"I come from a village in Zhejiang Province. Fifteen years ago, I had to carry a bucket full of dirty water every day to go far away to pour sewage. At that time, there was no sewage pipe in my kitchen, no garbage bin in the village, and the river was polluted, black and smelly. Today, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader personally promoted ‘ Demonstration of thousands of villages and renovation of thousands of villages ’ The project turned our village into a beautiful postcard. "
On the evening of September 26, 2018, local time in Manhattan, new york, USA, standing on the podium of the United Nations, Qiu Liqin, a farmer from Anji County, Zhejiang Province, told the story of daily life in plain language, which aroused warm applause from the audience.
Behind this, thousands of farmers in the world’s largest developing country have joined hands to build an ecological change in beautiful homeland.
Fifteen years ago, the Supreme Leader personally promoted the "Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project in Zhejiang. For 15 years, he has been concerned about care and has repeatedly instructed to promote this project. Fifteen years later, the United Nations Environment Programme awarded the "Incentive and Action Award" in the annual "Guardian of the Earth Award" to this project.
The supreme leader’s rich ecological civilization thoughts, which germinated from practice and continuously developed, not only provide strong guidance for painting a picture of rural revitalization in the new era and building beautiful China, but also cross mountains and seas to promote China to become an important participant, contributor and leader in global ecological civilization construction.
(A) fresh mountains and rivers
Leave the hustle and bustle of the city and walk between Xiushui and Mingshan in Zhejiang, where small villages are embedded. Walking into these small villages is like walking into a kaleidoscope — —
In Lujia Village, Anji, there are 18 family farms dotted with wild camellia, vegetable orchards and medicinal materials, and a colorful train with a fairy tale flavor shuttles through them, connecting the farms in series for tourists to taste the agricultural interest;
In Tangdi Village, Shaoxing, there is no place to plant flowers, and no one does not sell flowers. The local villagers grow orchids particularly well, and the market is all over the country. The villagers have bulging pockets and people smile like flowers.
In Kaihua Yangcun Village, many families raise fragrant pigs, but the village is clean and tidy, and a "pig baby cultural paradise" is creatively created, which integrates breeding and tourism.
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However, the time goes back to 15 years ago, and the countryside in Zhejiang is another scene.
Economic development has been leading for many years, and Zhejiang is also the first to face the pain caused by environmental pollution. Rural construction and social development are obviously lagging behind, and the phenomenon of new houses without new villages, "indoor modernization, dirty outdoor", "garbage everywhere, sewage everywhere" is widespread … …
On October 12, 2002, the Supreme Leader was transferred to Zhejiang, and immediately started a non-stop investigation. In villages, he observed people’s feelings and listened to people’s voices, and rural environmental issues became his focus — —
Blue sky, unclear water and green mountains reflect an unbalanced, uncoordinated and unsustainable development model. The essential problem is that the relationship between development and environmental protection has not been properly handled.
From what kind of incision, how to solve this dual question of ecology and development?
In June, 2003, under the direct promotion of the Supreme Leader, Zhejiang started the "Thousands of Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, which started the village renovation construction with the core of improving the rural ecological environment and improving the quality of life of farmers.
This is a great way to highlight problem orientation, public opinion orientation, trend orientation and goal orientation — — It will take five years to select about 10,000 administrative villages from 40,000 villages in the province for comprehensive rectification, and build about 1,000 central villages into comprehensive well-off demonstration villages.
"Don’t think about taking the old road again, or be obsessed with the development model of the past. So, as you said just now, it is a wise move to make up your mind to stop some mines. Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. In the past, we talked about both green mountains and green hills and Jinshan Yinshan. In fact, Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. " In August, 2005, when the Supreme Leader visited Yu Village in Anji, he learned that the village closed the mining area and took the road of green development, and he affirmed it.
Subsequently, the Supreme Leader wrote in the column of Zhijiang Xinyu in Zhejiang Daily: "We pursue the harmony between man and nature, and the harmony between economy and society. In layman’s terms, we want green mountains and green hills, but also Jinshan Yinshan."
"Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets."
This scientific conclusion has quickly become a new orientation to lead and promote development.
"I feel that this road is right, and the more I walk, the more I look forward."
After years of lagging behind in the county’s annual work conference because of GDP, and after adjusting the assessment direction, Wang Qinying, then the head of Anji Shanchuan Township, sat in the front row because he was rated as "the first batch of villages with beautiful environment in China".
In the once mountainous countryside, bamboo and wood were cut down excessively, and there was almost no water in many ravines.
