It has been 30 years since the reform and opening up. It can be said that these 30 years have been the fastest period of my country's economic and social development, the fastest period of my country's comprehensive national strength enhancement, and also the period when our people have benefited the most and their living conditions have changed. Maximum period. The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 1978 was like a spring breeze that blew away the red buds of thousands of trees and new greenery in thousands of villages. I can’t say how much the country has changed in politics, economy, military, science and technology, culture, education and other aspects in the past 30 years, but we can understand and appreciate the reform just from the changes in daily clothing, food, housing and transportation around us. The roar of the opening tide. Clothes - Before the reform and opening up, although people's clothing had been greatly improved compared to before liberation, due to the long-term implementation of rationed supply of fabrics, the styles of people's clothing were still very monotonous, and most of them were made of cotton. Each person owns only a small number of clothes, and one set of clothes takes many years to wear. When older brothers and sisters grow up, they leave them for younger brothers and sisters to wear, and they are reluctant to throw them away. I remember when I graduated from fifth grade, I don’t know why my graduation time was in winter. To take a group photo of the whole class, the teacher asked us to go home and wear new clothes. I originally only had the only clothes with a few patches, but naively I still went home and asked my mother to find new clothes. My mother rummaged through boxes and cabinets for a long time but couldn't find any new clothes for me to wear. In the end, my mother had to coax me to school with the military cap sent back by my eldest brother who was a soldier with some paper on it so that I could wear it. Thirty years later, whenever I see the photo of my fifth grade graduation, I will remember that military cap, let alone those difficult years. Nowadays, every family, regardless of gender, has many sets of clothes for everyone, including spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the varieties and styles are constantly updated. There are more and more types of clothing, and the quality is getting higher and higher. Once you enter the clothing market, you can find a variety of ready-made clothing for men, women, and children in various varieties and styles. You can choose and buy at a low price, which is more cost-effective than going to a tailor shop to order. Many household sewing machines have become home display items. Nowadays, if you see someone wearing patchwork clothes in the crowd, it is specially made by young people for the sake of looking good. Women in the past were busy mending patches, but now women are busy shopping for new clothes. Nowadays, old clothes (outdated clothes to be precise) are accumulating more and more. Looking at the piles of old clothes in the closet, it is useless to keep them and it is a pity to throw them away. I am really worried about the old clothes! Food——“Food is the first thing for people”. Before the reform and opening up, the food and clothing problem of the broad masses of the people had not yet been solved, and a considerable number of people were still half-starved and half-fed. Government cadres and urban residents implemented rations and other non-staple foods (including rice, pork, fish, oil, sugar, beans, etc.). etc.) are rationed with vouchers, and coal, matches, soap, toilet paper, etc. must also be purchased with vouchers. At that time, there were often long queues for shopping. At the same time, due to the one-sided emphasis on grain production, the neglect of diversified operations, the emphasis on returning labor to the fields, prohibiting farmers from going out to do business, and restricting farmers from raising excessive amounts of "pig, cattle, and sheep", rural areas have long been in a state of decline of all industries, weak collective economy, and poverty of farmers. status. After the reform and opening up, the household contract responsibility system was implemented in rural areas, which greatly mobilized farmers' enthusiasm for production and resulted in bumper grain harvests year after year. The abundance of grain has led to the comprehensive development of diversified operations, and the countryside has presented a gratifying scene of "abundant grain harvests and prosperous livestock". The market is prosperous, with rich products and a complete range of products. In addition to fish, meat, eggs and vegetables, there are also fresh, cooked food, balls, pickled products and various snacks, fruits, tobacco, tea and wine, as well as high-end foods such as isinglass, shark's fin and bird's nest. There is a dazzling array of products, everything you need, which greatly meets the daily needs of the people. As long as you have money, you can buy anything. People can choose freely according to their needs. The problem of food and clothing that has long troubled farmers has been solved. As the problem of food and clothing is solved, people's dietary requirements have changed. They not only need to eat enough, but also eat well and eat wisely. In order to save time and convenience, many families go to restaurants to enjoy delicious food during holidays, birthdays, and weddings. When guests come to your home, you can dial the phone and have food delivered to your door, which is convenient and hassle-free.

In recent years, with the improvement of rural living standards and the gradual change of consumption patterns, various forms of mobile catering services such as "mobile restaurants", "banquet caravans" and "door-to-door chefs" have emerged to provide farmers with tables and chairs. The "one-stop" service including food, tableware, food shopping, processing and sanitation has brought benefits and convenience to the farmers. Comparing the past and the present, as an old literary veteran from Shandan said in a poem: "In the past, there were only a few feasts a year, but now there are only a few days a year without a feast." Live - Comparison before and after reform and opening up , people's living conditions have undergone great changes. Before the reform and opening up, almost all rural houses were built with four beams and eight pillars made of earthen blocks. In the years after the reform and opening up, European-style buildings in rural areas and two-story Western-style buildings were built on land. The interior decoration, furniture, and electrical appliances are changed from low-end to high-end, and the furnishings in the living room are changed from wooden sofas to high-end mahogany or leather sofas. TV sets range from black and white to color, from small to large, from electronic to liquid crystal and plasma. There are many families with two or three TV sets in a family. The so-called "three big things" have gradually been upgraded with the improvement of living standards. In the 1970s, it was bicycles, sewing machines, and radios; in the 1980s, it was televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines; in the 1990s, it was motorcycles, computers, and air conditioners. Many homes also have rice cookers, disinfection cabinets, stereos, video recorders, microwave ovens, etc. Telephones are commonly installed in every household, not to mention the widespread use of mobile phones. Some families also purchased cars. Action——Reform and opening up have led to unprecedented development in transportation construction. Before the reform, the road conditions in my hometown were very poor. The roads were narrow, dirt roads, and bumpy. On rainy days, it was very difficult for vehicles to drive, and they swayed back and forth like a "swing dance." Today, the transportation network is criss-crossing and extending in all directions, and cars can reach all villages directly. The road surface is generally widened and hardened. There are many types of vehicles, including luxury buses, minibuses, large, medium and small passenger cars, taxis, buses, motorcycles and tricycles, etc. It is convenient and fast for people to go out to visit relatives, go on business trips or travel. With the improvement of living standards, traveling to enjoy the natural scenery and appreciate the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherland has become a new fashion pursued by people. The tremendous changes in clothing, food, housing and transportation are especially felt by middle-aged and elderly people who have personally experienced the Great Leap Forward, people's communes, economic difficulties and the "Cultural Revolution" period, and have experienced the ups and downs in life. They highly praise the powerful country of reform and opening up. The policy of enriching the people speaks out from the bottom of our hearts: "Without reform and opening up, China would not be what it is today!" "Without reform and opening up, there would be no peaceful and happy life today!"