Compared with farmhouses and fishermen’s houses, “Bamboo Houses” in Lieshen Village, Liangping, Chongqing makes the villagers happy every day

When tourists arrive in Liangping, Chongqing, if they ask where they can leisurely enjoy the vibrant green scenery and peaceful pastoral life, local friends will tell them in unison: "It's Hunter God Village, of course. It’s the God Hunt Village!”

This sentence sounds very familiar. Isn’t this Audrey Hepburn’s line in “Roman Holiday” - “Rome, of course it is Rome!” Audrey Hepburn The look on his face when he said this is something that all movie fans will never forget! Nowadays, Liang Pingren uses lines from world film superstar Audrey Hepburn to promote the Hunting God Village, which shows how beautiful the Hunting God Village is...

In August 2020, the hot summer was blocked by the dense bamboo sea. Outside the mountains, Lieshen Village, Zhushan Town, Liangping District, is peaceful and beautiful. In their own warm home, the folks in Lieshen Village are busy - some are drying the harvested crops; some are weaving bamboo products; some are receiving tourists at the "Bamboo Home"... People's faces Joy flows through the sky, and they weave the most touching dreams in the world under the bright and flowery sunshine...

Since the epidemic prevention and control has become normalized, there has been an endless stream of tourists in Lieshen Village, making appointments to visit Mengxi Garden in the village. There are constant calls for B&B vacations. On weekends, the Zhujiale here is even more difficult to find. People gather with friends and come to the "paradise"-like countryside to return to nature, breathe in the negative oxygen ions released by the bamboo mountains and sea of ​​bamboo, and taste the delicious bamboo banquet.

When I came to Hunting God Village, it was August 14, 2020. This day is Friday. In order to welcome tourists from the city outside the mountain and from all over the world, the performance square of Hunting God Village is a busy scene: people are adjusting the sound, setting up tables and chairs, and serving an artistic feast when night falls and the lights first come on. Welcome visitors.

Chongqing is very hot in summer, but there is no feeling of heat here at all. From time to time, the wind blows across my face. This wind comes from the boundless sea of ​​bamboo. Wherever the wind passed, green waves surged, and finally condensed into green waves in the Hunting God Village. The life soaked in green waves makes the people of Hunting God Village feel particularly comfortable. This is a life that city people envy. When you open the door of your home, you will be greeted by green, fresh air, and the fragrance of birds and flowers. The original life will be paired with the green water and green mountains. Along with it, harmony and beauty are derived.

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Zhushan Town, nestled against the Lieshen Village, is located in the Baili Bamboo Sea Tourist Resort in Liangping District. What attracts tourists is the 350,000-acre natural bamboo sea in the scenic area - which is surrounded by the bamboo sea. Surrounded by it, the air is fresh, and as far as the eye can see, there are vast green mountains and vast bamboo sea.

Zhushan not only has hundreds of miles of bamboo sea on the ground, but also has abundant underground mineral resources, with coal and gypsum reserves ranking among the top in the city. Therefore, many mine owners drill and mine in Zhushan. Mining brings high profits, but the destruction of mountains and mines year after year seriously threatens the ecological security of Baili Bamboo Sea.

"We must make up our minds to close the mines! We do not need to sacrifice the economic growth brought about by the environment." The responsible comrade of the Liangping District Government introduced to the Chongqing Focus on Landscape Group. In recent years, Liangping District has used the Baili Bamboo Sea as a demonstration base for in-depth implementation of the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are mountains of gold and silver". Focusing on the functional positioning of "Baili Bamboo Sea, a place of health, longevity and happiness", it has delineated areas around the Bamboo Sea. In line with the ecological protection red line, 41 mines were closed, more than 10 industrial projects were cleared, subsided lands were treated, and 100,000 acres of forest land were restored to green. Liang Ping will protect this treasure house with rich ecological resources and explore the transformation to green development.

In order to protect 350,000 acres of bamboo forest resources, Liang Ping learned from Anji’s experience to strengthen the ecological restoration of mining areas, transform inefficient bamboo forests, develop the understory economy and bamboo products, bamboo handicrafts, and vigorously develop the B&B economy such as Zhujiale. Efforts will be made to build Baili Bamboo Sea into a nationally renowned health resort, a national 5A scenic spot, and a national tourist resort.

A good ecological environment is the foundation of modern tourism, and green resources are being transformed into economic and development advantages. In May last year, the Baili Bamboo Sea Tourism Resort in Liangping District opened. In just three months, the scenic spot received more than 500,000 tourists and achieved a comprehensive tourism income of 250 million yuan. Baili Bamboo Sea achieved a "good start".

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Under the guidance of the "Two Mountains Theory", Lieshen Village relies on excellent ecological resources to prosper the village with bamboo, vigorously develops the tourism industry and homestay industry, and creates a beautiful countryside. Data shows that in 2019, Lieshen Village has built as many as 20 "bamboo" homes and 2 special B&Bs. The per capita income has reached 18,600 yuan, which is a substantial increase compared with 9,300 yuan three years ago. After a while, a development transformation was achieved.