No felling of trees, no electric gun fishing, no mining and stone digging … … Recognizing the way of "Ten Million Projects", the mountains and rivers made up their minds to put the villagers’ livelihood on the "forbidden list" for many years and write it into the resolution report of the township people’s congress; In order to conserve water, an ecological reservoir has been built.
After a thorough renovation, the rural living environment in Shanchuan Township has been obviously improved, and tea and tourism have also begun to develop. In 2004, it became the inspection point of the whole province after the on-site meeting of "Ten Million Projects". In today’s mountainous countryside, the river is gurgling, the tea garden is green, and the villagers are producing and living in a beautiful environment.
Steady and steady, step by step, and solid progress. During his work in Zhejiang, the supreme leader comrades have been personally grasping the deployment, implementation and demonstration of the "Ten Million Projects", and hold a provincial on-site meeting every year for on-site guidance. Since then, this has also become the practice of successive provincial committees in Zhejiang every year.
From 2003 to 2007, outstanding demonstration led to promote road hardening, sanitary toilet reform and river ditch dredging in more than 10 thousand established villages;
From 2008 to 2012, the overall promotion was highlighted, focusing on the remediation of non-point source pollution such as livestock manure, fertilizers and pesticides and the renovation of rural houses;
Since 2013, it has been deepened and upgraded, and it has tackled domestic sewage treatment, garbage sorting, and protection and utilization of historical and cultural villages.
Along the way of "Ten Million Projects", the thinking of rural development in Zhejiang has changed, the appearance of villages has changed qualitatively, the habits of villagers have changed dramatically, and stories of "beautiful turn around" abound:
Once the "Crystal Capital" — — In Pujiang County, Zhejiang Province, every household has built crystal workshops, and the river water in many villages has turned white because of the powder polished by crystals, and the public satisfaction with the ecological environment quality ranks first in the province.
"Polluting rivers and destroying homes, even the golden bowl will be smashed!"
Pujiang County set off a crystal industry renovation in ultimate revenge, and finally got rid of the black hat of "the dirtiest county in the province", the river became clearer and clearer, and there were more and more fish.
Once a "big pig county" — — Haiyan County, Zhejiang Province, is located in Hangjiahu Plain in the north of Zhejiang Province. There are many rivers in the territory, but pollution is everywhere. In many villages, "Mercedes-Benz BMW is running in the pig manure pile".
The local government launched the "transformation and upgrading of pig breeding industry with reduced quantity and improved quality" to guide farmers to embark on the road of changing production and changing jobs and green development, and the Jiangnan water town will regain its vitality.
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Don’t take the easy road, take the right road.
Highlight high quality and create an upgraded version. In the new era, the "Ten Million Projects" further enriched the connotation and extension of rural human settlements construction, and paid more attention to rural characteristics, environmental governance, rural customs and civilization, livable and suitable for business, making the countryside not only clean and beautiful, but also full of temperature, charm and vitality.
After 15 years of hard work, the "Ten Million Project" has opened a new path for the transformation and development of rural areas in Zhejiang. In 2017, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Zhejiang was 24,956 yuan, up 9.1% year-on-year, 1.86 times that of the national 13,432 yuan, ranking first in all provinces and regions in China for 33 consecutive years.
For the "Ten Million Projects", the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has always been concerned. "Zhejiang is beautiful, and it was launched that year ‘ Demonstration of thousands of villages and renovation of thousands of villages ’ It is really early and forward-looking. I hope that Zhejiang will make persistent efforts and continue to walk ahead. " In May 2015, he said in a survey in Zhejiang.
(2) Ecological change
Walking into Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, the city and the township shake hands here.
Among the car dealers, the boundary between the city and the countryside has been blurred, and the western part is green with bamboo and lush forests and clear mountains and clear waters; Central rural town, suitable for industry and living; The ancient town in the east has been singing for thousands of years … …
A modern geographic information town has grown from scratch in just three years, with 237 geographic information-related enterprises. The beautiful and livable environment and modern industries complement each other.
Face, more lining. From breaking the household registration barrier of urban-rural migration, to realizing the equalization of public services, and then to giving market value to rural elements, people, money and things can flow freely between urban and rural areas, changing the traditional relationship between urban and rural workers and peasants.
Standing on the node of 40 years of reform and opening up, it is more and more intriguing to observe the changes of this urban-rural relationship.
"In the past 40 years, the development of urban and rural areas in Zhejiang has gone through three interrelated stages, and the form and function of rural areas have been constantly evolving."
