As the golden autumn brings a bountiful harvest ahead of the 2026 Chinese Farmers' Harvest Festival, the rural fields of Guiyan and Gui'an are filled with the fragrance of ripe produce and thriving industries. From the fruit and vegetable industrial parks on the outskirts of Wudang to the standardized breeding bases in the mountainous areas of Xifeng, and the specialty industry zones in Qingzhen's villages, collective economic projects are taking root and delivering results, with households securing stable employment and dividends right at their doorsteps.

In recent years, Guiyang and Gui'an have adopted the "Five Ones" grassroots party-building initiative as their overarching framework, deepening the "1+1" development model that combines village collective economic organizations with collectively-controlled mixed-ownership companies. By continuously revitalizing rural "three assets" (resources, assets, and funds) and improving the benefit-sharing mechanism that links farmers to collective industries, the region has awakened dormant resources, strengthened collective industries, and fattened villagers' wallets. The village collective economy has maintained steady operation amid standardized governance, the foundation for rural industrial development has been continuously reinforced, and grassroots governance efficiency has been consistently enhanced, building a solid foundation for common prosperity in comprehensive rural revitalization.

Wangba Village: Breaking the Deadlock and Activating Potential

On an autumn afternoon, the comprehensive agricultural products industrial park in Wangba Village, Xinchang Town, Wudang District, is a hive of activity. Inside, production lines for chili deep-processing and cured meat processing run non-stop, churning out agricultural specialty products imbued with local flavor. Many local villagers work here, earning steady incomes without leaving home. "In the past, the village had no industries. People either went out to work as migrant laborers or stayed on their thin plots of land. The collective had no money, and the villagers had no benefits," said villager Deng Longxiu, who was busy at work, candidly recalling that just a few years ago, despite boasting vast tracts of fertile farmland and close proximity to the urban market, Wangba Village's collective economy remained stagnant.

Luo Qiwen, the village's Party branch secretary and village committee director, feels this deeply. He explained that before the reform pilot, the village's collective economic model was outdated, relying solely on income from idle land. There was no market-oriented operating entity, and industrial development had no direction or focus. The village "two committees" wanted to do practical things and develop industries but were constrained by a lack of operational mechanisms and low villager participation, falling into the developmental dilemma of "cadres act, villagers watch."

Seizing the opportunity presented by Guiyang and Gui'an's "1+1" new rural collective economic reform pilot, Wangba Village was the first to break the deadlock by establishing a dual-subject development structure of "village shareholding cooperative + market-oriented mixed-ownership company." In 2023, Guizhou Ruifu Industrial Development Co., Ltd. was established with the village collective holding absolute control, while also absorbing investment from local villagers and key management personnel, completely shattering the traditional barriers to collective economic development. The village innovatively launched a "five earnings, three management, three uses" full-chain development mechanism, delving into multiple tracks such as contract farming, labor export, agricultural machinery services, asset revitalization, and skills training, while establishing a full-process supervision and standardized dividend distribution system.

Through three years of dedicated hard work, Wangba Village's collective economy achieved leapfrog growth, with cumulative net profits exceeding 1.8 million yuan. Every January, the village holds its annual dividend distribution conference and Spring Festival celebration, reporting on its work to all villagers while simultaneously implementing livelihood benefits such as medical insurance subsidies, material distribution, and assistance for those in need. Today, Wangba Village has industrial support, collective income, and villager dividends. Villagers have transformed from "bystanders" of rural development into "participants and beneficiaries," fully activating grassroots governance vitality. To ensure the steady development of the collective economy, Guiyang and Gui'an have built a clear, interconnected promotion system, deeply integrating party-building work with collective economic development. At the municipal level, policy documents such as the "Guiyang Gui'an Implementation Plan for Developing and Strengthening Village-Level Collective Economies" and the "Guiyang Gui'an Implementation Plan for Improving the '1+1' Development Mechanism to Promote High-Quality Development of New Rural Collective Economies" have been issued, clarifying development paths and detailing work measures. As of the end of 2025, 303 villages in Guiyang and Gui'an had implemented the "1+1" mixed-ownership collective economic development model, cumulatively generating over 60 million yuan in new operating income and driving more than 20,000 villager employment opportunities, continuously solidifying the foundation of village-level collective economic development.

Tianxing Village: Integration and Asset Revitalization

Stepping into the standardized breeding base in Tianxing Village, Xiaozhaiba Town, Xifeng County, one sees free-range laying hens running through the woodlands while workers adeptly collect eggs, inspect the coops, and clean the grounds in an orderly fashion. "I'm too old to travel far for work. Working at the breeding farm at my doorstep gives me a fixed monthly salary, and at the beginning of the year, I also receive collective dividends. Life is stable and reassuring," said 55-year-old villager Lu Enying while collecting eggs. Tianxing Village is located in a mountainous and hilly region. A large number of young and middle-aged laborers have migrated out, leaving a sparse permanent population. High-quality mountain and forest land resources have long been idle, difficult to convert into development advantages.

