Sights and Sounds from the New Countryside in Chinasu从在chinasu新农村的景象和声音.docx

1、Sights and Sounds from the New Countryside in Chinasu从在chinasu新农村的景象和声音 Sights and Sounds from the New Countryside in Chinasu：从在chinasu新农村的景象和声音 Sights and Sounds from the New Countryside in China In December 2005, the Chinese Government brought forward for the fist time the strategy of building a n

2、ew socialist countryside, emphasized that it is an important historical task in Chinas modernization process of China and clearly brought forward the guidelines of developing production, improving living standards, fostering more civil behavior, improving the overall cleanliness of villages, and exe

3、rcising democratic management. The problems facing agriculture, rural areas and farmers was a most essential issue in the beginning of Chinas reform. 1982 - 1986, China published four No. 1 Documents of the CPC Central Committee focused on agriculture. From 2004 on, the Chinese Government has consec

4、utively published four No. 1 Documents and formulated a series of policies of supporting agriculture and giving favorable treatment to farmers. All these have pressed on with the increase in both production and incomes of farmers and improved the comprehensive agricultural productive capacity. The C

5、hinese Government abolished the Regulations on Agriculture Tax on January 1, 2006. This means that the agricultural tax that has maintained its presence in China for more than 2,000 years has formally become a part of history. The measures in abolishing tax on special agricultural products, animal h

6、usbandry tax and slaughtering tax taken by the government may relieve the farmers from a burden of RMB 120 billion each year. In 2006, the Chinese Government decided to exempt the primary and junior middle school students in the western rural regions from all tuition fees, offer free textbooks to po

7、verty stricken students and subsidize boarders with their living expenses. In order to further lighten the burdens of farmers, the Chinese Government has exempted the students in the rural areas across the country from compulsory education tuition fees in 2007. Nearly 150 million rural kids now are

8、able to go to school for free. Since 2006, the Chinese Government has considerably raised the farmers medical subsidy standards. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health of China, in the first three quarters of 2007, 726 million people participated in the New Rural Cooperative Medical S

9、ystem (CMS), the participating rate for the CMS reached 85.96%, and 263 million person-time of people benefited from it. Currently, rural basic living allowance systems have been established in all the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and 20.

10、68 million farmers have benefited from it. According to the Chinese Government, new cooperative medical treatment and medical aid systems will be basically established in the countryside of the whole country by the end of 2008. With steadily growth in agricultural production, sustained increase in f

11、armers incomes and remarkable achievements made in building a new socialist countryside, the agricultural and rural development in China has enjoyed a good momentum in 2007. Maintaining an annual growth rate of more than 6% for four consecutive years, the rural per capita net income has exceeded RMB

12、 4,000 Yuan, a rise of about 7%. It was the fourth consecutive year of increased food production for China in the new century, with the total food output exceeding 1 trillion Jin. By groping for ways to become rich, teaching agricultural technologies, improving rural environment, developing road tra

13、ffic, establishing rural basic living allowance systems, providing rural free compulsory education and implementing CMS, the Chinese Government has begun to guide the Chinese farmers to pursue better spiritual lives. The vast Chinese farmers are building a new socialist countryside and gradually enj

14、oying such an achievement. Photo Captions: 20080101 December 17 2007. According to the provisions of the Organic Law of the Villagers Committees and the procedures on the election of villagers committees, 26,875 voters of Shuangshi Town of Yongchuan District, Chongqing Municipality took part in the

15、election of the Seventh Villagers Committee of Shuangshi Town. At the electoral session, the staff members showed the ballot box to the voters, and one village head and two members of the villagers committee were elected through secret balloting. 20080102 May 27, 2006. The farmers in Shanggao County

16、 of Jiangxi Province were celebrating the exemption from agricultural tax. In order to further lighten the burdens of farmers, the Chinese Government abolished the Regulations on Agriculture Tax on January 1, 2006. This means that the agricultural tax that has maintained its presence in China for mo

17、re than 2,000 years has formally become a part of history. 20080103 September 3, 2007. The newly established National Power Grid Hope Primary School in Liuran Village, Jiujiaji Town, Lixin County of Anhui Province was holding its completion and opening ceremony, and 450 primary school students moved

