economic development, transportation first; Rural development thrives on roads. In recent years, the Yuyang District Transportation Bureau has focused on rural roads to serve rural revitalization, and in accordance with the idea of "consolidating the highway foundation, beautifying the road environment, improving service quality, and boosting rural revitalization", it has solidly promoted the high-quality development of "four good rural roads" and provided transportation service guarantee for the realization of agricultural and rural modernization.
In the midsummer of this year, Balasu Town, which is located at 38 degrees north latitude "watermelon golden planting belt", ushered in the sweet listing of sandy watermelons. Walking along the spacious and tidy Yubu Road, there are endless watermelon fields on both sides of the road, and melon farmers are busy shuttling in the meantime, selecting watermelons with suitable ripeness and good quality for the merchants who come to purchase.
"I made a special trip from Jinan, Shandong Province to purchase watermelons in Balasu Town, Yuyang District, Balasu watermelons grow in sandy land, the taste is sweet and crisp, and they are very popular in the market in our place, and the evaluation is particularly good, and now this is my fixed procurement point every year." Shandong businessman Lu Qiguang said.
In addition to supplying merchants, many melon farmers also drive their own watermelons to the market town to sell. The reporter saw that the market town square was lined up with stalls selling watermelons, and Wang Xiniu, a villager from Sanchang Village, greeted customers enthusiastically while carefully picking round watermelons to weigh them.
"In the past, the road was impassable, and the watermelons planted could not be sold out, but now the roads have been repaired and the transportation is convenient. Villager Wang Xiniu said.
Since the beginning of autumn, it takes less than 20 minutes to drive from the city to Zhaozhuang Village, Guta Town, where there are antique houses on one side of the road and modern facilities on the other side. The shed is full of greenery and fruit, crisscrossed by dragon fruit trees, and the thorny green vines are full of bright red dragon fruit; Rows of trellises are lined up, and the black and purple grapes are hidden like clusters of agate...... The scene of the seasonal fruit and vegetable harvest is particularly eye-catching, and the hearty laughter of picking tourists can be heard from time to time in the shed. As a grower, Wang Hongmei is not only a witness to the changes in this rural road, but also a beneficiary.
"I planted four sheds of grapes this year, the grapes are in good condition and variety, and now the roads in the village have been renovated, and there are more people who come to pick them than before, and I can earn more than 100,000 yuan a year." Wang Hongmei, a grape grower, said.
It is understood that Guta Town focuses on the construction of livable, workable and beautiful villages, and continues to expand the "greenhouse economy" and courtyard economy while continuously upgrading and transforming rural roads, and successfully builds picking belts in the suburbs of Zhaozhuang, Shijing, Hangzhuang and other cities in 2023, with an annual income of more than 500 yuan.
"In recent years, our town has always adhered to the concept of 'prospering industry with roads and promoting tourism with roads', accelerated the construction of 'four good rural roads', and effectively repaired 'industrial roads' to the fields and 'roads to get rich' to farmers' homes. At the same time, closely focusing on the large-scale development of planting industry, intensive development of grass and animal husbandry industry, modeled development of courtyard economy, and brand development of rural tourism, we strive to create a beautiful pastoral, activate the Luyan economy, boost the village collective economy, and pave a channel for the people of the town to get rich. Up to now, the collective economic income of the town and village has exceeded 7 million yuan. He An, deputy mayor of Guta Town, said.
Rural roads are connected to the rural masses at one end and the hope of getting rich at the other, and play a leading role in promoting rural revitalization and promoting the integrated development of urban and rural areas. In recent years, Yuyang District has made great efforts to smooth the "micro-circulation" of rural roads, realize 100% of the hardened roads in the established villages, fully promote the economic development of the courtyard, and create "four industrial demonstration belts" of corn, potatoes, small grains, and high-quality fruits and vegetables, so as to drive farmers to continue to increase their income and become rich. At the same time, the rational layout of the highway network, a total of more than 220 kilometers of industrial roads have been built, promoting the quality and efficiency of coal, coal-to-liquid, natural gas processing and other industries, promoting the vigorous development of new energy projects such as photovoltaic and wind power, and helping the region to accelerate the rise of emerging industries such as aviation and new materials, providing a "stabilizer" and "strong engine" for high-quality economic and social development.
"In recent years, the Yuyang District Transportation Bureau has vigorously carried out the creation of four good rural roads, under the leadership of the road chief system working mechanism, in accordance with the construction of good management, good operation, in accordance with the work ideas of good construction, good management and good operation, has been created into a municipal four good rural road demonstration towns 8, demonstration mileage of more than 400 kilometers. Wei Provincial Road was rated as one of the top ten most beautiful rural roads at the provincial level, and in 2023, Yuyang District was successfully established as a national four-good rural road demonstration county. Liu Wenming, member of the party group of Yuyang District Transportation Bureau and director of the Rural Road Maintenance Center, introduced that in the next step, Yuyang District will continue to upgrade and transform on the basis of the creation of four good rural roads, create the most beautiful rural roads, continue to promote the high-quality development of rural roads, provide safer, more convenient and comfortable travel conditions for the masses, and provide strong support for rural revitalization and regional economic and social development.
Author: Du Xin, Wang Hongjin, reporter Cao Yi