Relying on the increasingly prosperous tourism in Lieshen Village, Chongqing Yiyougu Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. has built the Mengxi Tuyuan B&B in Lieshen Village, which integrates agriculture, viewing, leisure, picking interaction, food and accommodation. This well-proportioned B&B with a unique Suzhou garden style is constructed of dry stone walls and Sichuan Eastern wooden houses, retaining the charm of a traditional country house. Visitors can chat and laugh in the fashionable cafe, read about the past and present in the antique bookstore, and feel the taste of home in the well-equipped guest rooms.

In December last year, Mengxi Xuyuan B&B officially opened to welcome guests. Villager Jiang Mu said that many miners have transformed and started farmhouses, eating "tourism rice", and their income is no less than mining. Last year, his Zhujiale revenue exceeded 200,000 yuan.

In Hunting God Village, we were intoxicated by the charm of mountains, scenery and water. Lieshen Village is located deep in the hundreds of miles of bamboo sea. The sunshine is warm and all things grow. Bamboo buildings are scattered in an orderly manner beside the winding stream, with flowers and trees in front of and behind the houses. Not far away, terraced rice field wetlands extend along the valley into the distance. Tourists who come here to enjoy the vibrant scenery and tranquility of rural life leisurely.

"In the beginning, our village was not like this." Chen Zongshou, secretary of the Party branch of Lieshen Village, said.

Rural revitalization starts with environmental improvement. At the beginning of 2018, Liangping District proposed the concept of "wide-area water control and wetlands to nourish the city" and adopted the "Wetland +" model in rural areas to promote the in-depth integration of wetlands with all-area tourism, rural revitalization, comprehensive improvement of rural living environment, and poverty alleviation. Lieshen Village Usher in transformation.

A small creek with a width of just over 1 meter in Lieshen Village used to be a rigid channel with an upright steep bank. Now, through ecological restoration, hanging roses, roses and aquatic plants have been planted to form a soft channel. The water bank has turned into an ecologically beautiful rural stream. In addition to the creek, 50 acres of valley rice fields adjacent to the village have also been protected, and a mountainous three-dimensional terraced pond small micro rice field wetland has been built, attracting various aquatic animals to inhabit. The residential houses and the wetland complement each other, becoming another beautiful sight of Hunting God Village.

Today, when wandering around the Hunter God Village, a beautiful and peaceful rural picture unfolds before people's eyes.

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The countryside is beautiful, and rural tourism attracts more and more tourists. It is understood that in 2019, Lieshen Village collectively transferred 22 idle houses, and cooperated with Baili Bamboo Sea Tourism Company to introduce 16 businesses such as catering and coffee bars, attracting more than 7 million yuan of urban capital to the countryside, and creating three "bamboo"-flavored villages. Commercial Street.

Lieshen Village is located deep in the hundreds of miles of bamboo sea. Every household in the village has the habit of weaving bamboo products. It was known as the "Hometown of Bamboo Weaving" in the 1970s and 1980s. No matter how life changes, the people of Lieshen Village still can't let go of their love for bamboo weaving. Now with the increasing prosperity of rural tourism, the ancient weaving craft has ushered in new vitality.

In Hunting God 1st Lane, the two to three hundred meter long street is filled with various bamboo utensils, and the faint fragrance of bamboo drifts through your nose. Li Zhian is sitting on a small bench and skillfully cutting rattan - he is making a handle for a bamboo basket. "Sitting here weaving bamboo products, we get a salary, and when we sell one, we get a commission on the income."

In addition to inheriting the craftsmanship, villagers weaving bamboo can also increase their income. They enjoy knitting and enjoy a better life. These necessities of life in the past have not only become rarities pursued by young people, but also carry the thoughts of countless old people about the bygone time.

Hunting God 2nd Lane is mainly for leisure and sightseeing, and the whole street is full of simple life. The arrival of Xinhua Bookstore has given Erxiang a different charm. The bookstore contains a large number of travel books and leisure life articles, as well as various bookmarks and other trinkets, attracting many tourists.

Hunting God Three Lane is mainly residential, mostly renovated from local villagers’ “bamboo” homes. This kind of comfort and coziness brings tourists back to their long-lost boyhood. Visitors can stand in the bamboo building and look through the window, enjoying the distant mountains and the fragrant bamboo. They can watch the flowers blooming and falling when it is sunny, and listen to the rain and wind blowing quietly when it rains.

Today, Hunting God Village has attracted a large number of tourists to visit, travel and live there, making the quiet mountain village very lively. The "Two Mountains Theory" has brought new life, hope, and future to Lieshen Village. The villagers have embarked on the road to prosperity with green waters and green mountains.

"It is better to talk about the two mountains, so that we can have a peaceful, beautiful and prosperous life today." This is the common voice of the people of Lieshen Village...