Establishing Beautiful Courtyard and Promoting the Reconstruction and
Upgrading of Rural Area in Jinghe New City, Xixian New Area

Entering the courtyard of Zhang Ai'e in Jiyuan Village, Jinggan Sub-district, Jinghe New City, Xixian New Area, the outside was cold, but the inside was warm. A two-story small foreign building appears particularly magnificent, the yard is tidily arranged, the archaize blue brick ground is put on all sorts of flowers and plants miniascape, the swing that hangs below grape frame is provided for children to play … This is one of the "Beautiful Families and Beautiful Courtyards" being created in Jinghe New City.

However, the home of Zhang Meili from Shuangzhao Village, Jinghe New City is a courtyard full of scholar atmospheres. The house was reformed into a tea house, the antique woodcarving-style building, with paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls and bamboo-lined tables and chairs arranging in the courtyard for tea tasting and chatting, gives the whole courtyard a sense of tranquillity and indifference.

Jia Yaqing, president of the Women's Federation of Jinggan Sub-district Office of Jinghe New City, said: "Since the activity of "Beautiful Families and Beautiful Courtyards" was carried out, we have achieved staged results in the construction of beautiful villages and the creation of 'Beautiful Courtyards' in accordance with the requirements of the city, new area and new city by mobilizing women and families to create beautiful courtyards that are well designed and arranged with clean, ecological, civilized and harmonious environment."

The reporter learned that Xi'an has vigorously promoted the construction of "Beautiful Courtyards" so as to promote the concept of green development, practice the ecological civilization, deepen the construction of beautiful countryside, give full play to the role of women and families in the construction of beautiful countryside, and guide the establishment of frugal, green, low-carbon, civilized and healthy behavior and lifestyle. By combining the actual work with the opportunity of beautiful rural construction, Jinghe New City organizes and mobilizes the vast number of rural women and families to actively participate in the work of creating "Beautiful Courtyards". Through transformation and upgrading, the rural environment has changed greatly.

In addition, based on the platform of "Women's Home", Jinghe New City has carried out a variety of women's activities to promote the construction of "Beautiful Courtyard". The city organizes and mobilizes women and families to take part in greening and beautifying activities, making the courtyard be planted with various kinds of flowers; advocates the concept of low-carbon life, propagandizes common sense on low-carbon, carries out women's cultural and sports publicity activities, and organizes women's square dance, aerobics and other literary and artistic activities, animating the cultural life of the masses; through carrying out the civilization progress of women, the city drives the change of families, and promotes the overall transformation and upgrading of rural areas with the new appearance of families.

It is learned that the creation of "Beautiful Courtyard" of Jinghe New City involves 145 households in 3 sub-districts and 3 villages in 2018, all of which has been completed. Xi'an Women's Federation selected one five-star household, Xixian New Area awarded seven four-star households, and the new city accepted 137 three-star households. The creation in 2019 involves 193 households in 3 sub-districts and 4 villages. On April 28, 2019, Xi'an Women's Federation held an On-the-spot Observation and Propelling Meeting on the Establishment of "Beautiful Courtyard" in Xi'an in 2019, and the participants visited the environment of Shuangzhao Village, Jinggan Sub-district, Jinghe New City, as well as the demonstration households of Beautiful Courtyard. (Gao Gang)