"The biggest challenge for mountainous villages is fighting alone, idle resources, and disconnected production and sales. The '1+1' mixed-ownership model precisely fills our gaps in funds, technology, and market access," explained Peng Kerong, the village's Party branch secretary and village committee director. In 2022, leveraging the city's collective economic reform policies and its own village conditions, Tianxing Village joined forces with Guiyang Metro Industry Co., Ltd. and villagers to establish an agricultural development company, with the village collective holding a 52.15% stake, firmly grasping the leading role in development. Focusing on broiler chicken and laying hen farming and agricultural by-product sales as its specialty industries, the village adopted a cooperation model of "collective provides resources, enterprise provides sales channels, villagers provide labor" to revitalize idle site resources, build a standardized breeding industry chain, and achieve a triple-win outcome. After three years of steady operation, the company achieved a net profit of 960,800 yuan in 2025, with the village collective generating operating income of 566,800 yuan. The village adheres to a standardized distribution of dividends by share ratio every January, allocating a portion of the proceeds to upgrade breeding facilities and expand sales channels, and investing the rest in improving the village's living environment and maintaining infrastructure. This small-scale mountain poultry industry has not only revitalized idle resources but also enabled left-behind villagers to find employment locally, pioneering a replicable new path for collective economic development in mountainous rural areas.

In recent years, Guiyang and Gui'an have vigorously promoted pilot exploration of the "1+1" model, improving mechanisms for income distribution, risk control, and incentive constraints. This has guided village collectives to adapt to local conditions—farming where agriculture suits, business where commerce suits, and industry where manufacturing suits—breaking development stalemates, activating resource factors, and broadening income channels. Various localities have carved out distinctive income-boosting paths based on their village conditions: Xiniu Village in Qingzhen City focuses on agricultural machinery socialized services, deepening farmland trusteeship and drone plant protection operations, with services radiating to surrounding cities and counties and annual revenue reaching 3.1 million yuan; Lanni Village in Huaxi District is developing rural cultural tourism supporting industries, establishing a tourism service company to operate passenger transport; and Caishui Village in Xifeng County innovatively adopted a "721" income distribution model, allowing villagers to enjoy the dividends of industrial development and greatly mobilizing their enthusiasm for participation.

Lianhua Village: Balancing Income and Livelihood

Under the clear autumn sky, the broiler chicken farm in Lianhua Village, Zhanjie Town, Qingzhen City, sees its livestock thriving. The long-idle collective site, after renovation and upgrading, has been rejuvenated with new vitality. By revitalizing existing assets and cultivating specialty industries, this village has carved out a stable and sustainable path towards enriching the village and its people. Lianhua Village possesses a solid collective asset base, with total collective assets of 11.0367 million yuan, including 4.7677 million yuan in operating assets. To maintain the bottom line of collective development, the village regularly standardizes the management of "three assets," hiring third-party institutions to manage accounts, implementing dedicated account management and dynamic supervision, ensuring that every collective asset and every yuan of income remains clear, transparent, and appreciates in value.

"The collective economy is not 'paper wealth'; it must ultimately translate into increased villager income and improved rural quality," stated Chen Dan, the village's Party branch secretary and village committee director. Leveraging its resource advantages, the village innovatively promoted a dual-wheel drive model of "asset leasing + shareholding dividends." On one hand, it strengthened the core broiler chicken farming industry through village collective control and voluntary villager shareholding, while simultaneously leasing out sites to gain dual income from rent and dividends. On the other hand, it comprehensively revitalized idle collective sites within the village, attracting outside investment through leasing to broaden income channels, securing a stable annual operating income of 408,000 yuan. With stable industry and tangible dividends, Lianhua Village conducted its annual dividend distribution earlier this year, with collective income primarily allocated to village public welfare projects, infrastructure maintenance, and industrial iteration and upgrades. Villagers who have invested in shares can both earn wages by working in the industry and enjoy share dividends, genuinely sharing in the fruits of rural development, which continuously enhances their sense of happiness and belonging. The standardized and transparent management model, coupled with stable and sustainable income channels, allows Lianhua Village's collective economy to thrive steadily, serving as a solid pillar for rural governance and livelihood improvement. "The breeding farm is at our doorstep. We can work nearby, and by investing, we get dividends. The village's infrastructure and livelihood benefits are also getting better and better," said shareholder farmers at the dividend distribution site earlier this year. Collective income continuously feeds back into rural construction, from minor road repairs and garbage collection to major industrial upgrades, converting the returns on collective assets into tangible livelihood benefits for every household.

In 2025, the city's village collectives achieved operating income of 150 million yuan, with 135 villages completing their annual dividend distributions. Villagers achieved diversified income growth through "wages from work + land rent + share dividends + universal benefits." The collective economy has become the core driver for Guiyang and Gui'an in advancing rural revitalization and achieving common prosperity. Harvest bears witness to hard work; reform empowers revitalization. A relevant official from the Guiyang Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs stated that in the next steps, Guiyang and Gui'an will continue to deeply cultivate the "1+1" new rural collective economic development model, strengthen standardized management of collective "three assets," and improve risk prevention and benefit linkage mechanisms. They will enhance safeguards for capital, finance, talent, and technology elements, push forward with the revitalization of weak villages and the quality improvement of advantaged villages, promote differentiated and characteristic development across villages, and continuously strengthen the new rural collective economy, making rural industries more prosperous, villagers' lives wealthier, and grassroots governance more efficient.