The nation's top 10 villages were selected yesterday at a national forum on rural community building in Dazhai Village, Shanxi Province.
Topping the list was Huaxi Village in Jiangsu Province. Dazhai Village was ranked No. 2. It was a model village in the 1950s and has been rejuvenated recently with industrial development.
Also among the top 10 was Xiaogang Village, Anhui Province. It was considered the forerunner in rural reform. Huayuan Village in Zhejiang Province boosted its economy through science and technology, while Jinshun Village in Jiangxi Province grabbed a spot on the list due to its tourist programs.
The others are: Hancunhe Village in suburban Beijing, Nanjie Village in Henan Province, Jiuxinghe Village in suburban Shanghai, Fubao Village in Yunnan Province, and Tengtou Village in Zhejiang Province.
The villages were selected for their success in achieving economic development, according to the organizing committee of the Fifth National Forum on Rural Communities Construction.
Ten outstanding village heads were also named at the forum for their contributions to regional economic development. Villages led by the 10 outstanding leaders all boasted economic booms.
There are 680,000 villages run by 5 million officials on the Chinese mainland.
The three-day national forum on rural communities construction promotes exchange and cooperation, according to the organizing committee.
The participants will also discuss how to build industrialized villages with distinct characteristics and how rich villages can help poor ones to reduce poverty.