Editor's note:
The construction of common prosperity countryside is an innovative attempt of great practical significance since Youyang deeply implemented the rural revitalization strategy. In 2021, Youyang will carry out a pilot demonstration and exploration practice of co-prosperity villages in Hejiayan Village, Huatian Township, and have embarked on a new road of "self-development and self-earning" of "self-development and self-earning". Today, this model of common prosperity has been extended to 50 villages in the county and gradually extended to 278 villages in the county.
In the process of establishment, the first secretary of the village, the cadres of the village group, the main body of the market operation, the grassroots people, plus the newly introduced CEO of the common prosperity village, everyone worked together to build a high-level demonstration site for ethnic unity and common prosperity, a pioneer place for beautiful Chongqing, and a model place for Bayu and beautiful villages.
On the occasion of the "May Day" International Labor Day, Youyang Rong Media Center will focus on the front line of Gongfu Village, and portray a three-dimensional group portrait of dedication and enthusiasm for the construction of Gongfu Village, and pay tribute to the co-creators of Gongfu Village and workers from all walks of life in the whole society, and wish everyone a happy holiday!
Zhang Jian, the first secretary of the central village:
Art is used as a medium to activate the new vitality of the countryside
"Calm down and do a good job, I will continue to write my works on the land of the central village. This is the promise that Zhang Jian made to the stationed units and the villagers of the central village when he came to the central village of Huatian Township from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in May last year.
Zeng Lingxiang, the previous first secretary of the central village, was Zhang Jian's colleague at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Taking over the baton from Zeng Lingxiang, Zhang Jian, who is good at film and television animation production, fell into deep thought: on the basis of the work of the former first secretary of the village, how to give full play to his own advantages and strength to serve the development of the countryside and increase the "exposure" of the central village?
Use images to narrate the great changes in the mountain township
The People's Art Workshop is a public welfare aesthetic education project founded by Zeng Lingxiang, and it is also a vivid practice of bringing contemporary art back to daily life. Here, villagers can not only gossip about homely things, but also carry out aesthetic education training and art lectures. The People's Art Workshop has become an important part of the cultural life of the villagers.
After in-depth understanding of the needs and aspirations of the villagers, Zhang Jian combined the characteristics of the film and television animation major, and called on 30 teachers and students from Sichuan and the United States to jointly set up a workshop of "Art Point Village Light - Image Local Aesthetic Education", using image art as the creative carrier, through the shooting and recording of real people and real stories emerging in the villages of Huatian Township in poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, showing the beauty of the countryside, the beauty of human feelings, and the beauty of life in the new era.
"By digging deep into the villagers' struggles in recent years, the students deeply felt the great value of implementing the rural revitalization strategy. Zhang Jian believes that this is not only a vivid ideological and political lesson, but also once again writes the work on the ground.
Guarding the inheritance of ingenuity with craftsmanship
There are more than 7,500 lacquer trees in the central village, but the craft of cutting lacquer is facing the dilemma of having no successor.
"Young people are reluctant to inherit this craft, thinking that cutting lacquer can't make much money, and it is better to go out to work. The words of the local lacquer cutter Ran Maode revealed a deep sense of helplessness.
In order to reverse this situation, Zhang Jian introduced more than 20 non-professional students from Sichuan and the United States to participate in the new exhibition of the lacquer art museum in the village, so that the villagers could witness the charm and market potential of lacquer art.
The newly established lacquer art experience workshop in the central village has shouldered the responsibility and mission of "passing on the help". Here, the villagers pass on the lacquer art techniques they learned from the Sichuan Mei teachers to other villagers and Sichuan Mei students who come to the central village to collect style. This method of "bringing the old with the new and promoting the old with the new" not only allows the traditional lacquer art to be inherited, but also provides new ways for the villagers to find employment and increase income.
