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The Wei River, which slowly flows eastward, is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and is regarded as the mother river by the Guanzhong fathers. The north and south banks of the lower reaches of the Wei River have silted up large areas of river flats, which have become fertile soil suitable for agricultural cultivation, and were once dotted with villages of all sizes. Xiqingtun Village, High-tech Zone, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, is the last village in the Shaanxi section of the Weihe River.
From September 2021, when Xiqingtun Village suffered the largest flood in the Wei River in 40 years, to November 2023, when the entire village was relocated and replanted, reporters from the News Center of Shaanxi Radio and Television Financial Media Group (Taiwan) continued to interview and shoot Xiqingtun Village, deeply recording the process of this last river village in the Shaanxi section of the Wei River from disaster and disaster avoidance to relocation, demolition and regreening.
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【Guide】
【Flood scene】Weinan Radio and Television reporter Lei Jieqiong
The houses in Xiqingtun have been flooded to the point that only one roof remains.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
It almost killed me.
【Subtitle】Zhou Xinxi, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
This year (2021) is a year of no harvest.
【Subtitle】Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, Dang Dongzai
The masses are unwilling to move, and there will never be a full stop.
Hu Zhiyong, then deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Baiyang Street, Weinan High-tech Zone
The masses have a relatively large opinion on this area.
Cai Jun, Director of the Management Committee of Weinan High-tech Zone
[Simultaneous sound] must be done once to the end, and it must not be dragged again.
【Title】Farewell, the last river village
【Subtitle】In October 2023, the relocation and resettlement community of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, elected the owners' committee
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a resident of Xiqingtun New Community, Weinan High-tech Zone
I didn't expect that our village could also set up an owners' committee, and I could also plan for myself? If I'm elected, set an example.
[Simultaneous voice of vote counting] Xie Weiwei, Dang Hongmei, Xie Weiwei.
【Subtitle】Hao Juya, a staff member of the Baiyang Street Office of Weinan High-tech Zone
Now we are elected as members of our industry committee, so I will announce these 9 members to us, Mu Liqi, Bu Zhangang, Liu Wenjuan, Xie Weiwei.
Hearing his name, Xie Weiwei, who had lived in the countryside since he was a child, applauded excitedly. From a rural farmer to a community resident, this new identity made her confident that her future life would be different. However, just two years ago, this season was a moment of life and death for her.
Two years ago
【Subtitle】 In September 2021, the Wei River flood passed through Xiqingtun Village
【Subtitle】Weinan Radio and Television reporter Lei Jieqiong
At this time, the road is completely flooded, so you can see on my right hand side that this area is the whole village of Xiqingtun, and we can see in the nearest place that the house has been flooded to the point where only one roof remains.
Yang Xihong, then director of the Flood Control Office of Weinan High-tech Zone
The focus of flood control in our high-tech zone is the evacuation of the villagers of Xiqingtun Village, which is now the only village still in the Weihe River, and all the people in the village have been evacuated, and the evacuation of people is the focus of our work.
In the autumn of 2021, the Wei River suffered the largest flood in 40 years, and the flood peak of the Wei River crossed Xiqingtun Village, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province three times, and six production embankments in the village burst, flooding all farmland, causing huge economic losses. Fortunately, the evacuation was timely, and more than 2,000 villagers in the village were safe. After the floods, everyone returned to the village to inspect the damage, and most of the houses were no longer inhabitable.
【Subtitle】Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, Dang Dongzai
This dilapidated house.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
This is our old house, and the walls have all collapsed, and the water was so deep at that time.
Seeing the dilapidated appearance of the home in front of him reminded Xie Weiwei of a familiar scene 20 years ago.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
I remember that in 2003, when I had just gotten married, I was flooded, and I was confined in December. I remember being poisoned by coal (gas) once, and it almost killed me.
The Wei River, which flows slowly eastward, is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and is regarded as the mother river by the Guanzhong fathers. On the north and south banks of the lower reaches of the Wei River, large areas of river flats have been silted up, which have become fertile soil suitable for agricultural cultivation, and have once covered villages of all sizes. Xie Weiwei lives in Xiqingtun Village, where he lives, is prosperous because of the river, but he is also trapped because of the river.
After the "038" flood in 2003, in order to prevent similar tragedies from happening again, Shaanxi implemented a comprehensive treatment project for the Wei River, widening the embankment and dredging the river. [Screen] Schematic animation
Hu Zhiyong, then deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Baiyang Street, Weinan High-tech Zone
After the construction of this flood control embankment, the river channel has narrowed and the water level has become higher, which is not necessarily a good thing for the agricultural production of the masses in Xiqingtun.
