In recent years, with the advancement of urbanization in the mainland, the construction of new countryside has been in full swing, with the goal of improving the appearance of rural areas and improving the quality of life of farmers. However, in this wave of "high-level" rural transformation, many farmers have expressed different voices and concerns. A large-scale demolition and consolidation of 10 villages, while seemingly spectacular in size and overall layout, has caused many problems and inconveniences.
In the process of merging, more than 1,000 households that had been scattered were concentrated in a large newly built residential area. On the surface, the residents got new houses and a cleaner environment, but in reality, this renovation had a big impact on the daily lives of the farmers. First, farmers are farther away from their fields, which not only increases their labor intensity, but also may affect crop management and profitability.
In the past, farmers could grow vegetables, fruit trees, and raise chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep in front of and behind their houses, which was not only a source of livelihood, but also part of the joy of rural life. In the planning of the new countryside, such space was greatly compressed, replaced by a unified landscape tree and standardized architectural style, and the peasants lost part of their self-sufficiency and the individualized characteristics of the countryside. Although the white walls and red tiles are beautiful, they also make people feel a kind of rigidity and monotony.
Many netizens expressed concern about this, believing that rural transformation should take more into account the actual needs of farmers rather than just pursuing visual uniformity and beauty. Experts also suggest that when building a new countryside, more detailed and humane planning should be carried out, such as designing a certain proportion of self-cultivated land to provide farmers with breeding sites, while retaining some local characteristics and avoiding cultural homogenization.
The original intention of the construction of the new countryside is undoubtedly to improve the living environment of the rural areas and promote social progress, but in the process of promoting it, have we neglected the most basic living needs and emotional support of the peasants? When the rural areas have lost their diversity and freedom, do we really need such a beautiful new homeland? The voices and choices of the peasants should become an indispensable part of the construction of the new countryside. We need a more balanced and nuanced development strategy to ensure that the improvement of the rural landscape goes hand in hand with the improvement of farmers' well-being.
In the future rural construction, let us listen more to the most simple voices on the land. In the current new rural construction model, many netizens expressed their views. A netizen from the merged village said, "Although the new house is shiny, the loss of the vegetable garden and convenient animal husbandry that used to be planted at hand, and the extra daily running to work in the fields is tiring." This netizen's feelings represent the dilemmas and challenges encountered by some farmers in real life.
Another netizen who focuses on rural development pointed out, "What we need is a new countryside that can maintain the convenience of life and the coexistence of cultural characteristics, rather than just a uniform residential area." He stressed that the sustainable development of rural areas should not only focus on the modernization of appearance, but also on the actual needs and emotional connection of residents.
Experts suggest that when designing a new countryside, take into account the actual lifestyle of rural residents, and the design should include flexible spaces to accommodate activities such as planting and breeding, while retaining some traditional elements to prevent cultural homogenization.
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