Mengyin realizes triple transformation to foster civilized rural customs
As part of rural‑civilization‑building practice, Mengyin County carries out multi‑dimensional reforms covering human‑settlement renovation, cultural inheritance and grassroots governance, completing “tri‑fold transformation” to cultivate civilized rural customs and empower comprehensive rural vitalization.
The first transformation focuses on living‑environment upgrading, shifting from the urban‑rural divide toward integrated beautiful‑countryside construction. Mengyin County advances integrated urban‑and‑rural environmental‑sanitation management, applying unified cleaning, waste disposal and village‑facility maintenance standards across both cities and villages. Large‑scale volunteer campaigns organized by county‑level officials, township cadres and villagers drive the public to shift from passive onlookers toward active participants in habitat‑improvement work. More than 594 kilometers of new‑and‑renovated rural roads, upgraded water‑supply networks and public‑lighting projects reshape the appearance of mountain villages.
The second transformation lies in cultural and spiritual construction, moving from scattered cultural activities toward systematic inheritance of Yimeng spirit and local folk heritage. The county makes full use of revolutionary relics, moral lecture halls and virtue‑integrity supermarkets. Villages carry out themed activities including filial‑piety festivals, paper‑cutting workshops and red‑story sharing sessions. Local original small plays and operas spread values of frugality, filial piety and mutual‑assistance among villagers, inheriting fine traditions while curbing undesirable customs such as extravagant wedding and funeral ceremonies. Mengyin's well‑known funeral‑reform practice of “finishing funeral rituals within one day” effectively lessens heavy economic burdens on rural households.
The third transformation takes place in grassroots governance, evolving from single‑administrator management toward mass‑participated co‑governance. Villagers’ councils of morality, village regulations and folk conventions, volunteer service teams and virtue‑point supermarket incentive mechanisms are widely deployed. Villagers can earn reward points by taking part in environmental improvement, mutual‑aid volunteer work and neighborhood‑harmony activities, turning civilized conduct into visible tangible incentives.
The triple‑transformation practice combines hardware‑renovation, spiritual‑cultural cultivation and institutional‑governance innovation. It enables civilized‑custom construction to take deep root in mountain villages of Mengyin and provides replicable practical experience for rural‑spiritual‑civilization building across Yimeng mountain area.
Editor：韩蒙蒙