From May 14 to 16, seven international faculty members and students from the International Department of the College of Chinese & ASEAN Arts visited Shuanghe Village, Nanping Town, Jiuzhaigou County. Through interviews with local officials and villagers, they documented the development stories of rural revitalization in the area using their cameras.
Jiuzhaigou County is our university's designated assistance unit. With the introduction by Yao Geng, the Comprehensive Section Chief of Chengdu University's Academic Affairs Office and the university's resident assistance cadre, the research team faculty and students gradually learned about the local history and current situation.
Shuanghe Village is located 10.1 kilometers from the county town in a remote valley of Nanping Town's Anle area, with an altitude of nearly 2,000 meters. As Chengdu University's designated assistance village, although it has shaken off poverty, the villagers' main sources of income still rely on migrant work and farming. With fewer than 100 permanent residents, it is a typical "hollowed-out" village left with mostly elderly and children. The locals struggle to find ways to get rich despite being surrounded by abundant natural resources, facing significant risks of falling back into poverty.
Over the past two years, through university-local collaboration and the introduction of third-party companies, 74 vacant farmhouses in the village have been transformed into wellness homestays, with 119 beds, courtyard landscapes and campsites gradually completed. In midsummer, Shuanghe Village in Nanping Town, Jiuzhaigou County is surrounded by mountains with beautiful scenery, featuring well-arranged courtyard landscapes and leisure parks full of blooming flowers... During July and August, the occupancy rate of these wellness homestays reaches over 95%, with most guests being elderly people from Chengdu, Mianyang and other cities in the province who come here to escape the summer heat.
Under Teacher Yao's organization, faculty and students from our college have visited Shuanghe Village to shoot promotional videos, create wall paintings, and build local characteristic cultural and tourism brands. Through joint efforts from multiple parties, the village has now become a national 3A-level tourist attraction and a demonstration village for rural revitalization.
来自7国的调研小分队师生深入田间地头、邻里街道、村民家中，他们与当地村支书促膝长谈，了解双河村的历史沿革、发展规划；与村民们亲切交流，倾听他们的生活故事、发展诉求；与本地企业家深入探讨，挖掘乡村产业发展的潜力与困境。村里的当地画家王李宁精通绘画、木工、雕刻、手工艺制作，其作品曾多次获得国家级省级大奖，他在双河村里绘制了一副巨大的“春夏秋冬”系列画作，我院外籍专家ALEXANDRA STELLA CLOSE对此非常感兴趣，她和王画家深入交流，从个人绘画经历，到艺术助力乡村，虽然语言不通，但艺术的共同语言让两位艺术创作者有了更多创作灵感。国际学生们走进老村支书家中，聆听非遗琵琶和碗筷奏响的传统音乐旋律，尝试使用非遗乐器奏响音符，并与村民共同探讨如何将该器乐传承。而在与当地康养民宿企业家张朝云的交流中，同学们了解到民营企业家如何通过引入康养理念和先进的管理经验，带领村民改造乡村，共同脱贫致富，让双河村从以前的穷山村呈现出一派欣欣向荣的景象。
The story here deeply moved the faculty and students of the research team. The international students not only listened with their ears but also recorded the subtle changes and unique charm of Shuanghe Village through their camera lenses. They hope to use these images to show more people the vivid practice and bright prospects of China's rural revitalization.
This research trip to Shuanghe Village by international faculty and students was not only a practical application of professional knowledge but also a cross-border cultural exchange and emotional connection. By combining international perspectives with the local characteristics of Shuanghe Village, it has injected new vitality into rural revitalization.
In the future, the International Department will continue to commit to facilitating exchange practices between international students and contemporary China, guiding international students to apply their artistic creations in the broader context of society.
