"Voice of Shaanxi, via Which We Communicate with the World"
The Interview Group Praises Mountain Apples of Baota District, Yan'an City

On August 12, Themed Interview Group of "The Economic Spring is Revitalizing Rural Areas in China --Voice of Shaanxi, via Which We Communicate with the World" came to Yan'an City for an interview. In the afternoon of the same day, the interview group had a discussion with Ma Zhi, member of the Standing Committee of the Baota District Committee, and Li Qingxi, the Deputy Director of Yan'an Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and other responsible comrades, thus opening the first stop of investigation and interview of the activity. After the meeting, they went to Liulin Town to get to know the industrial characteristics and development results of mountain apples in this town.

At the meeting, Zhao Boping, the head of the interview group and the Deputy Director of SL China com.cn, introduced the relevant information of this theme propaganda. Starting from Baota District, this interview's first stop in Yan'an reported the new achievements and experiences in rural revitalization of this district and delivered the sound of Baota District and Yan'an City in rural revitalization to the whole world, Zhao said.

Ma Zhi, member of the Standing Committee of Baota District Committee, introduced the work of rural revitalization in this district to the interview group . He said that Baota District is a urban-rural area, having population of 750,000, among which 262,700 people lived in rural areas. Therefore, we should pay much attention to the vast rural areas. The Committee and Government of Baota District stayed committed to the village-wide development, focusing on talent training and industrial revitalization and benefiting every village and each household through poverty alleviation. At the same time, in view of the actual situation of Baota District, the Committee and Government of Baota District strengthened weak links and sustained balanced development to avoid new contradictions and imbalances in the process of rural revitalization.

After the meeting, the interview group went to Kongjiagou Village and Mata Village of Liulin Town to learn about the development, planting technology, disaster prevention measures, poverty alleviation projects, and post-industrial arrangements of the mountain apple industry of Yan'an City.

It is believed that since the 1980s, the Committee and Government of Baota District have stayed committed to taking the apple industry as the first leading industry to help farmers shake off poverty and increase their incomes, and continuously promoted the rapid development of this industry to make this industry strong, the farmers rich, and the township beautiful.

Shang Baojun, the secretary of Mata Village, Liulin Town, told the reporter that 80 percent of the 418 households in total in this village planted mountain apples, and more than 3,000 mu of apple trees were planted on the 3,860 mu of cultivated land in this village. In 2018, the per capita net income of this village reached 16,200 yuan, and the whole village was lifted out of poverty.

Acts as the political, economic and cultural center of Yan'an City, which is the holy land of revolution, Baota District is located in the hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau, it is the best area for planting apples. The reporter learned that in 2018, the GDP of Baota District reached 32.9 billion yuan, and the GDP per capita exceeded 60,000 yuan for the first time, the GDP of the rural area reached 4.229 billion yuan, and the per capita disposable income of the residents reached 11,610 yuan. The Committee and Government of Baota District will focus on the five-year strategic plan for rural revitalization and will do well in industrial development, urban-rural integration, improvement of people's livelihood, ecological development, talent building, rural culture promotion and other work, and will make every effort to promote the orderly development of rural revitalization.

During the interview of Baota District, the interview group also visited the basic level in Wanhua Township, Ganguyi Town and other townships to observe various industries and construction items in Baota District, industries including apple industry, sweet potato industry, pollution-free vegetable industry and rural tourism, construction items like rural property rights system reform, beautiful rural construction, smart rural construction, residential environment improvement, waste classification and party organization construction, focusing on the new achievements and new changes in rural revitalization of Baota District. (Ji Wenyan)