Walking into Huangbaiyu Village, people can't help but shine: rows of new houses with uniform red tile roofs are particularly eye-catching. The new houses are paved with hot tiles, and energy-saving kangs are built according to farm habits. /kloc-a house of 0/00 square meters, with bedrooms, living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and storage rooms. There is a yard with suitable area in front of the house, and each new house is also equipped with a garage. These neat and beautiful new houses are the houses built by Huangbaiyu Village for the villagers.
It is understood that the design of Huangbaiyu Village is completely in accordance with the concept of "from cradle to cradle" put forward by McDonald, the science and technology adviser of former US President Bill Clinton and the US chairman of the Council of China-US Center for Sustainable Development, that is, all conditions of human life are taken from nature and returned to nature. Almost all the materials of the model house of the demonstration village project are provided free of charge by Fortune 500 companies, most of which are renewable materials, which can be safely biodecomposed or completely recycled, and the "model house" retains the unique "fire resistance" in rural areas of China, and the bricks are made of crushed soil; The wall is designed to be half a meter thick, so that the house will be insulated and warm; Solar panels with power generation function are installed outdoors, and the electricity provided by a sunny day can last for a family for half a month.
The first phase of the project in 2006 has invested more than 4 million yuan to build 42 houses, straw gasification stations and tap water stations. According to the plan, the new Huangbaiyu Village will be completed by the end of 2008, with a total investment of 30 million yuan. The "Huangbaiyu Experiment" brought many dreams to the villagers here. It will change the life style of farmers, bid farewell to the traditional living environment and energy mode, and the concept of sustainable development will go deep into the details of farmers' lives. After the completion of the project at the end of 2008, nearly 400 households scattered in the village will all move into the community with unified planning, design and construction to enjoy a new lifestyle; After sorting out the original homestead, 133.33 hectares of cultivated land can be added, bringing the cultivated land in the village to 255.33 hectares.
In 200 1 year, the village director Dai Xiaolong was elected as the director of Huangbaiyu village with 4 13 households and 1409 people. He founded "ecological chain enterprises" such as wineries, ecological farms, organic fertilizer plants, cattle and sheep processing plants, rainbow trout farms, etc. with the concept of ecological cycle: using distiller's grains to raise cattle, using cow dung to raise earthworms, and using earthworms to raise rainbow trout, which not only saved resources and protected the environment, but also enriched the villagers.
The fruit of Schisandra chinensis is used as a traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating qi, promoting fluid production, astringing lung and nourishing kidney, relieving diarrhea, astringing essence and calming the nerves, and can be used for treating chronic cough, asthma, scanty fluid, dry mouth, nocturnal emission, amnesia and insomnia. Now many villagers in Huangbaiyu Village plant Schisandra chinensis and make a fortune by it. Schisandra chinensis is a major feature of planting industry in Huangbaiyu Village and has become a major source of income in Huangbaiyu Village.
As an ordinary mountain village in Liaodong mountainous area, Huangbaiyu has become the "first village in Asia" because of the introduction of the concept of sustainable development, which has attracted widespread attention at home and abroad. According to Dai Xiaolong's design, the village will also build wind power, solar energy and biogas power stations to ensure the village's economic development and the energy needed by the villagers' lives. At the same time, they will also use "Huangbaiyu" as a brand to develop social undertakings such as new-type pension and form a sustainable cycle with wider social resources. Therefore, the "Huangbaiyu Demonstration Village for Sustainable Development" project is an exploration of building a new rural area in China. (Liaoning Cheng Xigang)