Xiqingtun Village is located within the Weihe flood control embankment, and it becomes a key area for flood control during the rainy season, forming a phenomenon that "as soon as the Weihe River rises, the village suffers from disasters."
【Subtitle】Zhou Xinxi, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
This year (2021) is a year of no harvest, and all of them are flooded in water.
After the completion of the Weihe embankment project, many river villages like Xiqingtun Village have completed the relocation of their entire villages and started a new life, but the overall relocation of Xiqingtun Village has not been able to move forward for a long time.
【Subtitle】Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, Dang Dongzai
In the past, the old man said that "you don't need to use fertilizer for three years in the river". The masses are reluctant to move. In this area, the land is fertile, the water conservancy is convenient, and the grain output is relatively good, and the land in front of it used to be the place with the highest grain output in the whole Weinan region.
In this way, in order to retain nostalgia and livelihood, Xiqingtun Village became the last river village in the Shaanxi section of the Wei River.
【Subtitle】 November 2021 Xiqingtun Village Flood Control Emergency Resettlement Community "Water Shelter Building"
These houses are called "water shelters" by the villagers, and they are flood control emergency resettlement communities built by the local government to ensure the safety of the people.
【Subtitle】Mu Jishan, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
A household of 50 square meters (meters) is temporarily resettled, and those who are placed during the flood shelter period are not formally represented, and they can go home to work in agriculture after the flood season.
【Text】The water comes, and the people withdraw; The water recedes, and people return. The "Water Shelter Building" built in 2008 has given shelter to the people of Xiqingtun again and again during the subsequent flood season, but this is not a long-term solution after all. In 2012, the Weinan High-tech Zone issued the "Opinions on the Implementation of the Overall Relocation of Xiqingtun Village", planning to build a permanent settlement community next to the "water shelter" to completely improve the living environment of Xiqingtun Village, but this has been waiting for nearly 10 years.
【Subtitle】Xiqingtun Village Relocation Problem 1 Project Funds are not in place
Cai Jun, Director of the Management Committee of Weinan High-tech Zone
When we chose the place to resettle the community, we also gave full consideration to it, saying that since we were resettled with the people, we had to put them in a suitable position. At that time, the land was not pure land, and there were also demolitions.
In order to lighten the burden on the masses, except for the 10,000 yuan paid by each household during the construction of the "water shelter building," the Weinan High-tech Zone did not pay any other expenses.
Ma Wei, Deputy Director of the Urban Village Reconstruction Office of the Management Committee of Weinan High-tech Zone
(2021) The relocation of the entire village in Xiqingtun is estimated to be 630 million yuan according to relevant policies, with a shortfall of 450 million yuan.
【Subtitle】The second project of the relocation problem of Xiqingtun Village has a long construction period
The Xiqingtun Village Relocation and Resettlement Community Project was approved by the Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2015; In 2018, the project started; In 2019, the main body was capped. But until the flood in 2021 passed, it was still impossible to move in because of the imperfect finishing work.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
This is my house, this is the kitchen, the kitchen is small, this is my mother-in-law's house, I live here, the house is so small, there is nowhere to put anything in the house.
【Subtitle】Liu Wenjuan, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
Our family is a family of 9 people, several children are together, and we can't study at night, so we can't avoid some conflicts, so we urgently need to solve the problem of housing.
【Subtitle】Mu Xiehong, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
It has been almost 10 years since the government built this house in Xiqingtun, when will it reach the hands of the masses?
【Subtitle】Xiqingtun Village Relocation Problem 3: The new houses built are not enough
The resettlement area is related to the vital interests of the masses and should be fully protected. Villagers said that according to the relocation policy of 50 square meters per person, coupled with the "new subdivisions" that have emerged due to population growth in the past 10 years, the new houses relocated and resettled are simply not enough.
【Subtitle】Mu Jishan, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
In 2006, there were 400 households in the village and a population of about 1,700. More than 10 years later, those babies basically got married, grew up, and got married, and (in 2021) there are now more than 480 households.
【Subtitle】The relocation of Xiqingtun Village has caused a vicious circle of resentment
In the past 10 years, the shortage of funds has always been a major problem for the local government, the more funds are scarce, the slower the construction progress, the longer the time it takes, and the more the population grows, the more resettlement houses and compensation are needed, resulting in a greater lack of funds and falling into a vicious circle.
