Hancunhe is the Richest Village in Beijing’s Suburbs
3 min readHancunhe Village is located 40 kilometers southwest of Beijing s city center and is known as”the number one village in Beijing s suburbs.The village contai European-style，American-style，classical-style houses，and multi-story residences，an organic food production plot with advanced technology and scientific management，the largest and best equipped office park of all beijing s suburbs，the first locally run university classroom building in Beijing and the first locally operated suburban travel agency in Beijing.Hancunhe has become a prime example of a city in the new socialist countryside.
Hancunhe was formerly known as the”uncaring river.The true picture of the poverty-stricken lives of the people was a”low-lying stinking ditch with water all over the place.Clear days were marred by clouds of dust and rain turned the area into a sea of mudCrops often failed and the residents were forced to eat wild vegetables a good deal of the year.Few people had heavy overcoats and the houses were made of mud.Every year they looked forward to good times and constantly asked when things would get better.In 1978 Tian Xiong，secretary of the village Party branch，with the support of the village Party branch，took advantage of the village s large number of mud tile workers to form the Hancunhe Construction Brigade.After more than two decades of hard work，the hancunhe Construction Brigade has developed into a large state-owned construction group with grade a assets-the Beijing Hanjian Group Hanjian has courageously seized opportunities and steadfastly strived to bring honor to Beijing with the group’s quality，speed，safety，and code of conduct while battling against fierce competition in the construction market.Tian Xiong and his colleagues never forgot the importance of agriculture as the foundation of nomy while they were developing the group’s construction and industrial operations The group has invested more than 10 million yuan in agriculture over the last several years to buy nearly 100 pieces of advanced agricultural machinery to completely mechanize operations on 2，000 mu of farmland from planting to harvest so that only 20 or so peopleare needed for agricultural production work in normal years.Grain production in Hancunhe has consistently exceeded one ton per mu since 1992，and for four years in a row theFangshan District government has named Hancunhe as a”farm with good economy of scale Total income for the village in 1998 was 825 million yuan，all taxes paid to the state totaled 33.56 million yuan and the average per capita income was 7，600 yuan Hancunhe has been listed as”a national model civilized town or village.
Development of the collective sector of the economy of hancunhe has resulted in fundamental improvement in the lives of the villagers. All homes in the village have the most modern home appliances. The traditional pattern of work and life of working from sunup to sundown”and face to the yellow earth, back to the sky has been completely replaced by life in a modern garden city. a total of 518 houses and 20 multi-story residential dwellings in a variety of styles have been built in the village. The poor uncaring river has become a city in the new socialist countryside with a full range of public facilities in which all types of businesses are booming. Residents all live in apartments and houses and people live good lives.
In addition to developing both agriculture and industry, Hancunhe has been actively expanding its tourism sector. Large numbers of tourists all over the world, visit hancunheto eat local home-cooked food, stay in the homes of local residents, see the new socialist countryside, and enjoy fireworks at night with the locals during the Chinese New Year celebrations.
