Editor's Note

Xiangjiang river, the mother river of Hunan. Different perspective, and any different dimension to her, there will always be beauty.

Both sides of Xiangjiang river, scattered with many beautiful villages. Or simple, or modern; or quiet, or downtown; or "old qualification ",or " new generation"...... They won’t cover the beauty of Hunan. But through them, we can clearly felt the vast rural and wonderful Butterfish changes in our province.

Residential area

The street scenery of the Lotus town

Harvest of the grass blanket

Riverside plaza

In 2011, combined with the 8 national and well-known network media, "The most beautiful villages in Xiangjiang river side——the well-known network Media go to grassroots "large-scale joint interview activity, along the Xiangjiang river, vertical and horizontal travel, over land and water...... In order to meet the victory of Eighteenth Congress of the Communist Party of China was held successfully, this year, we starting again, listening to the waves of the Xiangjiang river together with the dear readers, acquisition the sublime of castle Peak , touch the heart of village......

The lotus town, is located in Yuelu District City, Changsha, area of 113.91 square kilometers, the total population of 51000 people, 16 villages and 1 community under the jurisdiction.

The town of lotus, first known its name, fresh breath blowing to me.

Into the lotus town, July sun shining, new Riverside Plaza building on the edge of the town, and lamp posts, the ancient corridor, beautiful flowers, green grass. The modern urban style, let the journalists as if in the "city".

But carefully taste, it is totally different from the city gorgeous —— Cuifeng mountain surrounded, streams flows slowly. Residents scattered the tile floor high and low, the hollow carved wooden window flavor. The lotus river meandering around the town 20 km and into the Xiangjiang river .

Lotus town belongs to a typical hilly township, forest area is 120000 acres, the forest coverage rate of more than 58%. The Lotus Hill is 340.8 meters above sea level, is 40 meters higher than the Mount Yuelu. Because of the good ecological, old people even seen the Southern China tiger in here.

"Lotus is a green lung of Changsha, Two types of social demonstration town, we Pursuit to constructe the China's most beautiful country.” The Party committee secretary of Yuelu District , Chen Zhong said.

The most beautiful, should match what with the lotus town? At the village, Tang Shiliang of 54 years old, new and comfortable house can best embody. His’ house, white walls, black tile, wood window, is a typical Hunan farmhouse. The cement floor, clean and smooth. Across the street, the left is a district dotted with green trees and stone plate. the right 12 meters woodiness corridor with vines, under the cockscomb, rouge flowers in full bloom. Look over the flowers frame, open field. The wind flows, heavy rice spike like in the dancer.

But in Du Xianghui ‘s eyes, he is the Party Secretary of the town, from the new premises, just out of a small step. The most beautiful village, also should fit the urgent demand of farmers:promotion, industrial development, the transfer of farmers, prosperous life, the rich spirit, live and work in peace.

In December of 2009, the town of lotus introduced the Tianquan Grass company immediately to the Lima village. The village set up the cooperation of land circulation, and signed a contract with Tianquan Grass company: lease the village more than 8000 acres of land, including farmland water surface, forest, grass, with per mu 600 yuan a year rent (every 3 Year up 10%).

Grass? This is old Tang who raises the rice 20 years never thought. Now, every day to work in the company, the same month paid as a city people. This kind of change, fast as to let him see things in a blur: land has become a piece , but he still holds one; also does the farm work, but the identity have changed as a worker. Whether good or not? He also does not say Clearly, he only knows, the number of his home’s bankbook higher up each year. "Before, kind of 1 mu of rice paddy field 1 years, the income is 600 yuan. Now, the transfer of land in each year, the return of land rent. I have to work in the company, every month can get 1100 yuan of wages. These 3 plus again, much stronger than their farm before." Old Tang started to broke off his little book.

95% of the workers in companies, are like the old Tang, are the local villagers. Leave without leaving home, find the job on the homeland. From the old Tang’s happy laughter, we clear sense, and he was like lotus town village, enjoy his life.

The Mayor of the town, Huang Junqi is a graduate of Tsinghua University. He said, Lotus town only 20 minutes by car from downtown Changsha. Therefore, the lotus town located as "Changsha City’s side flowerPark". Since it is a garden, you must have a scientific system and Long-term planning, both to avoid the large-scale building "city", more to prevent all industrial projects.

"Even if not far in the future, the lotus town completely 'into the city ', the people here, still quietly guarding their mountain water, writing theirs the country 'Lotus' dream for generations." Huang Junqi said.