Section 185: Grand Event (3)

"Is that right? I really want to see what Ningling City has done in this regard." Chang Yong nodded and smiled: "It is just to build a learning city with a humanistic atmosphere. The investment in hardware is only one aspect. More importantly, it is to have persistent institutional guarantees and make great efforts from the cultivation of the entire city's cultural atmosphere. I hope Ningling City can firmly grasp this purpose and make achievements."

Ying Dongliu also knew that Hao Mengxia had always hoped to choose a demonstration point in the province to build this learning city with a humanistic atmosphere. It is said that he initially wanted to pilot two cities, Huaiqing and Mianzhou, which had some cultural heritage on the basis of humanities. However, Mianzhou's economic growth rate has been weak in the past two years, and the city did not pay enough attention to this aspect, especially in terms of hardware facilities and capital investment. Although Tan Lifeng, the Huaiqing Municipal Party Committee, was quite interested, mayor Fu Tian was relatively cold and had been a little stuttering, so Hao Mengxia focused on Ningling.

The Ningling Municipal Party Committee and the main leaders of the municipal government expressed strong interest in this idea of ​​the Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, and agreed to take advantage of the opportunity of Ningling Urban Planning to readjust and increase investment in cultural education. At the same time, we must continue to strengthen the city's culturally strong city and learn the city's activity project, further create an atmosphere of learning and promote the city's citizens to learn and improve their spiritual cultivation and quality.

Hao Mengxia also reported to Ying Dongliu many times to this time the development of this activity to build a learning city proposed by the Central Propaganda Department in the second half of 2003. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the situation in Huaiqing and Mianzhou. However, he devoted solid investment and carried out the work seriously in this regard, and also established new highlights in the cultivation of the cultural industry, which is also a highlight in the field of publicity work.

Ying Dongliu and Chang Yong had a close conversation, but Qin Haoran was having a great time with Yang Tianming.

The two have worked together for several years. Although they used to have a normal relationship, Yang Tianming has left Anyuan for many years and is now the executive vice president of the Central Party School. This time they met very intimately. When talking about Anyuan's changes, Yang Tianming was also very moved, and Qin Haoran also focused on introducing it.

This time, Yang Tianming was able to return to An to participate in this event, which was a kind of half-person and half-public nature. First, it was Zhao Guodong's invitation, and second, more than 20 students in the Class 2 of the Chinese Youth Class where Zhao Guodong was in participated in this Anyuan inspection and training tour. In addition to inspecting Ningling, they also had to go to Pennsylvania, Qiannan, Qianyang, Guizhou, and Nanning, and finally to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and other places in Guangdong for inspection and study.

However, Miao Zhenzhong, deputy secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, accompanied Liao Bin, deputy director of the Ministry of Culture. The two were also familiar with each other. When Miao Zhenzhong was working in the State Forestry Administration, Liao Bin was still working in the Central Bureau of Affairs and the two also had some friendship. This time, they naturally met in pairs and accompanied each other in this way, which really made them feel a little happy.

The car passed the Xieyueling Tunnel and entered Ningling. Zhao Guodong and Zhong Yuejun had already been waiting on the Tucheng section early. When the police car slowed down from the road, Zhao Guodong and Zhong Yuejun stepped forward to contact Yang Jinguang, the secretary-general of the Provincial Party Committee, and then got on the bus and greeted the leaders. Then they got off the bus and led the way in front.

Chang Yong has not returned to Anyuan for several years. In the early 1990s, he worked at Anyuan University for many years, and later transferred to the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League for a period of time. Finally, he went to Capital Normal University to serve as the Party Committee. As for Ningling, he had not been here for at least ten years. In his impression, Ningling was still a typical agricultural area, but he was also a little shocked by the rapid economic development of Ningling last year.

Ningling is not a resource-based city. It can be said that natural mineral resources are relatively barren and belong to the hilly area. Perhaps the only highlight is that there are mountains and water there, the scenery is good, and the Wujiang River passes through Ningling, which makes water transportation more convenient, and others are indeed unremarkable.

However, such a city that feels very average in any aspect actually created the Ningling miracle of economic development, and won the first place in the country's prefecture-level cities' economic growth rate. What is particularly rare is that this city is also known as the "China Silicon City". The polysilicon manufacturing industry, an upstream industry that is important in the electronics industry and solar photovoltaic industry, is an emerging industry that the country has vigorously advocated in recent years. It has been able to gather and settle in Ningling. Ningling, the seven major silicon manufacturers in the country, has occupied five seats, accounting for more than 80%. This honor cannot but be admired.

