Chaohe Village in Guanyun, Jiangsu: Creating an “ecological model” of beautiful countryside

3 kilometers away from the Guanyundong exit of Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province on the Shenhai Expressway, there is a beautiful village - Chaohe Village. After the spring equinox, the rivers here, rapeseed flowers, peach blossoms, and plum blossoms in the bay area are in full bloom one after another. You can go boating on the Chaohe River and listen to the singing of waterfowl. Walking on the village road, hearing the birds singing and the fragrance of flowers, it feels like you have entered a "paradise".

Li Yun’s home is in Chaohe Village. It is the first country villa built in the village. When you open the courtyard door on the ground floor of the two-story building, your eyes are filled with green, and the unique design style makes people vaguely aware of it. The shadow of Jiangnan gardens. "Compared with five years ago, there is a huge difference!" Zuo Pingxia, secretary of the Yangji Town Party Committee, said, "When you come to Chaohe Bay, you can truly feel that the environment is people's livelihood, the blue sky is happiness, the clear water is also beautiful, and the green Water and green mountains are mountains of gold and silver. ”

The construction of the landscape system makes the green scenery “beautiful”

The Chaohe Village was formed into an “S” shape, running through the north and south of the village due to the erosion of the tide for hundreds of years. Named after the Chaohe River, the village has 603 households with 2,763 people. For decades, despite being close to Chaohe Bay, the village collective had almost no income. Before 2015, it was identified as a provincially economically weak village. Most farmers had poor housing conditions, inconvenient transportation, and a poor environment throughout the village. It is very inconvenient for people to travel on rainy days.

Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the Yangji Town Party Committee and Government have focused on implementing ecological poverty alleviation and rural revitalization strategies, integrating resources, and focusing on "prosperous industry, livable ecology, civilized rural customs, effective governance, and prosperous life" The overall goal is to build a Chaohe Bay scenic spot named after the village. Now the scenic spot has been successfully promoted to a national 4A-level scenic spot.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the continuous upgrading and construction of Chaohe Bay Scenic Area, Chaohe Village has officially launched the construction of beautiful countryside since 2016. Up to now, more than 30 infrastructure and cultural construction projects have been completed, including the farming culture as the core of Tofu Fang, the clean government culture as represented by Baihe Garden, the playing card culture as the core of Lin Ruhai Collection, and the He Family Courtyard. Red culture, water conservancy culture represented by the diversion project (including the dredging of the Chaohe River, Wutu River and Xinyi River), and the five sceneries of the Chaohe River (carp leaping over the dragon gate, eight delicacies of the Chaohe River, fishing festival, dragon boat race and water world) are The water culture represented by it, the flower custom culture represented by the Rapeseed Flower Festival and Sunflower Festival, and the Peking Opera culture represented by old fans have all become the business cards of Yangji’s ecological culture.

"Home is the scenic spot, and the scenic spot is home, which has become the most proud thing of the villagers. Tourists come here to taste the river's 'eight delicacies', experience water culture, and feel the persistence of development in the construction of beautiful countryside The new changes brought about by the ecological 'two bottom lines' have also made us take advantage of ecological resources to take the path of ecological priority and green development with clearer ideas, firmer confidence, and clearer goals," Zuo Pingxia said.

Rural revitalization strategy, green products become "rich"

"With the opportunity of the construction of Chaohe Bay Scenic Area, our village officially launched the construction of beautiful countryside in 2016." Chaohe Village Party Branch Secretary Wu Zhijiang said that with the development of the scenic spot, the village collectively transferred 1,850 acres of land. The transfer of originally idle ditches, ponds, river embankments, etc. brought an income of 150,000 yuan to the village. In addition, the factory buildings built with poverty alleviation funds were rented out, and each year another With an income of 30,000 yuan, the village collective's annual income was stable at more than 180,000 yuan.

The improvement of living conditions and living environment is only the starting point for rural revitalization in Chaohe Village. In recent years, Chaohe Village has actively explored rural tourism industries such as "tourism + efficient agriculture" and "tourism + special products". The village has collectively transferred 1,100 acres of land, planted contiguous rapeseed, and created a beautiful riverside oil sunflower tourist belt; it has developed Chaohe Bay Tofu As part of the project, 3 ecological picking gardens for grapes, nectarines, and watermelons, 2 flower plantations, 6 family farms, and 3 fishing farmhouses have been built. Coupled with the leasing of factories and land reclamation outside Hetang, the collective income of Chaohe Village will reach 1.1 million yuan in 2020.

The changes in Chaohe Village have changed the villagers’ concepts and their lives. Wu Zhijiang, secretary of the Party branch of Chaohe Village, said that after the villagers' land was transferred, more than 150 people in the village were recruited to work in the Chaohe Bay Scenic Area. The development of the Chaohe Bay Scenic Area has made the villagers' "money bags" bulging. The average annual income reaches 12,000 yuan. "Life has improved, and everyone is more motivated!"

Working on clear water articles, green products are "exploding"

Cauliflowers in early spring, lotus flowers in midsummer, and golden sunflowers competing in autumn Gorgeous, the water in the cold winter is beautiful and fishy. In every season, Chaohe Village has a "hot" beauty to keep you entertained.

The best thing about spring is the spring. After the Spring Equinox, after two timely spring rains, walking into Chaohe Village, you will be greeted by the fragrance of various seasonal flowers, including golden rapeseed flowers, pink peach blossoms, purple February orchids... Along the newly paved cement road in the village, You can see rows of beautiful small buildings surrounded by a sea of ??flowers, and small courtyards and river ponds. Standing on the second floor platform of the newly built village party and mass service center, looking around, the entire village looks like it is in a landscape painting.

The four corners of the retro blue tile roof are slightly upturned. Lush green plants have crossed the courtyard wall. Green leaves are leaning out through the hollow carved stone windows. Rows of willow trees beside the road are swaying in the wind. The flower beds made of small bricks can't hide the colorful colors, and the petals scattered on the ground leave a trail of fragrance. This picturesque scenery was actually "moved" to northern Jiangsu by the villagers of Chaohe Village from the south of the Yangtze River.

“In the past, there was dust wherever I went, but now there is a trash can in front of every house, and garbage pools are built in the village. There is a cement road right outside the door, and everything is clean. It feels comfortable to look at it. "Uncle Shen Laihua, who is nearly 70 years old in Chaohe Village, said that not only has the environment improved, but people's mental outlook has also taken on a new look. "These changes are all brought about by the construction of beautiful villages."

According to Wu Zhijiang. , while beautifying the environment and improving village residences, the village is planning a new rural construction based on the layout of Liuweizhuang on the Xiaochao River, with the original water system connecting the Chaohe Bay as a link. Currently, two horizontal and one vertical village main roads and a villagers' leisure center have been built. Solar street lights were installed in squares and public parking lots, sewage pipes were laid, and public toilets and sewage treatment stations were built, giving the village a completely new look.

(Xia Xingjian, Feng Erlei, Cao Jing)