Qingxi Village, Xielingang Town, Yiyang City, Hunan Province, and Yuanbao Village, Yuanbao Town, Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province, who were united by the writer Zhou Libo, have entered people's vision more in the spring of 2022 due to a sincere "hug" by the secretaries of the party branches of the two villages.
The affection between these two villages stems from two famous novels created by Zhou Libo. Qingxi Village is the birthplace of Zhou Libo and the place where the story of the novel "Great Changes in The Mountains and Countryside" takes place, while Yuanbao Village is the place where the story of the novel "The Tempest" takes place.
From the advent of the novel to today, sixty or seventy years have passed, let's take a look at what earth-shaking changes have taken place in Qingxi Village and Yuanbao Village.
Hunan Daily all-media reporter Liu Xiaoxue
Intern Wu Pinqian
Heilongjiang Daily all-media reporter Han Bo
Talk about development: witness the vicissitudes of great changes together
(On the evening of January 18, the Spring Festival Cultural Party in Qingxi Village, Xielingang Town, High-tech Zone, Yiyang City, was staged lively, and the provincial intangible cultural heritage project "Shrimp Arch" was unveiled to attract attention.) Hunan Daily all-media reporter Guo Liliang photo)
Qingxi Village: Hi, old friend, meet again. Speaking of which, it is really a coincidence that zhou Libo, a writer who went out from me, created a long novel "The Tempest" and "Great Changes in the Mountains and Countryside" based on you and me, respectively, and we met and intersected.
Yuanbao Village: Mr. Zhou Libo is indeed our "matchmaker". In "The Tempest," I was busy with land reform. In "The Great Change in the Mountains and Countryside", you promote the agricultural cooperative movement with all your wind and fire. This was quite "trendy" at that time, so we were called "the first village of land reform culture" and "the first village of great changes in mountainous villages". Sixty or seventy years have passed!
Qingxi Village: Over the years, we have undergone earth-shaking changes. I have changed from a remote mountain village to a national 4A-level tourist attraction, with the former residence of Zhou Libo with white walls and black tiles, the patchwork of fruit trees and flowers, and the wisdom of the bamboo forest... It attracts nearly 700,000 tourists every year to "punch in". By promoting the integrated development of culture and tourism, the per capita disposable income of villagers will exceed 42,000 yuan in 2021. The money bags of the villagers were bulging, and the smiles on their faces were even brighter.
Yuanbao Village: Remember Zhao Yulin in "The Tempest", "all year round, I can't eat, I can't wear it, and my family of three is bare-chested"? He is a true portrayal of the poor people in the village at that time. Poor is thinking of change, the village riveting enough to develop the industry, now the annual processing and production of pencils and pencil boards account for 20% and 60% of the national total, the total assets of the village reached 735 million yuan. I went from "Guangfutun" to "100 Million Village".
Qingxi Village: The vicissitudes and great changes we have witnessed are the result of the unity of the party and the people to rely on themselves and work hard. We have adhered to the leadership of party building, given full play to the vanguard and exemplary role of party members and cadres, led villagers to participate in village-level autonomy, carried out scenic spot transformation in the village, expanded the scale of tourism and leisure industry, and accomplished many major things.
Yuanbao Village: Always listen to the party and always follow the party. After doing this, polishing cultural signboards and developing characteristic industries has become "water with a source" and "wood with a root".
Talking about the future: rural revitalization works together
(On January 14, in Yuanbao Village, Yuanbao Town, Shangzhi City, Heilongjiang Province, a cluster of brightly colored villas stood out on the snow.) Today, Yuanbao Village has become a "village of 100 million yuan", and most of the villagers live in buildings and villas. Hunan Daily all-media reporter Xu Xing photo)
Qingxi Village: Now I am very popular here. The pristine landscape trees and the cultural business card of "the first village of great changes in the mountains and townships" are the "strong magnetic field" that attracts tourists. To protect them well is to protect our "golden mountains and silver mountains" well. In addition, the Changyi-Changzhou high-speed railway is about to open, and I will become an important node on the big transportation hub here, and the future development of the cultural tourism industry can be expected. In this regard, can the brother have the intention of cooperation?
Yuanbao Village: Worthy of being an old friend, there is tacit understanding. On my rich black land, there are 2,500 acres of rice and flower fragrance No. 2 long-grain fragrant rice, the quality is comparable to wuchang rice, but due to the price and sales problems, the economic benefits are limited. Take advantage of the heating up of the cultural tourism industry in your place, introduce the "aroma of rice and flowers" into the past, or create a cultural and creative product to "bring goods" for it, promote industrial development, increase the income of our villagers, and promote common prosperity.
Clear Creek Village: Great idea. I heard that you are building a patriotic education base and preparing to expand the Tempest Memorial. I also hope to inherit the precious spiritual wealth of party members and cadres and heroic masses in "Great Changes in Mountains and Townships" and inject strong impetus into development. I suggest that we take out the treasured cultural relics and share them, and deeply integrate and promote the cultural and tourism resources.
Genbao Village: That's it. Comprehensively consolidate and expand the results of poverty alleviation, solidly and steadily promote rural reform and development, and promote agricultural and rural modernization... On the road of rural revitalization, there are still more places where we have to communicate and support each other.
Qingxi Village, Yuanbao Village: New era, let's work together. We will certainly be able to compose the "great changes in the mountains and villages" of the new era on the field of hope!