Summary] In the first issue of 2024, the "Innovation Case" column of "Party Building" magazine published an article ""Eating Tea and Talking" Mechanism to Create a New Model of Grassroots Governance", which introduced the work experience of Songxi County, Nanping City, Fujian Province in implementing the "Eating Tea Talk" mechanism and combining grassroots governance innovation with local traditional customs. The following is the main content of the article.
"Eating tea and talking" mechanism to create a new model of grassroots governance.
Ye Ying. In recent years, Songxi County, Nanping City, Fujian Province, has conscientiously implemented the spirit of the important instructions of the General Secretary, adhered to and developed the "Fengqiao Experience" in the new era, comprehensively summarized the experience and practices of party building leading grassroots governance such as "Tea Fragrance Courtyard" and "Bench Meeting", and implemented the mechanism of "eating tea and talking about things" in the whole region, and actively explored new models of grassroots governance.
The secretary and village secretary of Chaping Village, Songxi County, and the person in charge of the local tea enterprise had a dialogue around the table at the "Tea Talk".
First, the basic situation.
Songxi County is located in the mountainous area of northern Fujian, limited by natural conditions, the plots of each natural village are scattered and far apart, and the villagers report that the travel is inconvenient and the road is far away. At the same time, limited by the production and life law of the villagers "sunrise and sunset", the problem of "cadres cannot see the masses during the day, and the masses cannot find cadres at night" objectively exists, and the relationship between the party and the masses is not close enough, the grassroots governance force is lacking, and the willingness of the masses to participate is not strong to varying degrees. In this regard, Songxi County implements the mechanism of "eating tea and talking about things", closely combines the popular "eating tea" custom in northern Fujian with grassroots governance work, and strives to build a discussion platform that is convenient for organization, close to the masses, and jointly built and shared.
Cadres from Dongkeng Village, Songxi County, discussed the installation of solar street lamps at the "Tea and Talk" point of the Centennial Covered Bridge to solve the travel safety problems that plagued nearby villagers.
Second, the main practices.
1.Focus on "having something to say" and build a discussion platform that is "close to the masses". In order to achieve more diverse subjects of grassroots deliberations and a more comprehensive expression of public opinion, Songxi County has extended the discussion venue to the masses, further unblocked the channels and ways for grassroots party members and the masses to participate in public affairs, and promoted the transformation of investigating the people's feelings, petitioning the people's opinions, and listening to the people's voices from "one-way passivity" to "three-dimensional interaction".
From the "meeting room" to the "doorstep". Breaking the previous village-level discussion and consultation mode of "fixed time, fixed place, and fixed personnel", with the principle of "close to the masses, easy to communicate, and concentrated and connected", in accordance with the standard of "five have three brightness", more than 170 tea eating and talking points are set up in the "check-in place" after tea and dinner for the masses such as farmhouse courtyards and covered bridge pavilions. From "Spectator" to "Participant". Each point arranges a cadre of the village "two committees" as the contact person, and a party member, a deputy to the county people's congress, and a member of the county CPPCC serve as the "person in charge", who is responsible for organizing the masses and collecting public information. Integrate elements such as cultural customs, leisure and entertainment into the talking points, and attract the active participation of the masses with experiential, interactive and other popular speech activities, and stimulate the enthusiasm of the masses to take the initiative to participate. From "sitting and watching" to "doing it together". The point of conversation will be built into a practice base for party members and cadres to change their style and excellent service and an open-air venue for investigation and research, and carry out a series of practical activities for leading cadres to "make a family, solve problems, and promote development" in the county, and gather resources at all levels to help the grassroots solve practical problems.
The cadres of Dongkeng Village, Songxi County, temporarily set up a "tea talk" point in the courtyard of the party members' families to chat about the big and small affairs of the village.
2.Focus on "no one can do something" and build a "do it now" service platform. Songxi County adheres to the people's satisfaction as the yardstick, and accepts and solves the worries, worries, and worries of the masses in a timely manner with a solid style, so as to ensure that everything has an echo and a reply.