This time, the Central and Western Historical Folk Culture Festival, hosted by the Anyuan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, was actually the first to be the Ningling City impression of Ningling City? Xijiangyue’s large-scale landscape performance was advocated and continuously upgraded, and eventually evolved into such a grand event that advocated the promotion of the national folk culture and encouraged the development of the cultural and creative industry. It was precisely these two dazzling halos that enveloped Ningling City, which made Chang Yong want to come back and see what changes had happened in this city in his hometown.

The convoy got off from the Ningling West Toll Station of Anxiang Expressway.

Anxiang Expressway has two entrances and exits in Ningling, one is the Ningling West Exit Terminal outside the old city of Xijiang District, and the Ningling East Exit Terminal five kilometers east of Kwuntang Town, Dongjiang District Prefecture Station. The two entrances and exits are about 12 kilometers apart. This allows two entrances and exits to be greatly convenient for vehicles on both sides of Wujiang River in Ningling City to choose which station to get on the way, and also facilitates customers coming to Ningling to choose from.

The convoy directly entered the main urban area of ​​Xijiang District. The opening ceremony venue was set on the Star Square on the edge of Wujiang River in the old city of Xijiang. Here, the Biling Wujiang and Yuexiu River are the core areas of Ningling City. They are not far from the Lizhuang Republic of China style block and Huaxigou ethnic folk building area. The square has been expanded twice and is enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. It is also the favorite and lively place for Ningling citizens.

Ningling City has really spent a lot of effort in organizing such a cultural festival. Dozens of neat teams represent different units and different ethnic minorities. Ethnic men and women dressed in gorgeous and exquisite ethnic costumes sang and danced, just like celebrating their own ethnic festivals. When the convoy entered and stopped one after another, the leaders all smiled and waved their hands to get out of the car and walked into the venue, the entire venue was filled with joy.

Ying Dongliu looked at the beautiful promotional brochure in his hand with great interest and flipped through it casually.

It seems that Ningling City has done a lot of effort in this cultural festival. Just from the arrangement of the square and the decoration of the team, the careful preparations in just a few months, and from the several sub-events arranged in the entire cultural festival, it is quite rich, such as the second Ningling Impression International Photography Exhibition, the Minority Folk Craft Design Competition, the Urban Cultural Creative Planning Competition, the Ningling Tourism Image Ambassador Finals, etc., there are many new ideas.

With Vice Governor Chen Yinglu announced the official opening of China's first historical and folk culture festival in the central and western regions, as the salutes were fired, tens of thousands of adult pigeons mixed in colorful balloons like flying in the air. After Chang Yong, executive vice minister of the Central Propaganda Department, the provincial party committee *** Ying Dongliu made an important speech, and a grand and enthusiastic national song and dance rolled in front of leaders and audiences.

On the rostrum, Chang Yong and Ying Dongliu were in the middle. Ying Dongliu was Yang Tianming on his right hand, and Qin Haoran, Miao Zhenzhong, Liao Bin, Hao Mengxia, Yang Jinguang, Wang Yaoyang, Chen Yinglu and others sat on both sides. For example, some guests were also present in various provinces and regions in the central and western regions. Many of them were leaders of the Cultural Department and Department, and they were usually arranged to sit in the second row, and Zhao Guodong and Zhong Yuejun could also sit in the second row.

The leaders were not very interested in this national song and dance. Zhao Guodong and Zhong Yuejun knew it well. The end of an hour was short and concise, which made the leaders very satisfied.

The luncheon was quite warm. Ying Dongliu and Qin Haoran expressed warm welcome to guests from all central departments and provinces, cities and districts in the central and western regions, and the guests and hosts were all happy.

In the afternoon, the guests visited Xijiang House, Tucheng Ancient City and Hualin Scenic Area with great interest. These scenic areas have ushered in the climax of the Golden Week. Even though they had planned a plan, the fleet was still blocked many times. Fortunately, the leaders were in a good mood and could understand the mood of the guests from all directions in this situation. Like Chang Yong and Ying Dongliu, the leaders of Chang Yong and Ying Dongliu even had the interest to have fun with the people. They wandered among the folk houses from both inside and outside the province and at home and abroad, savored in the ancient city of Tucheng, and wandered in the flower forest scenic area. It had a unique taste.

Zhao Guodong has always been following the leaders. On the one hand, he has to keep abreast of the situation and adjust and arrange according to the leaders' opinions. On the other hand, he has to make some decisions with the situation reported by the city at any time.

The traffic volume on this May Day has far exceeded last year. Although Zhao Guodong and Zhong Yuejun both believed that they had made the most preparations, when the flow of people came, it still posed a huge challenge to the entire urban public service system. Whether it was transportation, accommodation or dining, the city was crowded. Many customers had to wait until three or four rounds before they could have a meal, while many customers had to drive to the suburbs to eat.

"Guodong, I didn't expect that your Ningling tourism industry is so developed. The tourism income during this Golden Week is probably equivalent to the total income of other cities in the year."
Chapter completed!