Rural areas are an important part of Chinese society and the foundation of economic development and social progress. However, with the acceleration of urbanization, rural areas are facing many challenges and dilemmas, and many changes and transformations have also taken place. Based on the 18 current situations provided by netizens, this article summarizes the reality and changes in rural areas in 2023, in order to attract more attention and thinking.
The environmental problems in rural areas are becoming more and more serious, and disposable disposable items are becoming more and more common in rural areas, such as disposable chopsticks, paper cups, towels, etc., causing a lot of garbage and pollution. However, there are fewer and fewer trees and bamboo forests in rural areas, leading to land degradation and ecological imbalances, which are worrying.
Housing problems in rural areas are also prominent, with the vast majority of houses in disrepair and only a few renovating. But all the houses are low**, and some are even cheaper than green onions and cabbage. Young people are reluctant to live in rural areas, and some go to towns and villages to buy land and build their own houses, while others go to county towns to buy commercial houses. The wedding house in the countryside must be bought in the city, and the bride price is also 300,000 yuan, and after the down payment is given, the parents have to help pay off the mortgage, and they cannot retire until they are 65 years old.
The population problem in the countryside is the most serious, and the young people and beautiful women in the countryside have been lost to the cities, and they are not visible on the roads in the countryside at all. In the countryside, only the elderly and the sick remain, as well as some disabled and mentally handicapped people. There are also many singles in rural areas, some of whom cannot marry a wife because of poor conditions, and some of whom run away because of divorce. Children in rural areas also go to school and work in the cities, and only the elderly pick up and drop off kindergarten children in rural areas. The elderly in the countryside also no longer adhere to tradition, and they do not express their opinion on whether their children should have a second child or a boy, knowing that the pressure on young people in the city is too great.
There are also many problems in rural life, and the red and white things in the countryside are set up in temporary tents in front of the old houses, and there is a special team to arrange a banquet, which is not expensive, but the quality of the dishes is not high, and some dishes dare not eat at all. Young people in the countryside have to leave in less than half a day, because there is no takeaway and express delivery in the countryside, and they have become accustomed to the convenience of the city. The elderly in the countryside also use smartphones, but they are all low-profile miscellaneous brands, the sound is very loud, and the ringtones are above the moon. They have also learned to use their mobile phones to make money, watch the news and brush **, and they can buy two catties of pork a month. Public security in the rural areas also needs to be strengthened, and some outsiders come to the countryside on motorcycles to steal dogs and other things.
The problem of rural development is also prominent, the rural roads are paved with cement, and at night the solar street lights are lit, but the vitality of the countryside has not increased, and the elderly still go home before dark. Life in the countryside is also extreme, some people become big bosses, and some people hide from debts all year round. The vegetable patch in front of the rural area has also been turned into a parking lot, in order to make it easier for the children to come back to park on weekends, and the cars parked are all big brands. Most of the permanent residents in rural areas are over 65 years old, and they are only living in the countryside to retire, waiting for their children to visit.
The reality and changes in the rural areas reflect the tremendous changes in Chinese society, but also expose many problems and contradictions. Rural areas need more attention and support, as well as more innovation and reform, in order to achieve sustainable development and harmonious progress in rural areas.