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Plan and write a new chapter of Chinese style modernization in 2023

Strive to Cultivate Just at the Time when Xi Jinping Led Rural Revitalization to Stride Forward

Liang Qiuping

Source: People's Daily Online - CPC News Network

To revive the nation, the countryside must be revitalized.

The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made a strategic plan for comprehensively promoting rural revitalization. This year is the first year to comprehensively implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China?

Plan for the overall situation and settle down at the key points. Since this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping has frequently gone deep into local investigation and research, looking, listening and thinking all the way, and making overall planning and scientific progress around the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy.

The granary is secure

Seeds are the "chip" of agriculture. Small seeds, connected with "the largest of the country", are an important force to realize the rural revitalization strategy.

"Seed industry is the basis for the development of modern agriculture and fishery, and this work should be done well." On April 10, General Secretary Xi Jinping arrived at the South Base of the National 863 Program Mariculture Seed Project located in Donghai Island, Zhanjiang City, the first stop of his Guangdong investigation. This base integrates aquatic feed, seedlings and breeding, and undertakes the task of cultivating and tackling key problems of fishery varieties.

After more than three months, on July 27, General Secretary Xi Jinping paid attention to crop seeds when he visited Sichuan, a major agricultural province. He pointed out that we should focus on the two key points of seed and farmland, strengthen the matching of good varieties and good farmland, and create a higher level "Tianfu granary" in the new era.

From fishery seeds to crop seeds, President Xi Jinping's ardent concern for the revitalization of the seed industry was conveyed. In recent years, China has promoted the seed industry revitalization in an orderly manner in the fields of breeding innovation, germplasm resources survey, and seed enterprise support. The National Crop Germplasm Resources Bank and Marine Fishery Resources Bank have been completed and put into operation, and the construction of livestock and poultry germplasm resources bank has been started... The revitalization of seed industry is on the way!

One ridge and one mu bear the people's livelihood.

On May 11, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Xianzhuang District, Jiucheng Town, Huanghua City, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province to investigate the dry alkali wheat fields. Looking at the vast fields, he thought deeply: "There are 1.5 billion mu of saline alkali land in China, of which 500 million mu are suitable for growing food. If it can be developed and utilized, it will be of great significance to expand the area of cultivated land and maintain national food security."

On June 5, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the modern agriculture demonstration park on the south bank of Wuliangsuhai in Bayannur City to inspect the soil, seed samples and other displays. He went into the field, carefully observed the growth of wheat and pepper, and asked the on-site agricultural technicians about the construction of high standard farmland.

Cultivated land is the lifeblood of grain production. From the development of saline alkali land to the construction of high standard farmland, our country has deeply implemented the strategy of storing grain on the ground and storing grain in technology. We want potential from the land and benefits from science and technology, and the foundation of food security has been constantly consolidated. By the end of 2022, China has built a total of 1 billion mu of high standard farmland. In 2023, 45 million mu will be newly built and 35 million mu will be upgraded.

China's fields are planted in China, and China's food is in China's bowl! According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, the total output of summer grain in 2023 will be 146.13 million tons (292.3 billion jin), and a bumper harvest will be achieved. The summer grain is returned to the warehouse, and the new autumn grain is pressed into stubble. Looking at fertile fields, a new harvest is brewing.

Prosperity of industry and prosperity of countryside

Maoming, Guangdong, a litchi, leads the revitalization.

"I hope that the villagers' lives will become more prosperous and prosperous like lychees!" On April 11, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Baiqiao Village, Genzi Town, Gaozhou City, Maoming for investigation. He was very pleased to see that the villagers have led a solid life by developing characteristic planting industries such as lychees.

Baiqiao Village is located in the golden area of litchi planting, with a history of more than 2000 years. At present, the planting area of litchi in the village is 6800 mu, accounting for more than 87% of the farming area of the village. In recent years, Baiqiao Village has developed cooperatives in line with local conditions to open up the upstream and downstream industrial chains of litchi industry. Fresh fruit processing, e-commerce, rural tourism and other industries are booming. In 2022, the per capita income of villagers will be about 51000 yuan.

Baiqiao Village is the first village visited by General Secretary Xi Jinping in China in 2023. In this "hometown of litchi", he pointed out that "the development of characteristic industries is an important way to achieve rural revitalization. We should focus on doing a good job in the article of" local specialties ", and promote the overall revitalization of rural areas with industrial revitalization."

To revitalize the countryside, industries must be revitalized. At the Central Rural Work Conference held at the end of 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "industrial revitalization is the top priority of rural revitalization, and also the starting point of practical work."

