Yuan Liang, secretary of the Party Branch of Taiping Village, Shibao Town, was carrying a stereo, holding a microphone, and vigorously shouting for sale of agricultural products. (Photographed by Peng Yu/Vision Chongqing)

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Early in the morning, a newly established “Love Market” in Xiangyi Community, Zhongzhou Sub-district, Zhongxian County was opened, and nearly 1,000 citizens came here to buy agricultural products from impoverished villages. In just 2 hours, the “Love Market” achieved sales income of more than 70,000 yuan.

“Joint construction of urban and rural branches to help consumption and poverty alleviation.” According to the relevant person in charge of the Organization Department of Zhongxian County Party Committee, since last year, Zhongxian County has focused on joint construction of party organizations, joint management of party members and cadres, and poverty alleviation, carried out pair-building activities to explore the integration and development of urban and rural party organizations. This unblocked the connection channel between agricultural products in poor villages and city consumption.

Zhongzhou Sub-district is located in the downtown of Zhongxian County, with 14 urban communities. At present, these 14 urban communities have newly set up “Love Markets”, and 68 impoverished villages in the county transported their agricultural products to their paired communities for sale. According to statistics, on that day, more than 9,000 citizens spent 407,300 yuan in the “Love Market”, benefiting 1080 poor households. (Translated by Luo Juan, Fathom Language Limited)