Youyu County is located on the Loess Plateau in northwest Shanxi, near Inner Mongolia, and has a harsh ecological environment in modern times. In the 60 years since the founding of New China, successive county committees and governments of Youyu County have united and led the party members, cadres and masses of the county to plant trees. Afforestation and improvement of the ecological environment have increased the county's forest coverage rate from less than 0.3 to more than 53%, creating an amazing miracle and effectively promoting the county's economic and social development. Through arduous exploration and practice, we have created the spirit of "governing for the people". "Youyu spirit" as the core, respecting science, perseverance, and hard work. Through the efforts of several generations of Youyu people, Youyu has been rated as the hometown of ancient castles in China, a charming town in China, a national ecological demonstration area, the only national AAAA scenic spot named after a county in Shanxi, and the most worth recommending tourism to the world. County, the United Nations’ Best Livable Ecological County, China’s Low-Carbon Tourism Demonstration Area, China’s Ecological Civilization Demonstration County, China’s Model County for Livability and Industry” and other titles. It is known as “green emerald in summer and white jade in winter”.

The popularity effect here is obvious. For more than 60 years, successive leadership groups have united and led the cadres and masses of the county to persevere in planting trees and improving the ecology with perseverance, turning the "barren land" of the past into the "barren land" of today. In this great practice, the "Youyu spirit" of "governing for the people, respecting science, perseverance, and hard work" was born. It was fully affirmed by the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee and has given rise to a study and promotion throughout the province. The climax of the "Youyu Spirit" was widely reported by the central media and entered the practice classes of the Central Party School. It aroused strong repercussions across the country. More and more people began to pay attention to Youyu and enter Youyu. , injecting a strong network effect into the county’s economic and social development.