In the criss-crossing valleys of Guizhou, many simple and optimistic villagers have lived for generations. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset, leading a leisurely pastoral life. Caowangba Village, Bozhou District, Zunyi City is such a small village hidden in the deep forests of Guizhou.
Although Caowangba Village is just an ordinary small village, there is an unusual story in this ordinary small village, a great story that can move China.
Walking into Caowangba Village, you will see traces of artificial excavation on the cliff on one side of the road, such as pedestrian passage and wall-hung tunnel for people to walk. In fact, these excavated places are called "one of the most beautiful scenery in Guizhou" by tourists.
This is a canal for the people in Caowangba village, but why is this canal called Dafatian Canal? This should also start from the lack of water and the difficulty in drinking water in Caowangba Village.
Caowangba village is located in the deep mountains, but it is very short of water. More than 900 people in the village can only eat through a "dry well" and queue up for water 24 hours a day. The farthest river is 15km from the village. It can be said that under such conditions, even drinking water for people and animals has become a great pain without irrigation of farmland.
Grandpa Huang Dafa is in pain. In order to fulfill the promise of water diversion for the villagers, he issued an oath that "if the water can't cross, he will take his life to pave the way", so Grandpa Huang Dafa began to lead the villagers to start water diversion and make canals from 15 kilometers away.
However, the road to success is doomed to be bumpy. When Huang Dafa was 27 years old, he led the villagers to dig canals for the first time. But at that time, the conditions were backward, and there was no professional knowledge and cement to strengthen the canal. /kloc-The canal dug in 0/3 years 12 kilometers long cannot divert water.
After another 27 years, 54-year-old Huang Dafa was dissatisfied with the status quo, so he went to the county water conservancy bureau to study his professional knowledge and skills for three years and once again called on the villagers to dig canals. In this way, it has been used for 36 years. Without modern tools, Huang Dafa and others only spent 8,000 yuan to build a veritable "life canal" in the most primitive way.
To commemorate Huang Dafa's foolish spirit, this canal is called "Dafa Tianqu". It is Huang Dafa's contemporary spirit of becoming a foolish old man that has touched many people. Therefore, Grandpa Huang Dafa was elected as the person of the year in China on October 7th, and won the titles of "Model of the Times", "Excellent party member for Poverty Alleviation in the Province", "Endeavour Award of National Poverty Alleviation Award", "The Sixth National Moral Model", "The Most Beautiful Struggler" and "July 1st Medal".
Today, Dafa Canal still brings a steady stream of river water to Caowangba Village, feeding one side of the soil and water. Dafa Canal has also become a famous local scenic spot. Every year, foreign tourists come thousands of miles here to watch Dafa Canal and feel the spirit of contemporary ignorance. At the same time, it also promoted the local economic development and brought extra income to the villagers.
Although Grandpa Huang Dafa is an ordinary man, he has done an unusual thing all his life. With his meager strength, he rearranged an acre of land left by his ancestors. This is the true national spirit. Pay tribute to grandpa Huang Dafa!