Then we went to a rural village, set up as a model of socialist living. The village has four aims: to increase productivity, to increase the standard of living, to increase the cleanliness of the village, and to increase democracy.
Productivity has been increased by hitting niche markets, 
for example using greenhouses to produce crops when usually it would not be available. Over the last ten years the average workers salary has quadrupled, 98% of villagers are now covered by health insurance and all children receive nine years of education.
We were shown through a couple of villager's homes, which were quite comfortable but without the extravagence of the rural village of Qingyang. This was a success story of how the people can band together to improve all of their lives.
Day 51: Rural Village Visit
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Hi - can you tell me the name or location of this model village? I am about to move to Shandan and would be interested to see it.
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