18、 into brand new classrooms. The Chinese Government has exempted the students in the rural areas across the country from compulsory education tuition fees in 2007. Nearly 150 million rural kids now are able to go to school for free. 20080104 July 5, 2007. In order to improve the villagers awareness o

19、f postnatal care, Xizhujiazhuang Village of Yishui County in Shandong Province set up an intellect development room for the babies and kids of the village. Early education posters, educational toys and other equipments were bought and early education teachers were retained to conduct IQ and EQ train

20、ings on 0-3 year-olds to develop their early intellects. 20080105 January 26, 2007. By establishing the Rural Circuit Court, the Traffic Circuit Court and two other circuit courts, Guangfeng Peoples Court in Jiangxi Province brought the court to the doors of farmers living in remote areas for the co

21、nvenience of their lawsuits. 20080106 February 20, 2007. Spring Farmers Games were held in Minjiachang Village, Jiangkou County, Tongren Municipality of Guizhou Province. There were traditional events such as pig lifting, maize carrying, yangge dance, bullfight and pig fight. 20080107 January 9, 200

22、7. The relevant departments of Bozhou Municipality of Anhui Province brought culture, technology and healthcare skills to the countryside in Gucheng Town Market and were welcomed by the local people. In the photo, an actor of a Bang Opera Company was staging a traditional play for the audience. 2008

23、0108 The Chinese Government has put forward to build a new countryside based on the requirement for building an energy-saving and environment-friendly society by developing circular and ecological agriculture, reforming traditional ways of farming and developing protective farming. The photo indicat

24、ed the Qinghai Agricultural and Ecological Garden. 20080109 October 15, 2005. Shihezi Municipality in Xinjiang Autonomous Region enjoyed a good harvest in cotton. In order to make more money, many farmers went to Shihezi from other places to act as temporary cotton pickers. Under the supportive poli

25、cies formulated by the Chinese Government, the cotton output has raised each year. In 2008, the cotton output in China is expected to reach 6.8 million tons in 2008. 20080110 April 22, 2006. A farmer couple of Lishi Village, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng Municipality of Shandong Province were exhi

26、biting the poultry bred by them to the customers through network video. The Chinese Government has actively promoted the rural informatization drive and facilitated the internet and other information platforms to extend towards the countryside. In 2007, information services were carried out via tele

27、visions, telephones, computers and other information carriers in more than 300 counties in China. 20080111 September 6, 2006. The sixth day in each month was named by Xinan Village, Tangtou Sub-district, Hedong District, Linyi Municipality of Shandong Province as the Democracy Discussion Day. Member

28、s of CPC, villager representatives and common villagers were called together to discuss village affairs. Meanwhile, the village cadres reported the work done in the previous month and the work plan for the next month. Besides, the village accounts were examined in open to receive rationalization pro

29、posals and inquires from the villagers. In the photo, the villagers were calculating the accounts for August. 20080112 July 3, 2006. The young volunteers from the Social Practice Group of College Students to Serve the New Countryside of Huaiyin Teachers College came to Suzui Town, Chuzhou District o

30、f Huaian Municipality to carry out Big Hands Holding Small Hands activity with the primary school students in the local countryside. In the photo, the primary school teachers were experiencing computer technology under the guidance of the volunteers. 20080113 June 2, 2006. The villagers of Tui Villa

31、ge, Langkazi Tibetan Autonomous County, Shannan Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region began to use electric light. Located at a height of 5,070 meters, Tui Village is the highest natural village in the world which maintains its own self-sufficient primitive economic mode. Joining hands with other re

32、levant domestic enterprises, the volunteers from Chomolungma Action gave the villagers 45 sets of solar energy power generating facilities. In recent years, with the implementation of the building of a new socialist countryside in Tibet, the agriculture-related departments at various levels have act

33、ively explored energy and ecological development modes and vigorously developed the construction of marsh gas, solar energy and other rural renewable energies. Under the financial and technical assistances from the State, more and more Tibetan farmers and herdsmen are bidding farewell to the history of making fire with livestock stools or branches from trees. 20080114 May 20, 2006. Qiaocheng D