September 9 (Report) — "A harmonious and beautiful village is grounded in ecology." In early autumn, stepping into the villages of Basong Township, Kangle County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu, one finds not only picturesque landscapes reminiscent of a hidden paradise, but also the industrial foundations for residents to increase incomes and prosper, along with the local civilized and honest rural customs. From "beautiful village" to "harmonious and beautiful village," the change of a single word reflects a concerted effort of "inner and outer cultivation."

　　Today in Basong Township, a rural picture of clean villages, beautiful scenery and harmonious people has become the best interpretation of residents' happy lives. Walking along the road of livable, workable and beautiful villages, vivid and poetic rural life scenes are slowly unfolding.

　　In order to give full play to the advantages of natural scenery and let "good scenery" bring "good prospects," Basong Township has seized opportunities in the tourism market, accelerated the implementation of the second phase of the Caodian homestay project, completed the visitor service center of the Baihualin Scenic Area, revitalized the Zhonggou visitor service center, and officially put the Hua'er homestay into operation.

　　Chen Tao, Party Secretary of Basong Township, said that in recent years the township has relied on the Taizishan tourism corridor to vigorously develop all-for-one, all-season tourism, encouraged and supported the Caochanggou and Baihualin scenic areas in developing winter and spring tourism, let the "cold resource" of ice and snow stimulate rural tourism, and used good scenery to bring "good money prospects."

　　Rural areas must be not only livable but also workable, so that residents have ways to increase incomes and income security. Chen Tao said that Basong Township has always adhered to taking industrial revitalization as the focal point of harmonious and beautiful village construction, vigorously developing characteristic industries, and doing everything possible to broaden income-increasing channels. At present, through Yunshang Rural, the township has declared three shiitake mushroom business entities, distributed 1.07 million shiitake mushroom sticks, planted 19.25 mu of morel mushrooms, 5,504 mu of Chinese medicinal herbs, 439 mu of Chinese medicinal herb seeds and seedlings, and 761 mu of highland summer vegetables, and planted 6,000 mu of rapeseed around the Taizishan tourism corridor.

　　In the process of harmonious and beautiful village construction, Kangle County integrates ethnic unity, new-era spiritual civilization practice, socialist core values, family traditions and family instructions, and the culture of changing customs and habits into rural industrial planning, stimulates the creative vitality of rural culture, brings significant changes to the rural landscape, and further improves the level of rural civilization.

　　Walking into Gongzhuang Village, Basong Township, one can see village rules and conventions, family traditions and family instructions on the exterior walls of houses and in cultural corridors, where vivid painted patterns complement each other and unfold. Along both sides of the village roads and around the front and back of courtyards, each household has its own scenery; the cultural walls are exquisite and distinctive, presenting a beautiful rural picture.

　　Home amid mountains and rivers, living in the countryside. In order to fully promote harmonious and beautiful village construction and let more and more residents enjoy a livable living environment, Meng Gang, First Secretary of Gongjiazhuang Village dispatched by the Working Committee of Departments Directly Under the Gansu Provincial Party Committee, said that the village, following the principle of "one village, one feature; one wall, one scenery," encourages residents to develop courtyard economies and create small gardens "at the doorstep." In 2022, the village was successfully established as a provincial-level demonstration village.

　　Harmonious and beautiful villages value not only "appearance" but also "temperament." While promoting the construction of new-era spiritual civilization practice stations, Basong Township comprehensively advances good grassroots governance, making rural governance better and residents' lives more beautiful. Chen Tao said that the township has formulated and improved 14 mechanisms for the integrated development of self-governance, rule of law and rule of virtue, including village-level red and white affairs councils, moral appraisal councils and rural elite councils; selected and commended good daughters-in-law and good parents-in-law, and selected advanced models such as income-generating experts and moral models, cultivating honest folk customs and advocating civilized new trends.

　　Every subtle change in rural development echoes the resolute footsteps of the people of Basong pursuing their dreams. Chen Tao said that next, the township will actively build livable and workable harmonious and beautiful villages, connect points into lines and lines into areas, continuously improve village appearance, and achieve harmonious coexistence of "mountains, rivers, fields, forests and human settlements."