Years of hard work paying off to create cleaner and more beautiful villages in Gansu

It has taken six actions, including the treatment of rural domestic sewage, recycling of agricultural film, processing of rotten vegetables and high-quality development of rural roads.

The Gansu government has given more priority to rural toilet improvement and village cleaning since 2019. Annually, it has earmarked 300 million yuan ($45.84 million) for the toilets and 200 million yuan for the cleaning for two consecutive years.

The province has spent more than 35 billion yuan in improving the rural living environment since 2018.

It has invited professionals from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to tutor local authorities in policies of enhancing the rural living environment. The ministry has organized expert teams who renew toilets to carry out guidance and training in Lanzhou, Wuwei and Baiyin in Gansu.

The province has also organized 32,000 training sessions in how to improve the rural living environment. It ensures that each family has someone who knows related policies and each village has a technical instructor.

Local authorities in Gansu have publicized policies and measures to enhance the rural living environment and people's knowledge of health and hygiene. They have done this by using popular media, such as short videos. They have also held a photography event that amassed more than 1,000 photos of rural scenery taken by farmers.