The Impact Of Cultural Elements On The Implementation Of Precise Poverty Alleviation Policy In Ethnic Areas

On November 3,2013,General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed the strategic thinking of “precise poverty alleviation” for the first time when conducting research on poverty alleviation in Village S,Huayuan County,Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Xiangxi.Later,under the guidance of this idea,China’s poverty alleviation work has entered a new stage.The poverty alleviation measures in various localities have shifted from the original “big pot rice” to the “accurate to household”model,and the poverty alleviation work has achieved remarkable results.Since the implementation of “precise poverty alleviation” in 2013,the Village S has adopted a series of measures to ensure the accurate identification of poverty-stricken targets.At the same time,through a series of poverty alleviation measures,the economic income of impoverished farmers has also been increased.For example,to develop poverty alleviation in other areas,develop kiwifruit planting in leased lands in other villages,grow yellow peaches and winter peaches in villages,vigorously develop rural tourism,and introduce 18-hole village spring water industry.Through more than three years of poverty alleviation efforts,the Village S realized its poverty alleviation in 2017.Among the poverty alleviation initiatives of the Village S,there are many experiences worthy of summarizing and promoting.At the same time,some poverty reduction measures in the process of implementation at the grassroots level are worthy of serious discussion.On the whole,the Village S has achieved major results in poverty alleviation at this stage.However,despite the fact that the Village S has already achieved its goal of getting rid of poverty as a whole,how to continue the effect of poverty alleviation and achieve sustainability in the subsequent poverty alleviation practice and rural revitalization will be the key issues for scholars andpoverty alleviation workers.At present,the poverty alleviation work in the Village S focuses mainly on poor individuals,and poverty alleviation measures are targeted at poor households.It is obviously not enough to realize the sustainable poverty alleviation and village rejuvenation of the entire village.It is necessary to analyze the main causes of local poverty from the perspective of the poor as a whole in order to formulate corresponding poverty alleviation measures according to the main causes of poverty.The main causes of poverty are often the result of a combination of many non-economic factors such as the local ecological environment,ethnic culture,and historical policies.Therefore,it is necessary to consult the historical data and combine the field survey data of contemporary ethnology to conduct a comprehensive analysis.According to historical data,it is found that Wuling Mountain,where the Village S is located,has not always been in poverty.On the contrary,in some historical periods,the local economy is at a very high level.Comparing with the current status of poverty,it is not difficult to find that the main reason for the transformation of poverty from local to rich is that local resources are not fully utilized.The Wuling mountainous area where the Village S is located has abundant forest resources.There are a large number of forest products such as tung oil,camellia,lacquer,and fir,and local ethnic minorities have accumulated rich local knowledge and can use these resources sustainably.In the period when local advantageous resources are fully utilized,the locals are in a state of affluence,and once advantageous resources are left unused or are not allowed to be used by human intervention,they will fall into poverty.Therefore,if we want to achieve the 18-hole village’s goal of sustainable poverty alleviation and rural rejuvenation,how to make full use of local resources with superior characteristics becomes crucial.The Village S is a typical representative of the 14 contiguous destitute areas in China.It is both a traditional first-class industrial zone and a minority-inhabited area,and it is also an area rich in ecological resources.These rural areas in poverty-stricken areas are often the same as those in the Village S.They have abundant resources and cause idleness of resources due to a variety of reasons,leading to local poverty.Therefore,by reflecting on the practice of poverty alleviation in the Village S,it can bring some enlightenment to the formulation work of the poverty-relief measures in other poverty areas in China.