20 Advertorial Tuesday, March 13, 2018 CHINA DAILY Guiyang rural revitalization to kick start new era for province Projects set to bring more prosperity to countryside areas and lift people out of poverty By YUAN SHENGGAO outhwest China’s Gui- Li Baojie (second from left), a benefi ciary of the Fanhua Sharing zhou is in the process Cooperative project, from Baiyun district in Guiyang, learns about of revitalizing its rural the project’s progress with her family in Fanhuali commercial town. economy, launching PHOTOS BY YANG JUN / CHINA DAILY Sa series of projects aimed at improving people’s livelihoods to kick start a new era for the province. Sun Zhigang, Guizhou pro- New cooperative vincial Party chief, said, “Rural revitalization reform will ben- efi t 2.8 million poor people and aims to enrich 20 million farmers in Guizhou.” Speaking at a news confer- ence for Guizhou NPC deputies on March 8 during the fi rst ses- residents via profi ts sion of the 13th National Com- mittee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Confer- By YUAN SHENGGAO ence, Sun added, “The govern- ment will take revolutionary With the support of gov- action to solve a series of pov- ernment reform, commercial erty problems in villages.” towns in Guiyang — the capi- Infrastructure such as roads tal of the southwestern prov- I never thought will have a high priority on the ince of Guizhou — are mak- agenda, and the province will ing a powerful contribution I could get that help villagers move to better to the revitalization of rural much money, areas with more resources and areas and the alleviation of facilities, as well as help to alle- poverty. which really helps viate poverty and guarantee The reform is promoting education, healthcare and the integration of shared me a lot.” housing, said the Party chief. urban and rural development Chen Yan, mayor of Gui- to build innovative demon- Yuan Chengju, a 40-year-old yang, capital of Guizhou prov- stration zones. woman in Bailong village, Baiyun ince, said that 93,333 hectares Since 2016, Guiyang start- district in Guiyang, benefi ting of land in villages will be opti- ed to promote what is known from the Fanhua Sharing mized to have greater indus- as the “three transforma- Cooperative project trial value over the next three tions” reform. years, with more profitable It involves turning resourc- crops planted to account for es into capital, capital into Cooperative will help villag- more than 80 percent of the shares, and transforming ers boost their earnings at total farming industry. residents into becoming low risk, with the aim of lift- On the outskirts of the city, investors. ing low-income groups out of beautiful villages will be con- The three transformations poverty. structed which feature moun- reform is set to be a force The cooperative will give tains, lakes and forests, all of for positive change, said Li the share capital raised to a which will become assets to Zaiyong, a member of the trust company, which will use help the local tourism indus- standing committee of the the money to invest and get try grow. Additionally, scenic CPC Guizhou Provincial Com- returns. The trust company areas will be complemented by mittee, Guizhou’s executive will manage and distribute catering, accommodation and deputy governor, and Gui- the dividend income to every retail infrastructure. yang Party chief. villager paying 100 yuan a In 2018, Guiyang plans to Li said the reform being share. attract leading enterprises implemented in the prov- Yuan Chengju, a 40-year-old to invest in the city and to ince would tackle the labor woman in Bailong village in develop high quality tours of force, capital and resources Yanshanhong county, Baiyun outlying rural areas, as well together — in a process that district, suff ers a rare disease as adjust the industrial struc- would lead to the realization to her limbs that she had since ture and optimize agricultural of common benefi ts. a little girl and she is classifi ed product quality. To promote the transfor- as level three disabled. To ensure the quality, Gui- mation of the city and help Yuan’s husband died a few yang plans to work with the the poor improve the qual- years ago and her daughter Chinese Academy of Inspec- ity of their lives, the Guiyang is studying in middle school. tion and Quarantine Compre- government is working with The mother and daughter hensive Test Center and an local companies to build a previously survived with basic agricultural product security commercial town called Fan- living allowances of 600-700 research center. The coopera- huali. yuan per month. tion will use big data to track Clockwise from Top: Flower fi elds are planted to create In a response to the Gui- But last September, Yuan the quality, quarantine and patterns in the hills of Yangchang village in Yangchang yang government’s three was encouraged to buy a share sales