Editor's Note:
Westbayantala village in Jarud Banner, Tongliao City, North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has more than 5,300 mu of land. All villagers have become shareholders, and the village has adopted unified standardized management, creating Tongliao’s largest village-level cooperative in terms of integrated scale and fully centralized management. The cooperative has distributed more than 24 million yuan in dividends to villagers, increasing each villager’s average annual income by 23,000 yuan. People of all ethnic groups share in the benefits of industrial development, and industrial integration has strengthened the material foundation of ethnic unity. Hepanhuayuan Community in Xincheng Subdistrict, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Tongliao City, covers an area of 0.76 square kilometers and is home to 14 ethnic groups. Among its residents, 7,049 are from ethnic minority groups, accounting for 58.92% of the total population. The community has promoted closer unity among residents of all ethnic groups, like pomegranate seeds held tightly together.
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >
Entering a grassroots community in China's Inner Mongolia Photo: Chen Tao figcaption >