With the gentle evening breeze of summer, Donglu Sulfur Village, a "traditional Chinese village" located in the east of Guanzhuang Street in Zhangqiu District, looks even more charming in the afterglow of the setting sun. The neat and wide village roads, the scattered Ming and Qing dynasty buildings, and the leisurely and peaceful villagers...... As the fifth batch of traditional Chinese villages and famous historical and cultural villages in Shandong Province, under the leadership of Gong Kejian, the "post-80s military secretary", Donglu Sulfur Village actively plays the role of a grassroots party organization as a fighting fortress, closely relies on the development idea of "party building leading + nostalgia culture", seizes the opportunity in inheriting and carrying forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and writes a new chapter in the party building leading rural revitalization.
Gong Kejian joined the army in 1999 and returned to his hometown of Donglu Sulfur Village after being honorably discharged from the army in December 2001. After witnessing the changes in his hometown from clothing, food, housing and transportation to cultural and entertainment life, he strengthened his determination to contribute to the development of his hometown.
In the 2017 general election of the village "two committees", he served as a member of the party branch of Donglusuo. In March 2021, Donglu Sulfur Village ushered in a new round of general election of the village "two committees", and in the face of the trust of the organization and the trust of the villagers, he was elected as the secretary of the general party branch and the director of the village committee of Donglu Sulfur Village with a high vote. "As the secretary of the general party branch of the village, I have the obligation and responsibility to be a good 'caring person' for the old folks, and lead them to the broad road of rural revitalization and industrial prosperity." Gong Kejian not only said this, but also did it.
As a "post-80s" village party secretary, Gong Kejian deeply integrates the background of retired soldiers into his blood, and engraves his original intention and mission in the depths of his heart. As the leader of the rural revitalization of Donglu Sulfur Village, he gave full play to the leading core role of the party branch, became the intimate and leader of the masses, and wholeheartedly solved problems for the masses.
Gong Kejian will do grassroots party building as an important starting point to promote rural revitalization, adhere to the guidance of party building, promote standardized construction, explore the establishment of a "village cadres package, party members package" work system, regularly carry out "three meetings and one lesson" and theme party days and other activities, adhere to the development of characteristic theory preaching, etc., guide party members to play a vanguard and exemplary role, fully demonstrate the image of "a party member is a banner" with practical actions, and vigorously promote the better development of rural revitalization work. Carry out the practice of "I do practical things for the masses" on a regular basis, invest more than 10 yuan to upgrade and renovate water supply facilities such as wells and water towers, so that villagers can drink "assured water", invest 60,000 yuan to install more than 50 high-standard solar street lamps on the village road, and repair and replace more than 30 street lamps in the village, so that the villagers can be "warm" in their hearts.
In order to solidly promote the renovation of the living environment in the village, Gong Kejian takes the leadership of party building as the starting point, adheres to the principle of "scientific planning, demonstration and guidance, and adapting measures to local conditions", and promotes the improvement of the quality and efficiency of the human settlements with "party building +". Adhering to the concept of "party members leading the masses to do", he led more than 300 party members and the masses to thoroughly clean up the village without dead ends, and planted more than 100 trees such as red maple, acacia and oriental cypress on the road into the village, adding a touch of beautiful scenery to the village. The original "dirty and messy" living conditions are gradually gone, and a new countryside with clean and tidy environment, beautiful environment and fresh air is ushered in.
The ancient buildings of Donglu Sulfur Village were mainly built in the Ming and Qing dynasties and have a long history. After years of wind and rain, coupled with a large exodus of people from the village, many old houses are dilapidated. "The ancient village can only be 'lived' if it is 'lived' first, these are the precious legacies left by the ancestors, and our 'two committees' team should take responsibility and find ways to protect and use the old house." Gong Kejian said. With the 2022 provincial-level traditional village restoration and utilization project settled in Donglu Sulfur Village, Gong Kejian led everyone to restore 20 sets of courtyard houses in the Ming and Qing dynasties in the village, which opened the prelude to the tourism development of Donglu Sulfur Ancient Village. In 2023, the construction of the ancient building continuous renovation and utilization project with a total investment of about 7 million yuan will officially start, and the stone paving of Changxing Street, Yongan Street, and Fengyang Street (part of the road section) in the village will be carried out, and the strong and weak electricity will be implemented, the façade along the street will be renovated, and the Taihetang Hotel site will be repaired. According to the actual situation of the village, Gong Kejian and a group of people from the "two committees" of the village have collectively recovered more than 10 ruined walls and idle courtyards in the village, built a cultural and entertainment square and a parking lot, and six contiguous courtyards have been built into Pingziqiang Ruins Park.
For a long time, Gong Kejian has always maintained and carried forward the military style and fine traditions, dared to fight tough battles and won battles in all aspects of grassroots governance, and became the backbone and new force of rural revitalization in Donglu Village. In the future work, he is full of confidence and determined to lead the whole village to move forward bravely on the road of rural revitalization. "We will continue to give full play to the advantages of the ancient village, create a cultural tourism brand, develop a joint force, and promote the quality and efficiency of rural tourism. At the same time, we will pay great attention to industrial development, improve the scale of planting and breeding industry and the degree of production standardization, increase the added value of agricultural and sideline products, continue to develop and expand the village collective economy, and write a new chapter of rural revitalization in the new era under the leadership of party building!"
Reporter: Ma Qiang Editor: Yang Wenwen Proofreader: Li Li