The "Ten-Thousand-Village Demonstration and Hundred-Thousand-Village Renovation" Project (referred to as the "Thousand-Village Project") is a major decision personally planned, deployed, and promoted by General Secretary Xi Jinping during his work in Zhejiang. It fully demonstrates General Secretary Xi Jinping's far-sighted vision and strategic acumen in breaking new ground with extraordinary courage, and comprehensively embodies the cohesion and creativity formed by the interaction between the great practice of the people, the great thoughts of the people's leader, and the great feelings of the people. Summarizing, refining, and promoting the successful experience of the "Thousand-Village Project" is of special and important significance for advancing the in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.
(Image Source: Baidu)
The "Thousand-Village Project" Demonstrates the Significant Theoretical and Practical Value of the New Development Philosophy
Comrade Xi Jinping deeply grasped the laws governing work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers. Based on in-depth and systematic research, and a precise understanding of Zhejiang's provincial conditions, rural conditions, and public opinions, he made the scientific decision to launch and implement the "Thousand-Village Project"—a full expression of Comrade Xi Jinping's profound feelings for agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, and a vivid practice of the people-centered development philosophy on the "land of Zhijiang" (a poetic name for Zhejiang).
From the very beginning of its implementation, the "Thousand-Village Project" clearly defined development concepts such as urban-rural integration, regional coordination, ecological priority, and joint construction and shared benefits in its top-level design. It focused on handling major relationships such as speed and quality, development and environmental protection, and development and security, providing a rich practical foundation for the formation and development of the new development philosophy.
To learn and apply the experience of the "Thousand-Village Project well, we must always take meeting the ever-growing needs of farmers for a better life as the starting point and goal, grasp, measure, and promote development through the internal unity of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing. We should pursue a path of development featuring productive growth, prosperous lives, and sound ecosystems, and continuously convert development achievements into improved quality of life, enhancing farmers' sense of gain, happiness, and security.
The "Thousand-Village Project" Creates a Practical Model for Integrated Urban-Rural Development
With a strategic mindset of coordinating urban and rural development to revitalize agriculture, rural areas, and farmers, Comrade Xi Jinping positioned the "Thousand-Village Project" as a "leading project" for urban-rural integration. He personally established the basic principle of "government providing funds and materials, farmers contributing labor, and the whole society participating in investment and construction"—a historic shift from the previous urban-rural "dual structure" practice, where the government funded urban construction while rural construction relied on self-financing by farmers and collectives.
This initiative effectively promoted the extension of infrastructure to rural areas, the coverage of public services in rural areas, and the spread of modern civilization to rural areas. As a result, the "Thousand-Village Project" became an effective carrier and tool for Zhejiang to narrow the urban-rural gap and advance integrated urban-rural development, establishing a new mechanism for urban-rural integration and synergy.
The coming period is a window of opportunity to break the urban-rural dual structure and improve the institutional mechanism for integrated urban-rural development. To learn and apply the experience of the "Thousand-Village Project" well, we must adhere to the priority development of agriculture and rural areas, strengthen the role of industry in supporting agriculture and cities in driving rural development, promote the two-way free flow of production factors and the rational allocation of public resources between urban and rural areas, and accelerate the formation of a new type of industrial-agricultural and urban-rural relationship characterized by mutual promotion between industry and agriculture, mutual complementarity between urban and rural areas, coordinated development, and common prosperity.
The "Thousand-Village Project" Depicts a Vivid Picture of Beautiful Villages
In 2005, when Comrade Xi Jinping conducted research in Yucun Village, Anji County—a renovated village under the "Thousand-Village Project"—he fully affirmed the village cadres and residents for shutting down small stone mines and small cement factories that polluted the environment. Inspired by this, he put forward the new green development concept that "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," guiding the "Thousand-Village Project" to expand toward building beautiful villages and a beautiful China.
Over the past 20 years, the "Thousand-Village Project" has consistently focused on integrating the improvement of farmers' production, living, and ecological environments, and addressing the top-priority issues of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers together with the most challenging ecological and environmental protection issues. This has made the project not only a people-benefiting initiative to strengthen agriculture, beautify villages, and enrich farmers, but also an ecological conservation project for advancing ecological civilization. It has achieved a positive cycle of economic development and ecological protection, providing a "Chinese solution" for countries around the world to explore paths for rural modernization.
To learn and apply the experience of the "Thousand-Village Project" well, we must adhere to ecological priority and green development, and persistently explore channels to convert "lucid waters and lush mountains" into "invaluable assets," turning ecological advantages into benefits for people's well-being.
(Image Source: Baidu)
The "Thousand-Village Project" Points Out the Path to Comprehensive Rural Revitalization
Comrade Xi Jinping has continuously cared about and guided the "Thousand-Village Project." During his work in Zhejiang, he emphasized that the project should be treated as a "top leader project" to ensure effective guarantees for its implementation in terms of human, material, and financial resources, as well as efforts, enabling the project to advance sustainably with high quality and efficiency.
A coordination leading group for the "Thousand-Village Project" was established, led by the Rural Work Office of the Provincial Party Committee and with the participation of various Party and government departments. This turned the project into a large-scale systematic initiative involving joint efforts from multiple departments and parties, expanding its scope of construction. Creatively, he proposed taking counties as the implementation units and holding an annual provincial on-site meeting for the "Thousand-Village Project" in a county with outstanding performance to promote advanced experience, creating a positive atmosphere where all regions strive to excel and compete for progress.
The thinking, strategies, policy systems, and working mechanisms formed by the "Thousand-Village Project" fully demonstrate the strong political advantages and institutional advantages of the Party's leadership, and have explored successful paths and institutional methods for all regions to advance comprehensive rural revitalization.
To learn and apply the experience of the "Thousand-Village Project" well, we must deeply understand the scientific thinking methods and working methods demonstrated by Comrade Xi Jinping in creatively planning, deciding, scientifically implementing, and sustainably promoting the project. We should use this to guide all work related to agriculture, rural areas, and farmers with rural revitalization as the focus in the new era and new journey.
(Image Source: Baidu)
(Note: The content of this article is from China Economic Net - Economic Daily and Baidu)