"Over time, the craftsmen in the village will be able to transform from lacquer cutters with low labor added value to highly skilled lacquer artists, injecting more cultural added value into lacquer products. Zhang Jian's gaze was very firm.
Energize with skills
"Secretary Zhang, teach us how to shoot short videos!" Villager Jiang Xiumei learned that Zhang Jian was a teacher of film and television, so she took the initiative to say that she tried to promote the beauty and specialties of her hometown by shooting short videos.
In July of the same year, Zhang Jian launched the "Central Village Internet Celebrity Cultivation Program" in the village, guiding villagers on how to operate self-media, helping them shoot and edit short videos, and promote them on social platforms.
Today, more than 20 villagers who participated in the first batch of training have started to operate their own social accounts, promoting their hometowns through live broadcasts and short videos, allowing their hometown's special agricultural products to go out and bringing in tourists, injecting new vitality into the development of the central village.
Zhang Jian uses art as a medium to weave a beautiful new picture of the countryside with wisdom and sweat. He said: "This art relay that falls on the countryside must win!"
The central village of Huatian Township with a strong artistic atmosphere. Profile picture
Ran Sichao, Secretary of the Party Branch of Xinglong Village:
Lead the villagers on the road to prosperity
Walking into Xinglong Village, Tonggu Town, it is like being in a vivid pastoral picture.
In May 2023, Xinglong Village opened a new chapter in the construction of Gongfu Village. Beautiful village, beautiful village, revitalize idle assets...... The village has established a "decision-making, construction, operation, and dividends" community of "villagers + village CEO team + village collective economic association + Taohuayuan Tourism Investment Group + cooperative", forming two business modes of "villager independent management + cooperative operation between villagers and cooperatives", ushering in the spring of development.
In the early morning, the sun shines on Xinglong Village, and the golden light illuminates the busy figures of the villagers. In the orchard, fresh fruits and vegetables are particularly attractive against the backdrop of green leaves. Tourists enjoy the joy of picking, and laughter echoes over the village. All this is inseparable from the dedication of Ran Sichao, secretary of the party branch of the village.
"Thanks to Secretary Ran, it was he who led us on the road to common prosperity!" Wu Fei, a villager, sincerely sighed, who had been working abroad all the year round, but now chose to return to his hometown to develop the chicken industry under the forest and become a part of the construction of the common prosperity village.
"When the construction of Gongfu Village first started, some villagers lacked confidence and worried that they would not be able to adapt to the new development model. Ran Sichao recalled that he knew that in order to lead everyone to prosperity, he must first unite people's hearts.
"We can't live on these acres of land all our lives, we must dare to try new things, dare to innovate, and make 'agriculture + leisure picking' a new engine for the development of Xinglong Village. After that, Ran Sichao walked into the fields whenever he had time, communicated with the villagers face-to-face, touched them with his enthusiasm and sincerity, and let them see the hope of common prosperity.
However, the initial development did not go well. Due to a lack of experience and technology, many villagers are not growing well. Understanding the demands of the villagers, Ran Sichao actively invited relevant agricultural experts to the village to patiently explain planting skills to the villagers and help them solve problems.
With Ran Sichao's encouragement and help, the villagers gradually overcame the difficulties, and the fruits in the orchard began to be harvested, tourists flocked to the village, and the picking activities were very popular. Seeing the fruits of their labor turned into tangible income, the villagers breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with joy on their faces.
"Culture is our root, and we must inherit and carry it forward. In addition to the picking project, Xinglong Village also sought funds to build a yang opera performance stage and a beer house, so that the cultural atmosphere of the village is stronger, "We have adopted the model of construction and production at the same time, and the villagers have become more motivated to participate in the construction and operation as they see the continuous increase in income." ”
Xinglong Village, a small village born because of water, charming because of mountains, prosperous because of culture, and prosperous because of harmony, has become a new model and golden business card for rural construction in Youyang. Walking in the field, I seem to be able to hear Ran Sichao's confidence