Bali Village in Gaozuo Town has a long history and is well known. It is a famous rural and steel base in northern Jiangsu, with the largest steel market in northern Jiangsu. The people in Bali Village are hardworking, simple, intelligent and wise. According to records, in the early years, some villagers in Bali bought scrap copper and iron from village to village during the slack season to increase their income. During the Cultural Revolution, they were forced to close their business. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, some worried farmers returned to their old jobs and put the recycled scrap steel on the roadside at the head of the village for sale. Although these farmers don't make much profit, they sell the scrap steel through simple processing and sorting. Over time, their families gradually became rich. At that time, the Party branch of Bali Village thought it was one of the ways for villagers to get rich, so it boldly organized 1 10 farmers to buy scrap steel, and took advantage of the superior geographical environment in the village to set up stalls on both sides of Xuhuai Road in the village to engage in scrap steel business activities, thus opening up the Bali steel market. At present, Bali steel market has developed into the largest professional steel market in northern Jiangsu, covering an area of 1.200 mu, with nearly 2,000 fixed booths, more than 300 kinds of steel products and nearly 10,000 market employees. It has business contacts with 85 provinces and cities in China, with an annual turnover of nearly 654.38+0 billion yuan. The development of Bali Iron and Steel Market has promoted the economic development of Gaozuo Town and radiated the development of 9 villages around the market, such as Bali Village, San Zhang Cun Village, Shuangzhuang Village, Xiaotong Village and Danwan Village. More than 6,500 people are engaged in iron and steel processing and management nearby, basically achieving the goal of "building a market, developing an industry, connecting with a farmer, living an economy and making a person rich".
In recent years, relying on this advantage, Bali Village has made great efforts to enlarge and strengthen the steel industry, develop products in the middle and lower reaches of the steel industry and extend the steel industry chain. Focus on attracting large enterprises such as special steel processing, casting processing, hardware electromechanical and machinery manufacturing. To promote the transformation of primary steel sales to deep processing of products. Attracting foreign investors to upgrade the steel market in Bali. In the first half of 2009, Bali Village successively negotiated with four merchants to upgrade the market and successfully signed contracts, with a cumulative investment of11million yuan. It is predicted that in 2-3 years, the steel market in Bali will undergo a brand-new transformation.
Displaying charm and building a harmonious and beautiful new village is another highlight of Bali Village. According to the work deployment and requirements of the county government, combined with the reality of Bali Village, Bali New Village with first-class design and first-class supporting facilities was built. In the first half of 2008, 200 families took the lead in moving into new homes. The overall layout of Bali New Village is beautiful and unique, and the environment is elegant and quiet. Small bridges and flowing water in the community, and the Quxie fountain rockery are in harmony, which is a good place for leisure living. At the same time, Bali has also built a farmer's leisure park opposite the new village. On the south side of the park is a leisure and fitness area, with leisure pavilions, fitness activity centers, ponds, patchwork artificial hills, massage stone roads, fountains, landscape forest areas, green lawns and so on. On the north side is the fruit tree sightseeing area, which will build a first-class ecological restaurant in northern Jiangsu and plant dozens of fruit trees such as pears, apples, plums, apricots, persimmons, pomegranates and dates. The first-class eco-restaurant, Country Grace Garden, is located on the north side of farmers' leisure park in Bali Village, covering an area of more than 80 mu. It is divided into catering area, green food area, leisure and fitness area, fruit picking area and fishing area. The ecological park is full of bridges, pavilions, intoxicating flowers and vitality, and it is a good place for modern people to eat and relax. The construction of Bali New Village has greatly improved the living environment and provided farmers with a good place for leisure and entertainment, which is of great significance to Chunhua folk customs, improving farmers' living conditions and improving their quality of life.
Bali village also insists on "industrialization" to enrich the people. Mainly develop steel processing and trellis pear industry. In 2008, the per capita net income of farmers exceeded 6,543,800 yuan, of which operational income accounted for 80% and agricultural income accounted for 20%. Vigorously develop processing industry and service industry. At present, there are more than 600 small enterprises engaged in household steel processing in Bali Village, of which 80% are engaged in steel sales and services around the market, and some have started private enterprises with the funds earned from the market. In 2008, about 30% of farmers earned more than 200,000 yuan a year. By the end of 2008, the villagers had bought more than 80 new cars, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. Many people also bought new buildings in the county. Vigorously develop efficient and large-scale agriculture. In recent years, Bali Village has taken Sanshui Pear Demonstration Park as the leader to support the development of trellis pears. The pear orchards of 1 100 mu, which have entered the full fruit stage, have all been cultivated in scaffolding. Through reasonable land transfer, the pear orchards have concentrated technical experts who know technology and can manage it. Among several large subcontracting companies, the largest one operates 150 mu, with an average income of about 4,300 yuan per mu and an annual profit of more than 600,000 yuan.
Social security and public welfare undertakings have flourished, and the participation rate of the new rural cooperative medical system has reached 100%. Rural roads are connected, the cable TV access rate reaches 100%, and the work of improving water and toilets has been solidly promoted; Street lamps are built on main road sections to realize lighting; Since 2005, it has also insisted on giving pensions to 26 1 elderly people over 70 years old in the village, and in 2009, it will be given to 65 years old in advance; Cultural and sports undertakings continue to prosper, old people sing and dance, farmers practice late, and various gyms compete for development; Respond to the selection activities of "good mother-in-law, good daughter-in-law" and "ten-star civilized households"; One household, one card, the village set up a patrol network, and the whole people joined hands to build a harmonious and beautiful new Bali; Family planning has always maintained the standards of municipal demonstration towns, and the family planning cultural park, service center and diligent and honest work have been highly affirmed and evaluated by the State Family Planning Commission and other departments. Resolutely implement the openness of village affairs and government affairs, and strictly implement the five-person countersignature system in financial management. Adhere to the "diligent and honest" work, village cadres hold a villagers' meeting every two months, report the situation to the masses, listen to opinions, and strengthen communication between cadres and the masses.
Scientific development attaches importance to harmony, and Bali quietly takes on a new look; Thousands of peach trees reflect eight miles, and civilized new villages are different. Bali Village, Gaozuo Town, Suining County, with the aura of outstanding people, things are rare and precious, and it is full of brilliant vitality. Under the guidance of Scientific Outlook on Development, the village party committee is determined to unite and unite all party member, cadres and the masses to continue to work hard and forge ahead, to revitalize the village scientifically and enrich the people, to build Bali New Village harmoniously, and to write a more brilliant chapter on the journey of realizing a well-off society in an all-round way.