Step into Xiaogang Village – a humble farming community in Anhui Province that rewrote China's agricultural history! 🚜 Once struggling with poor harvests and poverty, this village became the birthplace of rural reform through one daring midnight agreement.
In 1978, 18 farmers gathered in a crumbling cottage and did the unthinkable: they secretly divided collective farmland into household plots. Their thumbprint-signed contract 🖍️ sparked nationwide changes, boosting productivity and lifting millions out of poverty.
🌟 Fast-forward to 2024: Xiaogang just scored a UN World Tourism Organization 'Best Tourism Village' title! Visitors now flock to see revolutionary relics, traditional Huaihe River culture, and lush farmland transformed into eco-tourism hotspots.
'We went from eating wild herbs to hosting global travelers,' laughs 81-year-old Yan Jinchang, one of the original reformers. His family now runs a popular B&B featuring local delicacies like Fengyang huagudeng noodles.
💡 Pro tip for travelers: Don't miss the 'Red Handprints Museum' where those historic fingerprints are preserved – a powerful symbol of grassroots innovation!
