager in Xintian Village, Shaoyang County, Hunan Province, broadcast live on his mobile phone at home. (Photo by Tang Gui)
Chen Youping has not been so happy for a long time in his memory. It was also the Spring Festival 14 years ago, and he left his hometown to work with reluctance in his heart. "The land can't support people, and trivial matters between villagers and neighbors are a big deal. I want to change my way of living." Chen Youpingchen's mentality back then.
Chen Youping lived in Guangdong for eight years and changed many jobs, but failed to save any money. Hearing that the environment in the village was getting better and better, he called the village party secretary Chen Haibing. A local accent sounded on the other end of the phone: "When you come back, we will find a solution together if you encounter any difficulties."
After returning to the village, Chen Youping and his family moved into a poverty alleviation resettlement house. Over the years, he has watched the village "change every day". In the words of the villagers: the mountains are dyed green by the forests, the natural gas is connected to the stove, the 5G network covers the walls, the roads connect to the outside, the buses arrive at the village, and the good days are still there. Behind!
"The village has become brighter, and the hearts of the villagers have also become brighter." Jiang Haixia, the village women's director, said that now the village's waist drum team, dance team, and chorus team have a variety of activities, and everyone in the meeting is united.
Infrastructure is improved, and rural customs and civilization are improved. In the past few years, Xintian Village has promulgated a villagers' self-government charter, built a cultural and sports square and a stage for the people... In 2023, Xintian Village was named "China's Beautiful Leisure Village".
Chen Haibing said: "The villagers gathered together lively and talked most about how to live a better life."
"Our Xintian Village is also called 'Xintian Village'!" the villagers said.
[Well-off Data] my country's rural construction continues to advance, the rural living environment in poverty-stricken areas has significantly improved, and the concept of green development has gradually taken shape. By the end of 2023, the penetration rate of sanitary toilets in rural areas across the country will exceed 73%, and the proportion of administrative villages where domestic waste is collected, transported and processed will remain above 90%. The proportion of administrative villages across the country with access to 5G exceeds 80%, achieving "gigabit access to cities, 5G access to counties, and broadband access to every village."
[Reporter’s Notes] The countryside must not only be shaped, but also its soul must be forged. If the beautiful village appearance with its scattered houses and traffic is the “face” of rural revitalization, then the united, harmonious and high-spirited villagers are the “face” of rural revitalization. Only by allowing the harmony of humanity and the beauty of the environment to have both inside and outside can we build a truly livable, workable and beautiful countryside in the process of Chinese-style modernization.
We should make industrial revitalization the top priority of rural revitalization
In the hinterland of Wumeng Mountain, Haozhi Village, Yanjin County, Yunnan Province.
Yuan Bin, a 36-year-old big silk chicken farmer, is busier than usual this Spring Festival.
During the sales peak before New Year's Eve, his live broadcast room can sell 50 to 100 orders every day. Even the New Year's Eve dinner for Yuan Bin and his wife was eaten at Silky Manor.
Yuan Bin's Silky Chicken Manor is built on a mountain. Groups of Silky Chickens forage in the forest, and stilted chicken sheds stand on the hillside. There are 116 such chicken sheds built in the manor, each capable of raising 500 chickens, and a visual traceability system is also installed.
"I have raised chickens for more than 10 years. Now I can sell chickens in the chicken shed all over the country. I can monitor the situation of the chicken shed on my mobile phone. I never dreamed of it before." Yuan Bin said.
Above: On February 2, Yuan Bin (left) conducted a live broadcast at Silky Manor. (Photo by Lu Zhiqiu) Below: Yuan Bin (right) is checking out silky chicken products on February 6. (Photo by Yuan Siyun)
Haozhi Village has a long history of silky chicken breeding, but it is located in the Wumeng Mountains and was once a typical poor village. In recent years, Yanjin County has vigorously developed the silky chicken industry and established a full industry chain of breeding, processing, and sales. Taking advantage of the boom in industrial development, Yuan Bin's silky chicken breeding scale has gradually expanded.
Today, the mountains are still those mountains, and Yuan Bin has sold silky chickens all over the country. Behind this is his exploration to open up sales: he tried e-commerce live broadcast, and the live broadcast room was located in the chicken shed. Direct sales from the place of origin, live broadcast product selection... His live broadcast room often has "bustling orders". In September last year, Yuan Bin took several young people in the village to engage in e-commerce live streaming and trained them into live broadcasters with a monthly salary of nearly 10,000 yuan.
"Live streaming is just a means to expand sales. Only by promoting production through sales can the industry grow stronger. To sustain the development of the industry, we must also win consumer recognition with quality, expand market share, and conduct brand management." Yuan Bin introduced his " Business experience".
Unlock the "traffic code" and continue to explore the "wealth code": Under the leadership of Yuan Bin, more than 600 farmers in the township raised chickens to increase their income. At present, there are 128 such silky chicken breeding bases in 10 towns and villages in Yanjin County, with a comprehensive breeding scale of 1.5 million birds. In 2023, it will help 4,238 households that have been lifted out of poverty and those under monitoring to increase their income by 4,100 yuan each.
While returning to their hometown for the New Year, some villagers asked Yuan Bin for advice and wanted to start a business in their hometown. "The e-commerce live broadcast training practice base is under preparation. Whether it is sales or breeding, everyone is welcome to work together." Yuan Bin said.
[Xiaokang Data] By the end of 2023, the proportion of central fiscal support for rural revitalization subsidy funds used for industrial development will reach 60%, and poverty-stricken counties have cultivated a number of characteristic leading industries.
[Reporter's Notes] General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "industrial revitalization is the top priority for rural revitalization. We must implement industrial assistance policies and do a good job in 'native products' articles." To do a good job in "local specialties", it is not enough to invest in hardware alone. We must also empower the people who have been lifted out of poverty with knowledge, abilities and means, increase their "aspiration" and increase their "wisdom", so that the people can cultivate their own "blood-making" ability in the market wave. With the improvement of infrastructure, the importance of "human" modernization has become increasingly prominent, which will provide a powerful driving force for profound changes in agriculture and rural areas. (Reporters Liu Ziling, Hou Xuejing, Zou Xinyuan, Yuan Ruting, Lin Bifeng, Yao Yu)