of agricultural products. township. The area is also known as Huahua (picturesque transformations reform, Gui- for 100 yuan in the Fanhua Guiyang will promote the fl owers) town. An area of water plants at a carnival event yang Baiyun Urban Construc- Sharing project. development of a whole indus- in Yangchang village of Wudang district in Guiyang, dubbed tion and Investment Com- After five months, she try chain integrating agricul- the town of fl owers. African attendees of the 2017 big data pany, a local government- received 3,000 yuan as a tural product processing, sales expo in Guiyang in May last year visit an agricultural display funded company, set up the bonus. expansion and agriculture in Yangchang village. Wu Xiugui (left), head of a fl ower and Fanhua Sharing Cooperative “I never thought I could get industry chain extension. plant cooperative in Yangchang village, helps villagers care project last September. that much money, which real- In addition, the construc- for fl owers in a greenhouse. Workers at a fl ower cooperative Ren Hongjun, general ly helps me a lot,” Yuan said. tion of village complexes will in Yangchang village transplant seedlings in early spring. manager of the company, Li Li, the director of an be improved so as to include Colorful blooms are planted in a swirl pattern in Yangchang explained the operating agricultural service center the development of agricultur- village. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY model for the project. Under in the town of Yanshanhong al science and technology, the it, low-income and impover- in Guiyang’s Baiyun district, integration of agriculture and ished villagers need only to said the project had helped tourism, agricultural products per 667 square meters. tor in Yangchang village but yuan to upgrade and transform fork out 100 yuan ($16) and many disabled people and logistics, rural finance, agri- “Our cooperative has three also one of the builders of the more industries in the town. they get one share that will their children, who could not cultural exhibition and e-com- greenhouses, with a planting Huahua town in Guiyang city. give them a dividend. improve their lives by them- merce sectors. area of flowers and plants Huahua, as a demonstration Infrastructure revamps The innovative model selves. Chen said, “Through rural of more than 8,000 square town of the city, is a compre- According to the govern- allows villagers to get the There are 1,682 low-income revitalization reform, agricul- Through rural meters and 26.7 hectares of hensive cultural and leisure mental development plan, financial benefits of being villagers in 803 families liv- ture will become a more prom- outdoor fruit and vegetables,” sightseeing destination that Guiyang will make effort to active investors, instead pas- ing in distress in Baiyun dis- ising industry and farming will revitalization Wu said. features beautiful fl ower dis- improve the construction of sively receiving subsidies. trict. become a more attractive job.” With the support of the plays, entertainment and busi- infrastructure in all villages With their involvement in Most of them can’t earn reform, agriculture Guiyang National Agriculture ness facilities. from 2016-20. the project’s capital structure, money by themselves and Industrial expansion will become a more Science and Technology Park Long Yunzhi, deputy general The construction of roads, through the shares, the villag- survive in the city’s rural area Residents of Yangchang vil- Administrative Committee manager of Wucai, said that improved water and electric- ers feel sense of participation, because of disease or acci- lage in Wudang district, Gui- promising industry and a local company named the town provides a platform ity supply and better accom- which is one of the features dents. yang have enjoyed the changes Wucai Ecological Agriculture for villagers to farm the land, modation and communica- of the three transformations, A total of 1,500 impover- brought about by the rural and farming will Development Investment, such as turning up soil, water- tion will be promoted across Ren added. ished households in the dis- revitalization thus far. Yangchang village has attract- ing and protecting saplings — Guiyang’s villages. The project is an operating trict received a 3,000 yuan Before 2013, the village was become a more ed many enterprises to invest. that in turn supplements their Villagers are also benefit- business. But the establish- dividend before Spring Festi- focused only on the develop- One of the village’s land- incomes. ing from an improved local ment of the Fanhua Sharing val this year. ment of traditional agriculture attractive job.” mark deals was signed with More than 50,000 people environment thanks to rural and villagers’ incomes were Chen Yan, mayor of Guiyang Chencun Flower and Plant took part in the yearlong con- revitalization.