Sound source: Huang Xiaomei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
Oops, we've been running for years, and we've been there a lot. I went to the township (neighborhood office) and went to find it, saying that you don't have to worry about it, and I will solve it for you when the time comes. Find the (high-tech zone) management committee, (high-tech zone) management committee called the township (street office), the township (street office) brought us back, and led us to the big office to give us promises, and what we promised was not fulfilled.
【Subtitle】Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, Dang Dongzai
The main problem is that the character is not well defined, and when the project is launched, the cadres are relatively "confident" and do not understand the people's feelings, and in fact they are somewhat estranged from the masses. The plan and the actual are separated, and they are delayed again and again, and the more they are delayed, the greater the contradictions, and they will never be able to draw a full stop.
The Weinan High-tech Zone once listed the relocation and resettlement community of Xiqingtun Village as a key livelihood project, but in the process of doing good things for the people, what was harvested was the people's grievances.
Cai Jun, Director of the Management Committee of Weinan High-tech Zone
At that time, it was difficult to do anything. Xiqingtun is different from the urban village transformation we see now, because when the urban village was renovated, it had market behavior, and its village was relatively remote, and it was in the Weihe River, so this area was purely a matter for the government to solve difficulties.
Clarify the delivery time of the newly resettled community, solve the housing problem of "new sub-households" and the newly increased population, and speed up the progress of the payment of resettlement compensation...... With these demands, the people of Xiqingtun Village are eager to "give an explanation from the government".
【Subtitle】 November 2021 Xiqingtun Village Committee Meeting Room
【Subtitle】Yang Qinwa, a villager representative of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
Now, as long as the Wei River is flooded, the whole of Xiqingtun will be flooded, and it will not be able to be planted in the summer even if it is flooded in autumn.
【Subtitle】Liu Wenjuan, villager representative of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
Later, the resettlement community was built, and three high-rise buildings were built, but the resettlement was not completed.
Yang Meng, then Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Baiyang Street, Weinan High-tech Zone
In 2009 (Xiqingtun Village) from Linwei District to our high-tech zone, in the past ten years by the Wei River floods many times, the core is the impact of the capital, has not been delivered on time, the relocation fee has not been fully paid in place, we have been actively fighting. According to our original relocation policy, if we promised the masses, we should fulfill what should be fulfilled by the masses.
Ma Wei, Deputy Director of the Urban Village Reconstruction Office of Weinan High-tech Zone
Now the management committee is raising all kinds of funds, and has arranged for the construction of the urban shed reform company, please rest assured.
【Text】About the flood, painful memories; Regarding the new house, the disappointment of not being built for a long time has made the people of Xiqingtun Village want to live a stable and comfortable life. Especially after the floods in 2021, Xiqingtun Old Village can no longer be inhabited, and Weinan High-tech Zone is determined to completely solve the problem of relocation of Xiqingtun Village from the source.
Cai Jun, Director of the Management Committee of Weinan High-tech Zone
On the one hand, it is necessary to strive for special funds from the higher levels and report to the municipal party committee and government, and at the same time, to the provincial water conservancy department, the provincial emergency department, including the agriculture department, and so on. In the second part, we just want to operate a part of the funds through market-oriented means. It is indeed difficult to increase such a large financial burden. After October 2021, the high-tech zone will take out all the land transfer income of the year and some funds borrowed from the treasury, which is to solve this matter.
Hu Zhiyong, then deputy secretary of the Party Working Committee of Baiyang Street, Weinan High-tech Zone
The progress of this project in the early stage was relatively slow, and the masses had relatively large opinions on this area. In response to this situation, our management committee has also set up a special class to visit households. 【Text】 The local government actively raised relocation funds, and cadres went door-to-door to understand the situation and dispel the masses' concerns about relocation.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
If we say that after we move out and demolish it, each homestead will have 150,000 yuan (compensation)?
Guo Lei, then secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of Baiyang Street, Weinan High-tech Zone
After getting the keys to the first phase, I put my heart on the new house and worry about the decoration.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
How can I decorate, I also have money, and I can't decorate now without money.
Guo Lei, then secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of Baiyang Street, Weinan High-tech Zone
Let's start the distribution of capitation resettlement fees today, and send 5,000 to the masses today, don't you still have 10,000 left, let's allocate it before December 31, 2021, after the funds are in place.