"The most important", visible component.

Yan'an Apple, Datong Huanghua, Lanzhou Lily, Dandong Strawberry... In recent years, various regions have made efforts to revitalize the industry according to local conditions, cultivate and develop new rural industries and new formats, and a large number of characteristic agricultural products have won national reputation. By the end of 2022, 40 advantageous characteristic industrial clusters, 50 national modern agricultural industrial parks and 200 strong agricultural towns will be built in China.

One industry leads all industries, and all industries promote the overall situation.

On May 17, when listening to the work report of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee and the Shaanxi Provincial Government in Xi'an, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that "we should vigorously develop characteristic industries according to local conditions, promote the integrated development of rural primary, secondary and tertiary industries, and broaden the channels for farmers to increase their income and become rich."

Earnestly entrust and guide the direction.

From north to south, all regions have made great efforts to develop the whole industrial chain and move forward to agricultural modernization: Guizhou has applied the idea of sustainable development and the concept of circular economy to agricultural production, so that the ecological and agricultural economy can have a virtuous cycle; Henan takes rural tourism as the guide and rural industry development as the core to promote the development of leisure agriculture; Zhejiang has consolidated the foundation of rural digital economy, and the vitality of rural e-commerce industry continues to burst

The vast countryside and characteristic industries "blossom".

Common prosperity with development

No one can fall behind on the road to common prosperity.

Entering the land of Lingnan, General Secretary Xi Jinping entrusted "to stick to the road of common prosperity and strengthen the assistance to the later rich".

When inspecting Xiong'an New Area, General Secretary Xi Jinping requested that "we should promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, and forge a new way to narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas, and promote the common prosperity of all people".

In Xi'an, the ancient capital, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the most arduous and arduous task of building a socialist modern country in an all-round way and promoting common prosperity is still in the countryside, and the gap between urban and rural areas must be gradually narrowed".

During the in-depth investigation in Inner Mongolia, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the most arduous task to promote common prosperity of all people from a national perspective is in some border ethnic areas. These border ethnic areas cannot fall behind on the road to common prosperity.

Common prosperity is an old topic, but also linked with new topics: how to achieve common prosperity in rural revitalization? How to take the road of rural modernization? How to build a livable, employable and beautiful countryside?

Facing the problem directly and thinking deeply, General Secretary Xi Jinping thought deeply and thoroughly——

"We should actively promote the construction of new urbanization with the county seat as an important carrier, accelerate the construction of a modern rural industrial system, develop a new rural collective economy, deeply implement rural construction actions, and promote common prosperity."

"We will improve the system and mechanism of urban-rural integrated development, improve the policy system of equal exchange and two-way flow of urban and rural elements, promote the orderly flow of urban resource elements to the countryside, and enhance the vitality of agricultural and rural development."

"We will continue to deepen the improvement of rural living environment, strengthen the protection of traditional villages and rural features, strengthen the construction of rural spiritual civilization, and foster a civilized rural style."

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It indicates the path.

——We will continue to increase farmers' income. From driving farmers to find jobs and start businesses, to improving the ability of small farmers to develop modern agriculture, to increasing the strength of policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers and enrich farmers, gradually improving the level of rural social security, and steadily increasing subsidies to farmers... All regions and departments try their best to broaden the channels for farmers to increase income and become rich.

——Beautify the rural environment. Aiming at the goal of "basically having modern living conditions in rural areas", the five-year action to improve rural human settlements has been carried out continuously. All regions and departments have made great efforts to improve rural human settlements, rural infrastructure construction, and basic public service capacity.

——Establish a civilized countryside style. Revitalization of the countryside requires shaping and soul building. All regions and departments have made great efforts to strengthen the construction of public culture in rural areas, solidly promoted the transformation of customs in rural areas, constantly improved the spiritual outlook of farmers, and rural civilization has continued to radiate new atmosphere. Today, all administrative villages in the country have built new era civilization practice centers (stations), and opened farmhouse bookstores, electronic reading rooms and cultural activity rooms. The cultural life of farmers is increasingly colorful.

Enrich farmers, care for farmers, and improve farmers. A series of practical and effective policies and measures have been steadily promoted, releasing multiplier benefits, and injecting surging momentum into rural revitalization.

On the plain, rice is fragrant.

Between the countryside, the scenery is in sight.

The road to revitalization is sonorous!

(Editor in charge: Ma Chang, Deng Zhihui)
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