Delivering real benefits: How Zhejiang transformed its countryside

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What can two decades of steady work achieve?

In 2003, east China's Zhejiang Province launched the "Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Renovation" project, an initiative aimed at comprehensively renovating ten thousand administrative villages in the province and building a thousand key villages of them into all-round well-off model villages. Since then, polluted waterways have been cleaned up, waste treatment has improved and thousands of villages have been transformed into beautiful, livable communities.

The results are tangible. In 2025, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Zhejiang reached 45,154 yuan (about $6,670), ranking first among China's provincial-level regions for the 41st consecutive year. As China moves forward with rural revitalization during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), Zhejiang's experience shows how long-term, practical efforts can bring lasting benefits to rural communities.

Rural scenery in Tangqi Town, Hangzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 17, 2026. /VCG

Terraced fields in Taihuishan village of Kaihua County, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 1, 2026. /VCG

Lotus pond at Wangxiang Village, Yuyao City, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 21, 2026. /VCG

Fishing Village of Xiaoruo, Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 28, 2026. /VCG

Farmlands and scattered villages frame a bountiful rural landscape in Tangxi Town, Jinhua City, east China's Zhejiang, June 18, 2026. /VCG

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