In December 1978, 18 farmers from Xiaogang Village, Fengyang County, Anhui Province, risked their lives and pressed their bright red handprints on a life and death contract, marking the beginning of China's rural reform and promoting the introduction of the household contract responsibility system, helping China's reform to deepen. Xiaogang Village is therefore regarded as the main birthplace of rural reform in China and holds an important historical position in the country's reform process. In the practice of rural reform and development over the past forty years; Dare to break through, dare to try, dare to be the first; The '; The spirit of big responsibility; And“ Rooted at the grassroots level, dedicated to serving the people; The '; Shen Hao's Spirit; Through continuous enrichment, it gradually settles and condenses into“ Reform and innovation, daring to be the first; The '; The spirit of Xiaogang;.

On April 25, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Xiaogang Village for inspection and research, recalling the reform process and revisiting it; The Spirit of Xiaogang; Reaffirm the determination to reform. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized the need to promote the national spirit and the spirit of the times; The Spirit of Xiaogang; Yes, it is; The spirit of big responsibility; And“ Shen Hao's Spirit; The richness and development in the great practice of reform and opening up have become timeless and shining with the continuous progress of reform. Entering a new era and looking at the booming rural revitalization, we need to further interpret it with a development perspective; The Spirit of Xiaogang; The value of the times, continuously exerting its role in driving support and value guidance.

Break the mindset and dare to create. The innovative practice of contracting production to households and contracting work to households in Xiaogang Village in 1978 proved that ideological constraints are difficult to achieve development. Afterwards, Anhui took the lead in promoting rural tax and fee reform, comprehensive rural reform; One household, one field; Reform and other initiatives will continuously deepen rural reform. This inspires us that in the current process of vigorously implementing the rural revitalization strategy, we must break through the barriers of ideological concepts, eliminate the thinking patterns that hinder reform and development, further emancipate our minds, analyze the actual situation of the local area based on the village situation, clarify our own advantages and disadvantages, target the direction of our efforts, scientifically plan the development path of rural revitalization, and effectively promote a new round of rural reform. In addition, reform should respect the pioneering spirit of the masses, stimulate and consolidate the enormous creativity hidden within them, and enable the people to make contributions and achieve more in the reform; Sense of achievement;.

Willing to contribute and dare to take responsibility. Since the reform and opening up, Xiaogang Village has achieved great success today, thanks to the important role played by grassroots cadres who are willing to dedicate themselves, dare to take on responsibilities, and always adhere to the people-centered development philosophy in practice. In the current practice of rural revitalization, rural cadres should promote the selfless dedication spirit embodied in Comrade Shen Hao and other party members and cadres, take benefiting the people as the greatest achievement, start from the issues that the masses are most concerned about, put the suffering of the people in their hearts, and shoulder the responsibility of reform and development. General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed; Planning must be practical, entrepreneurship must be practical, and being a person must be practical; In the process of rural revitalization, grassroots leaders at all levels should truly carry forward the excellent style of seeking truth and being pragmatic, and work hard. They should adhere to coming from the masses to the masses, respect public opinion, serve the people, fully mobilize the initiative and enthusiasm of villagers and all sectors of society, gather positive energy for rural revitalization, and avoid being empty and superficial.

Dare to pursue dreams and strive. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the great practice of rural reform since the reform and opening up has promoted tremendous changes in China's agricultural production, farmers' lives, and rural landscape, making significant contributions to China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization construction. These significant changes have shown the vast majority of farmers a bright prospect towards prosperity and strengthened their confidence in following our party on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. We must persist in and continuously improve the successful experience of rural reform over the long term. “ Big Package” Afterwards, the people of Xiaogang crossed the food and clothing line overnight; Under the leadership of Secretary Shen Hao and his successor, the people of Xiaogang have embarked on a new journey, committed to building a modern agricultural and pastoral complex that integrates production, life, and ecology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity, and strives to promote the further development and improvement of Xiaogang in the new era. The 40 year struggle history of Xiaogang strongly proves that promoting the spirit of pursuing dreams and daring to strive can surely continue to write glory with hard work and support dreams with practical actions.

“The Spirit of Xiaogang; For the reform and opening up of Anhui Province and even the whole country, it has significant historical and contemporary significance. It is a window to showcase the appearance of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers in China, and also the cornerstone of China's rural policies. This is a valuable spiritual asset. Learning“ The Spirit of Xiaogang; It's not just about telling the story of Xiaogang well and polishing Xiaogang's business card, but also about us inheriting and developing it well; The spirit of Xiaogang;. The deeper the reform, the higher the probability of challenges and obstacles. The complexity, sensitivity, and arduousness of the reform will become more prominent. We must strengthen our confidence, gather strength, overcome difficulties, and persist in advancing the reform steadily, ensuring that all reform measures take root. Focusing on the most concerned, direct, and practical interests of farmers, we will accelerate the filling of gaps in rural development and people's livelihoods, so that billions of farmers can have more tangible feelings of gain, happiness, and security.