Gu Yikang, former deputy director of Zhejiang Agricultural Office, witnessed the start and implementation of the "Ten Million Project". In his view, this project has become a catalyst and leader of great changes in rural areas — —
Rural fission, agricultural collectivization management changed to family management, and some villagers in Zhejiang became rich first, but problems such as agricultural marginalization, aging farmers and rural hollowing out gradually accumulated;
The rural butterfly change, with the "10 million projects" as the starting point to improve the rural living environment and coordinate the construction of urban and rural infrastructure, has greatly changed the face of rural areas, and the urban and rural areas are gradually bridging;
Rural Fusion: Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Zhejiang has entered a post-industrialization and post-urbanization era and a new era of ecological civilization. Urban and rural areas have developed in an all-round way, and the advantages of rural ecology and humanities have been highlighted, and development resources have begun to flow back to the countryside.
The path taken by Zhejiang countryside also reflects the road of rural revitalization in China.
"In retrospect, ‘ Ten million projects ’ It is a long-term strategic project, starting from grasping the rural environment, solving the problem of coordinated urban and rural development, and guiding the direction for rural revitalization. " Gu Yikang said.
Following the path of "Ten Million Projects", many urban and rural developments in Zhejiang are moving towards "version 3.0": from rural ecological restoration and the rise of tourism, to the return of resource elements and the overall resurrection of the countryside, and then to the complementarity of urban and rural industries and the gradual emergence of rural advantages … …
Standing high, looking far, thinking deeply and doing carefully, the "Ten Million Projects" exudes exuberant vitality.
The "rotten garbage" box is green, and it reads: bone marrow viscera, stems and leaves, pericarp and stone … …
The "garbage will not rot" box is gray, which reads: glass, milk box, metal, plastic … …
A sign was put up on the garbage bin, and the contact information of party member, the name and number of the farmers were clear.
Similar classified garbage bins can be seen everywhere in many rural areas of Zhejiang. Nowadays, whoever wants to litter, the villagers themselves will not do it first. There is a story circulating in the local area. A foreign tourist came into a village and spat his skin while eating sugar cane. A village grandfather followed him.
Rural garbage disposal seems to be a trivial matter, but it is a difficult problem to solve in concrete practice.
The classification of rural garbage in Zhejiang has gone through a gradual and long-lasting process: village cadres take the lead and pair up with each villager to do a good job of source classification; Explore local treatment modes such as garbage that will rot in the town and garbage that will not rot in the county; Legislation on garbage classification, and fines for non-compliance; Explore the recycling of resources and let villagers taste the benefits of garbage recycling … …
The "Ten Million Project" starts from solving the problems of rural garbage and runs through the mass perspective.
"Further promote Zhejiang’s good experience and practices, adjust measures to local conditions and make precise policies, and do not engage in ‘ Achievement project ’ 、‘ Image project ’ One thing after another, year after year, to build an ecologically livable beautiful countryside, so that farmers can have more sense of gain and happiness in rural revitalization. " In April 2018, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader made important instructions.
After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has always kept in mind the improvement of rural human settlements, demanding that the "toilet revolution" be extended to the vast rural areas, and also caring about the treatment and recycling of livestock and poultry breeding wastes.
This is a vivid manifestation of the people-centered development thought, which guides the great changes in Zhejiang rural areas and the rural revitalization and ecological civilization construction in China.
Industrial prosperity, ecological livability, rural civilization, effective governance and affluent life … … The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China proposed to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas, and Zhejiang rural areas became pioneers under the guidance of the "Ten Million Projects".
Nowadays, more and more young people come to Zhejiang rural areas to start businesses and see the great potential of "beautiful economy";
More and more villagers are involved in the future planning of the village, because "every stone here is related to their own life";
More and more villagers consciously tap the cultural advantages of the village and show their own side;
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Making a fuss about the environment, the masses are the main body, and development is the foundation.
In 2017, the forest coverage rate in Zhejiang reached a record high of 61.17%. The income ratio of urban and rural residents is 2.05, which is the lowest in all provinces in China; Equalization of basic public services is 91.6%… … The new development concept has taken root.
Lujia Village, Anji County, Zhejiang Province, and yuanjiacun, Liquan County, Shaanxi Province, geographically, two villages, one south and one north, have formed brother villages.
Lujia Village has outstanding characteristics in rural planning, environmental improvement and villagers’ participation in rural construction. yuanjiacun proposed that the two villages pair up to learn from each other and promote development together.
