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SHAWUER Manglike， aged 68， has been Party secretary of Daxi Village for 36 years. His having graduated from high school makes him， in villagers’ eyes， an educated man. They are therefore confident that he will lead them to a better life.
“First” Village in Xinjiang
“Our village is a pioneer in Xinjiang，”Shawuer said proudly when we first met.
Daxi Village in Yuli County is about 50 km south of Korla Airport. There we saw broad and straight asphalt roads， well-proportioned villas， cultural squares and reading rooms. As cars drove by， the villagers inside slowed down and greeted us. We learned that almost every family owns a vehicle， making it easy to do business in the county or cultivate cotton on farmlands.
The word “daxi” in Uygur means saline-alkaline soil. Over 30 years ago， the village lagged behind in farmland water conservancy and agricultural production. On low incomes， villagers living in scattered adobe houses mainly depended on government loans and relief.
Under the policy of reform and opening-up in the late 1970s， the government encouraged villagers to carry out the household contracts responsibility sys- tem with remuneration linked to output. In other words， rural people undertook to work the land on contracts， and pay fixed revenues to the state， while the surplus belonged to them. This was a new phenomenon at that time， so many people were hesitant about the policy. As top village leader， Shawuer called for the pilot reform to be first implemented in Daxi Village. In 1982， the village reaped a bumper harvest by doubling the earlier output， with an average wheat yield of 5，250 kg per hectare. The policy not only resolved village food issues， but also increased per-capita income by RMB 219– unprecedented in the village’s history.
After resolving the problem of food and clothing， Shawuer also led locals to set up collectively owned enterprises， including a flourmill， brickyard， greenhouse and farmers’ market， continuously expanding the collective economy. “Since the government offered us sound policies to enable us to become richer， it has been my responsibility to lead villagers in greater efforts to acquire wealth，” he said. After three decades， the village has become well-off. In 2015， the revenues of its collective economy reached RMB 4 million， with a per-capita net income of RMB 27，500.
Enriched Brains
“Why were we poor？ Because we had no knowledge，” Shawuer so answered his own question. Due to historical reasons， villagers in Daxi had poor schools and knew nothing about scientific farming. But having discovered the cause of any problem， one can find a solution.
“First” Village in Xinjiang
“Our village is a pioneer in Xinjiang，”Shawuer said proudly when we first met.
Daxi Village in Yuli County is about 50 km south of Korla Airport. There we saw broad and straight asphalt roads， well-proportioned villas， cultural squares and reading rooms. As cars drove by， the villagers inside slowed down and greeted us. We learned that almost every family owns a vehicle， making it easy to do business in the county or cultivate cotton on farmlands.
The word “daxi” in Uygur means saline-alkaline soil. Over 30 years ago， the village lagged behind in farmland water conservancy and agricultural production. On low incomes， villagers living in scattered adobe houses mainly depended on government loans and relief.
Under the policy of reform and opening-up in the late 1970s， the government encouraged villagers to carry out the household contracts responsibility sys- tem with remuneration linked to output. In other words， rural people undertook to work the land on contracts， and pay fixed revenues to the state， while the surplus belonged to them. This was a new phenomenon at that time， so many people were hesitant about the policy. As top village leader， Shawuer called for the pilot reform to be first implemented in Daxi Village. In 1982， the village reaped a bumper harvest by doubling the earlier output， with an average wheat yield of 5，250 kg per hectare. The policy not only resolved village food issues， but also increased per-capita income by RMB 219– unprecedented in the village’s history.
After resolving the problem of food and clothing， Shawuer also led locals to set up collectively owned enterprises， including a flourmill， brickyard， greenhouse and farmers’ market， continuously expanding the collective economy. “Since the government offered us sound policies to enable us to become richer， it has been my responsibility to lead villagers in greater efforts to acquire wealth，” he said. After three decades， the village has become well-off. In 2015， the revenues of its collective economy reached RMB 4 million， with a per-capita net income of RMB 27，500.
Enriched Brains
“Why were we poor？ Because we had no knowledge，” Shawuer so answered his own question. Due to historical reasons， villagers in Daxi had poor schools and knew nothing about scientific farming. But having discovered the cause of any problem， one can find a solution.