Cctv news(Reporter Yuan Yuqian) Muddy dirt roads are gone, replaced by parks and green spaces; The uninhabited small lake is gone, replaced by water features that can be boated on the lake; The old house by the lake disappeared and was replaced by a unique homestay; There are no villagers hawking by the roadside, and they are replaced by the enthusiastic boss in the picking garden … … This is an earth-shaking change in Haitan Village, Lianhua County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province in recent years, and it is also a microcosm of the tough battle against poverty in Lianhua County.
The fragrance of melons and fruits attracts tourists in droves.
Haitan Village is located in the mountainous area. In the past, the traffic was inconvenient, the village collective economy was blank, and the villagers’ living conditions were poor. In recent years, relying on the characteristic rural tourism industry and government support policies, Haitan Village has actively developed the courtyard economy according to local conditions, turned the orchard into a picking garden, established eight scale bases such as watermelon, honey pear, organic tea, base, low-grade camellia oleifera, Eucommia ulmoides and livestock and poultry breeding, and cultivated eight farmers’ cooperatives such as Haitang Bay.
Today’s Haitan Village is famous as a "melon and fruit village". He Guoqiu said that it was not enough to sell before, but now it is not enough to sell.
Nowadays, in Haitan Village, there are 20,000 mu of alpine watermelons, honey pears, peaches, black plums, yellow plums, etc. The pears, peaches and watermelons planted are not only big but also as sweet as honey, making them a veritable "melon village". In 2011, Haitan Village was selected as "Top 100 Beautiful Villages in Jiangxi Province". In December 2017, Haitan Village won the first place in the construction evaluation of beautiful countryside City in Jiangxi Province because of its ecological and climatic advantages.
"The fruits planted in the past are always sold by the roadside, but the sales are limited. Since the beginning of the development of the tourism industry, a large number of tourists will pick in the orchard every late July. " He Guoqiu, a 66-year-old villager, told reporters that it was originally "not enough to sell ’ Now it is "not enough to sell". Before getting rid of poverty, his income was only enough to maintain food and clothing. Now his annual income can reach 70,000 to 80,000.
Old people donate 500 thousand to help get rid of poverty
"Lianhua County is one of the 25 key poverty alleviation and development counties in the province, and our poverty alleviation work adopts ‘ One village, one plan ’ 、‘ One household, one policy ’ Adhere to the specific analysis of specific issues and truly implement poverty alleviation work. " Zhu Minmei, deputy magistrate of Lianhua County, introduced that Lianhua County takes the construction of a national-level ecological county and a strong tourist county in China as the main line, focusing on guiding poor villages to cultivate leisure and sightseeing agriculture, developing eco-tourism, and striving to create a "four-season flower sea" with flowers and flowers in all seasons, which can attract tourists to visit all year round.
At the same time, Lianhua County has fully implemented the village renovation project, renovated dilapidated houses and repaired old houses in rural areas, hardened more than 74,000 meters of roads, and mobilized villagers in 14 townships, towns and farms to plant fruit trees. Village renovation has released a powerful tourism dividend from the good ecological resources in rural areas, which has driven more than 5,000 poor households in the county to get rid of poverty and become rich.
In addition to the government’s efforts, there are also many spontaneous forces in society that are helping to get rid of poverty.
Wang Zhenmei set up Zhenmei Education Fund with 500,000 savings in his octogenarian years.
Wang Zhenmei, a 94-year-old man from Taisha Village, Lianhua County, is a typical figure who is helped out of poverty by social forces. In his octogenarian years, the old man set up the Zhenmei Education Fund with 500,000 savings to help poor children, reward outstanding students and encourage them to complete their studies.
"Wang Zhenmei has always been enthusiastic about public welfare. In 2014, she donated 10,000 yuan to the Association for Rewarding and Promoting Learning in the township, and also donated schoolbags for school children." Zhang Jiefa, president of Zhenmei Education Foundation, said that such an old man who is generous in promoting his studies is very stingy with himself on weekdays. A pair of sandals with 6 yuan has been worn for more than ten years.
"In 1965, I suffered from schistosomiasis. My village neighbor carried me to the hospital on a stretcher. You 3 yuan and I 5 yuan collected more than 1,000 yuan to save lives. I have only two wishes in my life, one is to join the party and the other is to repay the society. " Wang Zhenmei told reporters that he is well aware of the importance of rejuvenating the country through education and wants to run Zhenmei Education Fund forever and use his own strength to achieve poverty alleviation in children’s education.
The deeds of the old man Wang Zhenmei touched more caring people, and formed a social atmosphere of "turning small love into great love and turning small family into everyone" in Lianhua County, and the foundation gradually grew.
Government-led, social assistance, and love surged throughout the city. On the road of getting rid of poverty and heading for a well-off society, Pingxiang Lotus performed a wonderful "chorus" of decisive battle to get rid of poverty.