Unblock public opinion through multiple channels. With listening to public opinion and gathering people's wisdom as the starting point, we will implement a democratic consultation mechanism of "everyone raises the topic of the activity, everyone discusses the way of the activity, and everyone determines the content of the activity", and sets up the people's mailbox and the "people's voice" blackboard at designated points, so as to form a vivid situation of "civil people's proposal, civil people's discussion, and civil people's decision". Deepen the implementation of the "four discussions and two disclosures" system, paste and publicize the key content of village party affairs at the point of conversation, and protect the public's right to know and supervision. Precise implementation of separate offices. Establish a "diary" work ledger at the point of conversation, based on the principle of "timely coordination of small matters, centralized discussion of major matters, joint resolution of difficult matters, and diversion and assignment of special matters", and assign them to the village "two committees", village leaders, and county-level functional units for coordination and resolution according to the degree of difficulty of the matter. The "three-color early warning method" is used to distinguish priorities, and in accordance with the closed-loop management requirements of "three modernizations and five determinations", timely supervision and follow-up, and the implementation of the work. Multi-form dynamic feedback. Establish an "online and offline" multiple feedback mechanism, and the matters that are completed in a short period of time and involve few groups will be fed back to the villagers in real time by the "master" and the group leader through daily talking activitiesMatters involving a large number of groups and a high degree of concern shall be fed back to the masses by the village "two committees" through village affairs bulletin boards, WeChat groups, etc.;Matters that are difficult to complete for a while are publicized and dynamically updated on the "People's Livelihood Message Board" to ensure that the demands of the masses are settled and everything is heard.
On the holidays of other townspeople, he returned to Guanlu Village, Songxi County, to carry out exchange activities.
3.Focus on "hard work is difficult to achieve results" and build a "cohesion" development platform. Songxi County has always relied closely on the masses, mobilized the masses, educated the masses, guided the masses, and supervised the masses with the help of the masses, so as to further unite the vitality of grassroots co-governance.
Use "Concerted Tea" to plan "development". Focusing on the production issues that the villagers are concerned about, activities such as "theme tea parties" are regularly held at the talking points, and representatives of enterprises and technical experts are invited to share the "golden ideas" of getting rich, accelerate the docking of resources and thinking collision between village enterprises, and help villagers get rich and increase income. Use "harmony tea" to resolve "contradictions". Adhere to and develop the "Fengqiao experience" in the new era, integrate petition work and legal popularization and publicity into the "tea and talk" mechanism, and create a linkage and coordination of grassroots governance model. Build a "moral hall" and "shared court" at the point of conversation, invite party members with high prestige and good reputation to serve as "assessors", resolve conflicts and disputes at the tea table, and realize "brewing tea, talking open, and untying the knot". Use "sentimental tea" to promote "public welfare". During the Spring Festival return to the hometown of the rich experts and the rural sages, activities such as the "Township Sage Discussion Meeting" and "Tea Party" were held to invite the township sages to gather together to recount the feelings of Sangzi and awaken their sense of ownership to give back to their hometown and participate in governance.
3. Lessons learned.
1.In the new era, grassroots governance innovation should adhere to the supremacy of the people. The foundation of the Communist Party of China lies in the people, and its blood lies in the people. The mechanism of "eating tea and talking about things" has always adhered to the people-centered, starting from the needs and expectations of the masses, and using "one room, one table, and one tea" to build an effective platform for listening to the people's feelings, asking the people's needs, and solving the people's worries at the door of the people's homes. The people are the participants, beneficiaries, and judges of grassroots governance, and grassroots governance in the new era of innovation must adhere to the supremacy of the people. It is necessary to demonstrate the supremacy of the people in solving practical problems, and to respond quickly, follow up in a timely manner, actively handle and take the initiative to make public the problems that the masses are generally concerned about, so that the results of grassroots governance can be realized, and the hearts of the masses will be warmed. It is necessary to demonstrate the supremacy of the people in stimulating the sense of ownership of the masses, and choose forms that the masses like to see and are willing to participate in, so as to attract more people to participate in grassroots governance.
2.In the new era, grassroots governance innovation should adhere to local conditions. Insisting on proceeding from reality in everything is the starting point and end point for us to think about problems, make decisions, and do things. The tea culture in northern Fujian is thriving, and the mechanism of "eating tea and talking about things" combines grassroots governance with the popular "eating tea" custom in northern Fujian, and finds a breakthrough point for grassroots governance innovation, thus playing a full role in promoting industrial revitalization, rural civilization, and neighborhood co-construction. To innovate grassroots governance in the new era, we must persist in seeking truth from facts, combine universality and particularity, and build a grassroots governance system and mechanism with a good mass foundation, full of vitality and sustainability.
3.In the new era, grassroots governance innovation should effectively change the style of cadres. Grassroots cadres have been dealing with the masses for a long time, and the masses feel it most deeply, which directly affects the effectiveness of grassroots governance. The mechanism of "eating tea and talking" allows party members and cadres to sit on the same bench with the masses and actively integrate into the "circle of friends" of the masses, which is a vivid practice of the party's mass line in the new era and a powerful tempering of the style construction of grassroots cadres. To innovate grassroots governance in the new era, we must adhere to and carry forward the fine style of "four grassroots units", put the transformation of cadres' style in a prominent position, and let party members and cadres truly go down to the grassroots level and enter the people.
*: 2024 No. 1 "Party Building" magazine, author's affiliation: Organization Department of Songxi County Committee of the Communist Party of China.
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