Going into the county to see the development of Licheng, Shanxi Province： ＂Red＂ and ＂Green＂ resources help revitalize the old revolutionary base areas
Xinhua News Agency, Taiyuan, September 12th Title: Licheng, Shanxi: "Red" and "Green" resources help revitalize the old revolutionary base areas.
Xinhua News Agency reporters Chai Hailiang and Li Ziwei
Licheng County, which lives in the southeast of Shanxi and deep in Taihang Mountain, has rich and unique red cultural resources and green ecological resources. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Licheng County, Shanxi Province has focused on industrial transformation, continuously developed and optimized "red" and "green" industries, strengthened and expanded the county economy with characteristics, and improved the quality of people’s happiness index.
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Using "Red" Resources to Draw a New Picture of Revitalizing the Old District
As the earliest anti-Japanese base and liberated area in Taihang Mountain area, days of our lives has left rich red resources for Licheng, such as the former site of Jinan Bank, the predecessor of China People’s Bank, and the former site of Shangdang Campaign Command. According to statistics, there are 521 red relics in the county, which is known as the "Anti-Japanese War Museum without Walls".
This is the former site of the head office of Jinan Bank in Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province (data photo). Xinhua news agency
Huangya Cave is a natural cave with dangerous terrain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Eighth Route Army established a large ordnance base here. Today, it is a national 4A-level scenic spot and a national patriotic education demonstration base.
This is the corner of Huangyadong Scenic Spot in Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province (data photo). Xinhua news agency
When the reporter arrived at Huangyadong, there was a light rain in the sky, and the clouds were misty, and the Taihang peak wall like a knife and axe was hidden from time to time.
Li Xiaopan, a local resident, brought some friends from other places to play and felt very happy. She said that appreciating the scenery is only one aspect, and it is more meaningful to receive red culture education.
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In recent years, seeing the good momentum of the development of Huangyadong Scenic Area, local farmer Li Yungang transformed his house into a farmhouse. "In the peak season, I earned more than 300,000 yuan a month, and now I have become a rich person." Li Yungang said.
Tourists visit Huangyadong Scenic Area in Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province (photo taken on July 6, 2022). Xinhua news agency
Liyungang is just the epitome of many farmers in Licheng who rely on the tourism industry to get rich.
According to the data of Licheng County Cultural Tourism Bureau, in recent years, Licheng County has developed global tourism, with a total of 35 cultural tourism projects, with a total investment of nearly 10 billion yuan. From January to June, 2022, Licheng County received 256,700 tourists, with a total tourism income of 15.253 million yuan, driving more than 1,000 farmers to increase their income and become rich.
Exploiting "Green" Resources, Optimizing Industrial Structure and Showing New Prospects
In autumn, Taihang Mountain is green and lush, with steep peaks and ridges.
"The air here is ‘ Sweet ’ Yes. " Yang Jinbei, a staff member of Hushan Tourism Resort of Shanxi Licheng Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd., said that now, I rely on this to make money.
In the past 10 years, 49-year-old Yang Jinbei has realized the gorgeous turn of iron ore workers to hotel housekeepers, which reflects the change of Licheng’s industry from "black" to "green".
The development of Licheng County once depended on the development of iron ore and other resources. In many places, due to the long-term processing of iron ore, the surface of buildings is covered with a thick layer of black powder, which is incompatible with the surrounding Taihang Mountain.
A homestay in Hushan Tourism Resort, Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province (photo). Xinhua news agency
Since 2012, the original Huangyadong Pure Iron Concentrate Co., Ltd. has been integrated by Shanxi Licheng Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. to accelerate the transformation and development, and invested in the construction of Hushan tourist resort on the original site of more than 100 mu of mineral processing workshop. In order to strengthen the "green" industry, in July 2019, Shanxi Licheng Powder Metallurgy Co., Ltd. registered and established Lirui Agricultural Ecological Development Co., Ltd., and built Licheng Mangshan Agricultural Ecological Park project in the north of the county to develop leisure agriculture and ecological agriculture.
In Hushan Tourist Resort, the dark factory buildings were demolished and the bare land was covered with green clothes. Eco-restaurants, picking gardens and folk caves have been operating for 5 years in the shade of green forests. In summer, tourists need to book two weeks in advance to stay for one night.
This is a homestay in Hushan Tourism Resort, Licheng County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province (data photo). Xinhua news agency
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the industrial structure of Licheng County has been continuously optimized, laying the foundation for high-quality development. According to the data of county statistics bureau, the proportion of secondary industry in regional GDP decreased from 51% in 2012 to 31.6% in 2021, and the proportion of tertiary industry increased from 39.9% to 59%.
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In addition, Licheng County is also committed to creating a "green" at the doorstep of the people. According to the data of Licheng County City Appearance and Environmental Sanitation Service Center, after two years of hard work, more than 200,000 square meters of public green space has been added, and the green space rate has reached 40%. The per capita park green space has increased from 13 square meters to 15 square meters.
Mid-autumn, sunset, at the foot of Baiyan Temple. More than a dozen villagers in Yuancun, Xiazhuang and Beishe villages finished tending pear trees in the ecological garden and went home from work one after another. A villager surnamed Zhang told reporters that now they no longer need to go out to work, and their wages are still a little less.
"Today’s wind and ancient rhyme" is always suitable for urban and rural renewal to add color to a better life
High-quality "red" and "green" resources attract many enterprises to come by color.
Yuanquan Village, Xijing Town, Licheng County is named after a spring in the village, and it is rich in red cultural resources: the former site of the first children’s conference of the Youth Federation in the Shanxi-Hebei-Henan border region, the former site of the Eighth Route Army Yuanquan Chemical Factory, and the former site of Yuanquan Taihang Mint Paper Factory.
Changzhi Xigengtian Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. invested in the construction of Taihang Danquan Garden Town Project in Yuanquan Village. Meng Dehu, director of project planning, said that since the official start of construction in 2020, the investment has reached 140 million yuan. When building an eco-tourism project, Yuanquan Village should be included in the overall planning, highlighting both "green" and "red" colors, singing "today’s wind" and "ancient rhyme" to boost rural revitalization.
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The reporter saw in Yuanquan Village that the whole village is undergoing renovation and renovation, and projects such as house facades have begun to take shape, showing the exquisite characteristics of ancient houses in southern Shanxi.
Niu Chenxia, secretary of Licheng County Party Committee, said that Licheng County adheres to the combination of "red, green and characteristic" and the integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industries to build a landscape Licheng with red and green, which is suitable for tourism and industry.
In 2021, Licheng County started urban renewal, investing 1.23 billion yuan to start 30 urban renewal projects. Li Xiuhong, a citizen, said that a few years ago, walking in the county town, there were "cobwebs" formed by various network cables on the top of his head, and there were "patches" on the road one after another. Nowadays, the urban roads in the county are free from worry, and the pipeline network is underground. The city has a brand-new look and the happiness of life is constantly improving.