2019年CRI Green development pays off in Beijing village

 

Rural revitalization is an important part of Beijing's development. In recent years, the city has devoted¹ resources to pursuing a green economy for more sustainable and environmentally friendly development. Beilangzhong Village on the city's northeast outskirt is a beacon² of such development.

"Green" is at the core of the development of Beilangzhong Village. Named as the most beautiful recreational village in 2018, the village has been pursuing a green economy, green living environment and producing green products.

Up to now, the village has formed a circular economy with a coordinated³ development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries. Village chief Yan Baoheng says their major industries include pig breeding, flower production, food processing and delivery, as well as tourism agriculture.

"Our pig breeding has been outsourced to Inner Mongolia, which is also a poverty alleviation⁴ project for locals. Our vegetable and flower bases connect research, production, sales and recreation together. About food processing, while we upgrade our existing projects, we also have cooperation with neighboring Wuqiang County in Hebei Province."

According to Yan, a modern farm has been set up in the community, increasing the prospects⁵ of development for the village's outsourced pig breeding. Making full use of its land, the vegetable farm is open to tourists to pick their own fresh produce. Its flower production base now covers an area equal to 90 football fields, taking up one fifth of the village's total land. The flowers have been used for many important events like the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the country's founding.

Yan Baoheng suggests the village also made good plans for the use of its land, constructing high-end office buildings for enterprises and start-ups..

"We have 90,000 square meters land to serve the small and medium sized tech and innovative⁶ companies."

Now, over 100 enterprises have been attracted to this village, including a manufacturing base of Benz new energy vehicles.

All these efforts are paying off. Villagers can not only work in those production bases or enter companies, but also get dividends⁷ from collectively-owned economies. 48-year-old Ms Liang works at the flower base.

"My job is to take care of these flowers, watering them and do some fertilization sometimes. It's not hard and I feel happy to work here with flowers around me. My husband works in the food processing factory in our village. Besides our own salary, we also got dividends from the village at the end of each year."

Last year, disposable income for each villager reached 41,000 yuan or 6,100 U.S. dollars, nearly three times the average income for rural residents in China, which stands at 14,600 yuan.

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

2 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

3 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

5 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

6 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

7 dividends   

红利( dividend的名词复数 )； 股息； 被除数； （足球彩票的）彩金

参考例句：

• Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
• Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。