Shibadong Village to Have a "Sister Village" in Laos

  中国新闻网   2023-11-10 17:17:24

The Shibadong Forum on Poverty Reduction and Development was held in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture on November 3, 2023.  At the forum, Shibadong Village in Huayuan County, Xiangxi Prefecture, inked an agreement of intent to establish an “International Sister Village” relationship with Tingsong Village of Luang Probang City, Luang Prabang Province in Laos.

The two villages agreed to establish an exchange visit mechanism, on the basis of which they will carry out regular friendly exchanges and visits, both online and in-person; organize various activities, such as research visits, meetings, symposiums, and trainings; and discuss further collaboration. Both sides will make a sustained effort to promote bilateral “sisterhood” and enhance cooperation.

The two villages will share their respective experiences in poverty eradication and rural revitalization, based on their respective positions in their countries' poverty eradication and rural revitalization programs. They will do their utmost to help each other in the fields of industrial development, countryside construction, grass-roots governance, and specialty products marketing. Moreover, relying on the "people-to-people connectivity" concept in the Belt and Road Initiative, they will join hands to create a village-level example for the development of international exchanges and cooperation, as well as a village benchmark for the advancement of rural revitalization.

Shibadong Village is the birthplace of China’s “targeted poverty alleviation”. Over the past decade, the village has leveraged its geographical advantages to develop its industries, forming several featured industries such as countryside tourism, yellow peaches, kiwi fruit, Miao embroidery, and mountain spring water. These have increased the per capita income of the villagers from 1,688 yuan in 2013 to 23,505 yuan in 2022, and cultivated a collective economy which reached 3.8 million yuan in 2022. Shibadong Village has become a landmark to showcase China's achievements and experiences in poverty alleviation.

This forum was hosted by the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration (CICG), and the Hunan Provincial Rural Revitalization Bureau.

湖南十八洞村与老挝听松村缔结“国际姊妹村”

“十八洞”减贫与发展论坛11月3日在湖南省湘西土家族苗族自治州举办。主论坛上,中国湖南省湘西州花垣县十八洞村与老挝琅勃拉邦省琅勃拉邦市听松村签署缔结“国际姊妹村”意向协议。

根据协议,双方将建立交流互访机制,采取线上线下相结合的方式,定期开展友好交流互访活动,重点开展好走访调研、座谈交流、学习培训等活动,深入探讨双方合作的相关事宜,不断增进“姊妹情谊”,努力提升合作成效。

同时,立足双方在两国脱贫攻坚和乡村振兴工作中的特定地位,互相交流并推介双方脱贫攻坚和乡村振兴先进经验,并力所能及地帮助对方开展产业发展、乡村建设、基层治理、特色产品销售等事宜,依托共建“一带一路”倡议核心理念中的“民心相通”理念,努力打造国际交流合作发展的村级样本和推进乡村振兴战略的村级标杆。

十八洞村是中国“精准扶贫”的首倡之地。十年来,该村因地制宜发展产业,形成了乡村游、黄桃、猕猴桃、苗绣、山泉水等特色产业,让十八洞村人均收入从2013年的1688元(人民币,下同)增加到2022年的23505元,集体经济从无到有、从小到大,2022年达到了380万元。而今,十八洞村已成为展示中国脱贫攻坚成就和经验的标志性窗口。

据悉,此次“十八洞”减贫与发展论坛由中共湖南省委宣传部、中国外文局、湖南省乡村振兴局主办。

责编:田梦瑶

一审:田梦瑶

二审:秦慧英

三审:黄晓辉

来源:中国新闻网

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