Yang Meng, then Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Baiyang Street, Weinan High-tech Zone
According to the standard of 150,000 yuan per homestead in the relocation plan, we demolished all the old villages in Xiqingtun.
Through various fund-raising efforts by the provinces and municipalities, and through various means such as loans and special projects, the gap in relocation funds has finally been closed, and the completion of the resettlement community in Xiqingtun Village has been accelerated in an all-round way.
【Subtitle】From November to December 2021, the relocation and resettlement community of Xiqingtun Village will be divided
This is 1 decoration key and 5 entry keys.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
My two sons live in this room, the two of them, and I live with my husband.
[Simultaneous sound] is 157 (square meters), each has its own space, each has its own room, very happy, very happy, very excited.
【Subtitle】 From March to May 2022, the entire village of Xiqingtun Village will be demolished
【Screen】Zenjiafuku
This family photo of Dang Dongzai, the village party secretary, was taken on March 14, 2022, that is, on this day, Xiqingtun Village, where he has lived for half his life, began the demolition and relocation of the entire village.
【Subtitle】Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, Dang Dongzai
After all, the people of this village who went out from there miss that place, and after a long time, they will remember this place.
【Screen】Demolition site
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
Never coming back, never coming back.
【Subtitle】In June 2022, Xie Weiwei's new house in the relocation and resettlement community of Xiqingtun Village
Walking into Xie Weiwei's new house, four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms, the windows are bright and clean, making people feel at ease and down-to-earth. Villagers say they live in a three-kilometre circle – 50 metres from a primary school, 600 metres from a middle school and 1,000 metres from a hospital.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a resident of Xiqingtun New Community, Weinan High-tech Zone
We don't have to worry about this house being flooded during the flood season this year (2022), there are several married families who have already moved in here, and there must be a rush in the future, a direction to move forward, and a goal.
In the past, villages in the floodplains of the Weihe River were agricultural non-point source pollution points, which were not only detrimental to the improvement of environmental problems and ecological protection and restoration of the Weihe River, but also caused major safety hazards to local villagers during the flood season.
Yu Quangang, Chief Engineer of the Yellow River Upper and Middle Reaches Administration of the Yellow River of the Ministry of Water Resources
The relocation and regreening of the last river village in the Wei River (Shaanxi Section) has played a very good role in promoting the ecological protection and restoration of the Wei River and even the Yellow River Basin, as well as in non-point source pollution, industrial pollution, and urban environmental pollution (prevention and control).
The 10-year relocation of Xiqingtun Village also taught a deep lesson to the local authorities. They will continue to solve the remaining problems of the relocation of Xiqingtun Village.
Cai Jun, Director of the Management Committee of Weinan High-tech Zone
At that time (2012), under that circumstances, I calculated that the whole should have been completed in more than 300 million. At present, the project is estimated to be 660 million yuan after it has been fully completed. We are still building two buildings, and we plan to hand over them next year (2024), with 480 households having a house for everyone. Grassroots work in rural areas is full of difficulties, but it is still necessary to carry out the people-centered work. The lesson for us is that the quality of life of the common people has not improved immediately after such a long span of time, and at the same time, the cost of demolition, relocation, and resettlement is also increasing for us.
【Subtitle】From October to November 2023, the autumn harvest in Xiqingtun Village will be carried out and the Weihe River channel clearance work will be started
【Subtitle】Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, Dang Dongzai [Simultaneous Voice] Look at the growth of this bud valley is okay.
【Subtitle】Yang Juhua, a villager of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone
The absolute yield is high, (per mu) to 1300-1400 catties.
Compared with the no harvest two years ago, Xiqingtun Village ushered in a bumper harvest this year.
【Subtitle】Xie Weiwei, a resident of Xiqingtun New Community, Weinan High-tech Zone
Hurry up, I have to help my mother peel the corn after harvesting.
At the same time, the local government started the wrecker removal work of the Weihe River in the Xiqingtun Village section, and the land that carried the memories of the villagers was finally replanted and replanted. On the public notice board of the wrecker removal project, the words "funds have been secured" are written on it.
【Subtitle】Secretary of the General Party Branch of Xiqingtun Village, Weinan High-tech Zone, Dang Dongzai
After the completion of the wrecker removal work this year, from the last year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (established) to the present Xiqingtun Village, the last river village of the Weihe River (Shaanxi section) has completely become history and has become cultivated land.
