"It turns out that the place where we live is 'three ditches and five forks', the traffic is very inconvenient, the living environment is also very poor, and the road is cut off when it rains in summer, and it is a problem to go out." Chen Keen, director of the Shigou Village Committee, recalled.
Restricted by the topography and backward infrastructure, Shigou Village, located in Qingbaishi Street, Chengguan District, has a poor environment and inconvenient transportation, and is vividly described as a "dead end" village, where geological disasters occur from time to time, and the villagers' lives are very difficult. With the acceleration of the construction of the new countryside, Shigou Village was listed as a pilot village for the construction of the new countryside in Chengguan District. According to the plan, the new rural construction project of Shigou Village involves villagers' housing, infrastructure, public welfare facilities, culture, education and health, etc., and is a new village project. In 2014, the whole village was relocated to the north of the Yellow River in Chengguan District, 1 km away from the North Ring Road.
In recent years, in order to comply with the farmers' yearning for a better life and fully implement the work deployment of the central government, provinces and municipalities on the creation of "harmonious villages", Shigou Village aims at the goal of "rural areas basically have modern living conditions", focuses on the six key tasks of "beautiful villages, prosperous industries, good governance, harmonious rural customs, rich people, and strong collectives", and strives to practice the "Tianzi" grassroots governance model.
The beautiful courtyard decorates the good days of the villagers
Shigou Village is across the river from Yantan Business District, and is close to Shanshan Outlets Shopping Plaza and Country Garden large residential community to the east. The area has formed a high-density and high-complexity transportation network supplemented by T496, T497 Road, North Ring Road, Yanbei Bridge and other roads, 150 and 151 buses, Metro Line 1 and 2 and other fast lanes, which belong to suburban integration villages.
Walking into Shigou Village, the two-story villa-style buildings with good lighting and ventilation are lined up one after another, the cement roads are smooth and clean, and various flowers and plants are planted in the flower beds, and the villagers are dancing and exercising in the square, and their happy laughter is heard in their ears from time to time.
"Since we collectively moved here, life has changed very much, we live in a small two-story building, all the water and gas networks are connected, and we live a very comfortable life." Wei Qingxiang, a villager in Shigou New Village, Qingbaishi Street, Chengguan District, said with a smile.
According to Ma Min, secretary of the Party branch of Shigou Village, through the creation of "Hemei Village", the environment of the whole village in Shigou Village has been continuously optimized, and the happiness index of the masses has been significantly improved.
Walking into the yard of villager Chen Lianting, there are different varieties of moon flowers, prickly plums, and sunflowers, and he also opened up a small vegetable garden in the yard and erected a grape trellis, which gives people a sense of vitality.
"My house is 160 square meters, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, two floors, my wife and I like to plant flowers, we plant flowers in our yard, I have become our village's 'flower expert'." Chen Lianting said with a smile.
"This summer, our village also distributed free seedlings to the villagers, and now many villagers' yards are full of aroma, so people don't want to come out as soon as they walk in." Ma Min said.
Up to now, there are 210 beautiful courtyards like Chen Lianting's house in Shigou Village, and 500 climbing vines and flowers and various vegetables are planted in the courtyard. It is expected that by the end of this year, more than half of the village will meet the standard of beautiful courtyards.
Improve the foundation and improve the happiness of the villagers
In addition to the beautiful courtyard, the neat and tidy appearance of Shigou Village also leaves a very deep impression on people.
According to Chen Keen, in order to standardize the parking order in the village, Shigou Village has scientifically and reasonably set up 517 standard parking spaces on both sides of the main secondary road in the village in accordance with the needs of the villagers and the principle of conforming to reality.
"I am the captain of our village's 'recreation and fitness team', and every day we dance in the village square, and people's spirits are much better. After dark, there are also street lights in the square, which is safe and convenient. Villager Wei Zhoudi said happily to reporters. In order to ensure everyone's safe travel, Shigou Village has also installed 405 solar street lights.
In the past few days, Chen Kedong, a villager in Shigou Village, has been overjoyed, because his family has been connected to natural gas, and he has completely bid farewell to the era of "small coal stoves". "It's really convenient to have natural gas, it's clean and saves money. Our house used to burn liquefied gas, which was very troublesome to replace, and there were also potential safety hazards. At present, natural gas is mainly used for cooking, and it can be used directly for heating this winter, which is very convenient. Chen Kedong said excitedly.
It is understood that since the transformation of the small stove in Shigou Village in 2018, all 410 households in the village have been heated by air energy equipment, and the energy used for cooking is mainly bottled liquefied gas. In May 2023, after repeated discussions and consultations by the "two committees" of the village, it was decided to conduct a preliminary survey of natural gas installation for 410 households in the village, and the statistical results showed that the household approval rate was more than 98%. In July this year, 399 households were fitted with natural gas and wall-hung boilers.
"The purchase of wall-hung boilers and the access to natural gas pipelines are free, and villagers can complete basic payment operations through mobile apps, and the gas cost is also one-fifth of that of liquefied gas." Ma Min introduced.
This year, Shigou Village also implemented a drainage pipe network renovation project, which renovated Shigou Village and Majiagou Village and the confluence drainage pipeline that discharged into the North Branch Road through the site, and built a 320-meter rainwater main in Shigou Village to realize the separation of rainwater and sewage and improve the ecological environment in the village.
There is a way to get rich, so that the villagers have a head on their lives
On the west side of Shigou Village, 27 solar greenhouses are neatly arranged, which is the implementation of this year, with a total investment of 8.705 million yuan of agricultural greenhouse projects, the next step will be the establishment of village collective economic cooperatives, the introduction of high-quality operating enterprises, is expected to increase the village collective economic income of 270,000 yuan per year.
"The construction area of a single greenhouse is 600 square meters, using advanced water and fertilizer integration technology, and in the future, it is planned to carry out ecological restoration projects near the greenhouse to further strengthen the village collective economy." Ma Min said.
In recent years, Shigou Village has given full play to the role of the village collective economic organization, expanded the income channels in terms of shareholding dividends, production and operation, and leasing assets, so that the income from production and operation and leasing assets reached more than 70,000 yuan and 400,000 yuan respectively, and the total income of the village collective economic operation reached more than 470,000 yuan.
Relying on the Qingbaishi Agricultural Science and Technology Park, Shigou Village has also developed new industries and new formats such as high-quality picking experience, sightseeing and leisure, and agricultural research.
Chen Keen said: "This year, we have built the Shigou Village Ecological Leisure Park project in the central square and central garden through investment promotion, with a total investment of 10 million yuan, including the upgrading of the central garden, outdoor leisure wooden houses, children's entertainment facilities and fitness trails, agricultural products exhibition and sales center, ecological park and banquet hall. After the completion of the project, it is expected to increase the annual income of the village collective economy by more than 150,000 yuan, and the annual income of the villagers employed in the ecological leisure park can reach more than 24,000 yuan. ”
"If we think about the work more carefully, implement it more practically, and do a better job, we will definitely be able to achieve the goal of Shigou Village's industrial prosperity, strong team, good governance, village beauty, and rural harmony." For the future development, Ma Min is full of confidence.
Lanzhou Daily all-media reporter An Na trainee reporter Wu Xuejiao text/photo