"Next, we will take the lead in building ‘ Hundred Villages Alliance ’ Pull villages with the same rural concept and business model across the country into the alliance for common development and progress. " Zhu Renbin, Party Secretary of Lujiacun, said.
The "Ten Million Project" started in Zhejiang with good natural endowment and strong economic foundation, but its core is the practice of new development concept, which also means that it has the significance of replication and popularization, providing experience and demonstration for rural revitalization and beautiful China construction.
A new ecological road is clearer. If we persist in it for a long time and achieve results from generation to generation, a good ecological environment will become the growth point of people’s lives, the support point of sustained and healthy economic and social development, and the force point to show China’s good image.
(C) the world echoes
"The black and smelly river that was heavily polluted in the past was transformed into a flowing water with a clear bottom, and won the award in the category of encouragement and action. This extremely successful ecological restoration project shows that letting environmental protection go hand in hand with economic development will produce transformative forces. "
This is the evaluation of "Ten Million Projects" by the United Nations Environment Programme when it presented the "Guardian of the Earth Award".
Just one year ago, in December 2017, the winner of the same occasion and the same "Guardian of the Earth Award" was China Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm.
Winning the prize for two consecutive years reflects the international community’s wide recognition of China’s ecological civilization practice and highlights China’s responsibility to protect the global ecological environment.
According to Eric solheim, former UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNEP, the China Action answers the global challenge and topic — — In developing countries, how to achieve a win-win situation in industrial development, environmental protection and people’s health?
In April this year, solheim came to Zhejiang, walked into villages with beautiful environment, and saw photos of polluted villages in the past. In the face of great changes, he said with emotion that what he saw in Zhejiang was the future of China and even the future of the world.
"In a short period of time, some parts of China have made achievements in environmental governance in some western countries for decades, which shows the determination and wisdom to promote environmental governance and build ecological civilization."
United Nations officials accompanying the inspection believe that green development has brought "Jinshan Yinshan" and created a large number of jobs here. People have more development opportunities, cherish their homes more and become "guardians of the earth" who consciously protect the environment. This model of coordinated economic development and ecological protection is worth sharing with people all over the world.
Looking around the world, more and more people share the green development dividend of "Ten Million Projects" — —
Deqing, Zhejiang, a new rural tourism format known as "Yangjiale", has mushroomed. Yangjiale, mostly run by foreigners, is a homestay or boutique hotel with a more sense of design and fashionable life. Tourists not only come from home, but also from abroad; People can not only enjoy the beautiful natural environment, but also live in the surrounding villages with different tastes.
In Deqing alone, there are 64 foreign countries that have built and started business, with investors from more than 10 countries including South Africa, France, Britain, Belgium and Denmark, attracting more than 100,000 people to visit and spend their holidays every year. One of them was also named by CNN as "one of the 15 special places to visit in China except the Great Wall".
From beautiful ecology to beautiful economy to beautiful life. The new picture of rural areas in China, written by "Ten Million Projects", is highly in line with the United Nations sustainable development goal of 2030 — — The road of sustainable development solves the development problems in three dimensions: society, economy and environment.
The "Ten Million Projects", which started in 2003, preceded the UN Agenda 2030: improving the living environment of villages, abandoning the development model that damages or even destroys the ecological environment, and actively reducing carbon dioxide emissions & HELIP; …
As the largest developing country in the world, China has made outstanding contribution and demonstration to realize the vision of sustainable development of the United Nations through its own efforts.
"In today’s world, national governance and global governance models have their own merits, but only the development concept that the people are satisfied with, conforms to the laws of natural development and conforms to the scientific spirit is the most valuable development concept and the most practical development model." A United Nations official attending the "Guardian of the Earth Award" ceremony commented on this.
Ecological prosperity leads to civilized prosperity, while ecological decline leads to civilized decline.
"We should adhere to the concept of coexistence between man and nature, treat the ecological environment like life, be awed by nature, respect nature, conform to nature, protect nature, jointly protect the irreplaceable earth home, jointly heal the scars of the ecological environment, and jointly create a harmonious and livable human home, so that the natural ecology can recuperate and everyone can enjoy green mountains and green rivers." Focusing on the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and the common future of human civilization, the words of the Supreme Leader General Secretary are inspiring.
Under the guidance of the supreme leader’s thought of ecological civilization, with the "Ten Million Projects" as a new starting point, more than 1.3 billion people in China have made more determined steps to promote rural revitalization and build beautiful China, and will certainly make greater China contributions in the history of human ecological civilization construction.
(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 28th, by reporters He Lingling, He Yuxin and Fang Wenyu)
