On January 5, the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, reporters tracked the daily work of Fu Pingjun, Secretary of Tengtou Village Party Committee in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, to explore the driving force behind Tengtou Village's development.
Focus on Ecological Agriculture Development
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Agricultural Industrial Incubation Park
Theme: Stimulating Innovation and Entrepreneurship
"This is our village's future and the guarantee for the sustainable development of the whole village." As soon as he entered the village in the afternoon, Fu Pingjun went straight to the agricultural industrial incubation park and told reporters.
As a model for rural revitalization, Tengtou Village has achieved win-win economic and ecological benefits for villagers through ecological agriculture development, forming a characteristic industrial pattern based on tourism and ecological agriculture. To explore more new industrial models and provide an innovative soil for agricultural entrepreneurs, the village started construction of the agricultural industrial incubation park in 2023. After three years of careful construction, it successfully passed project acceptance in early February 2026 and is about to be officially put into operation. Fu Pingjun regards this project as a key initiative for Tengtou Village to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship and achieve rapid industrial upgrading.
"We must complete the final work of the park before the Spring Festival, ensuring both project quality and safety inspections, so that entrepreneurs can settle in smoothly after the festival." Targeting shortcomings in project investment attraction, Fu Pingjun instructed staff on-site to coordinate with relevant departments, sort out preferential policies, build an entrepreneurship service platform, and also required them to improve park environmental sanitation and ensure safety during the Spring Festival.
"The agricultural industrial incubation park is a key platform for us to deepen ecological agriculture development and an important carrier to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship, which is related to Tengtou Village's sustainable development." Under the planning of the village Party committee led by Fu Pingjun, attracting many renowned agricultural enterprises and research institutions to settle in the park will help Tengtou Village form a complete ecological agricultural industrial chain.
Promote Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction
Time: 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM
Location: Fifth Floor Meeting Room of the Village Committee
Theme: Negotiate Construction of Clean Energy Power Project
After leaving the agricultural industrial incubation park, Fu Pingjun immediately returned to the Tengtou Village Committee, where people had been waiting for a long time.
"Will the wind turbine blades be too low, posing risks to residents and children?" "Will the style of new energy lamps match the overall environment of residential areas?" "What effective measures can be taken to minimize the impact of construction on villagers' lives?”...
At the Tengtou Village Committee, Fu Pingjun presided over a construction negotiation meeting for the clean energy power project. The project was about to enter the construction phase. To address villagers' concerns about construction, the village committee conducted household surveys, and the issues raised at the meeting were the focus of villagers' attention. Responsible persons of Dingfeng Energy Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., as the project designer and constructor, answered villagers' questions in detail and recorded relevant issues.
At the end of January, the Tengtou Village Committee signed the strategic cooperation agreement for the 5G integrated wind-solar smart street lamp project with Dingfeng Energy Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. According to the agreement, the project will start construction immediately after the Spring Festival and be completed by mid-2026, focusing on breeze power generation technology. The new clean energy lamps will be installed in the agricultural, cultural and tourism area on the west side of Tengtou Village. The project is expected to generate 9.9 million kWh of electricity annually, equivalent to saving about 3,972 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon emissions by about 9,900 tons per year.
"After the project is put into operation, the village's electricity costs will be significantly reduced. However, due to the long construction period and large investment scale, a detailed and thorough construction plan must be formulated to minimize the impact of construction on the village's environment and villagers' lives." Fu Pingjun said that the clean energy power generation project is a new attempt for Tengtou Village's ecological and environmental protection work, marking the beginning of large-scale energy diversification in the village.
Consolidate Industrial Development Foundation
Time: 3:50 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Party Secretary's Office
Theme: Negotiate Enterprise Cooperation
Before the construction negotiation meeting ended, village committee staff were waiting anxiously outside the meeting room for Fu Pingjun, as new visitors had arrived in Tengtou Village. This time, the visitors were a well-known local catering enterprise in Ningbo — Qingjiamu Restaurant Food Co., Ltd. As soon as the meeting ended, Fu Pingjun walked quickly into the office and started negotiations directly. The atmosphere in the office was pragmatic and enthusiastic.
Qingjiamu Restaurant (Chic Mom's Kitchen) specializes in Ningbo cuisine. Since opening its first store in Ningbo in 2020, it has opened more than 20 stores in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other regions. This time, it hopes to deepen strategic cooperation and expand market share by leveraging Tengtou Village's ecological advantages and brand influence.
For a long time, adhering to the concept of village-enterprise co-construction and shared benefits, Tengtou Village has made investment attraction a key starting point to promote rural industrial upgrading and achieve common prosperity. Leveraging ecological advantages and the chain-style Tengtou development model, it actively connects with high-quality enterprises, builds cooperation platforms, and promotes the integrated development of industries from ecological agriculture and rural tourism to diversified integration. At the same time, by activating idle resources and improving supporting services, it provides comprehensive guarantees for cooperative enterprises, striving to achieve win-win outcomes for both villages and enterprises, positioning enterprises as the main force of rural revitalization.
"Industrial revitalization is the foundation and key to comprehensive rural revitalization, and an important carrier for villagers' employment and happy lives. By introducing many promising industries and enterprises, we can further consolidate the foundation of industrial development and boost rural revitalization." Fu Pingjun said.
Focus on Elderly Care Services
Time: 5:10 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Villager's Home
Theme: Visit and Offer Care
"Uncle Fu, I've come to see you. The Spring Festival is approaching, how are you doing?" As soon as he entered the house, Fu Pingjun put down the rice, flour and warm supplies he brought, walked quickly to the nearly 70-year-old couple Fu Huaen, sat with them on the sofa, and asked in detail about their daily diet, medical treatment and medication.
Tengtou Village has more than 800 registered villagers, about 30% of whom are elderly aged 60 and above. How to enable the elderly to enjoy their old age and promote the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly in the village has always been a concern of the Tengtou Village Committee. As the Spring Festival approached, the village committee launched Spring Festival greetings and condolences, caring for the elderly with warm words and practical actions.
Over the years, to improve the quality of life of the elderly, Tengtou Village has established systems such as social elderly care and cooperative medical care. In addition to purchasing endowment insurance for the elderly and distributing a monthly welfare fund of 1,500 yuan, Tengtou Village also established the province's first village-level elderly fund — Evergreen Elderly Fund in 2019 with villagers' voluntary donations of 13.07 million yuan. The fund's income is used for elderly condolences, physical examinations and living security services. At the same time, Tengtou Village has built professional venues for cultural and sports activities in residential areas and introduced social forces to provide more professional and diverse activity options for the elderly.
"Ecological agriculture, energy conservation and emission reduction, diversified industries and elderly care services are the key work focuses that Tengtou Village has adhered to for many years. These are related to the sustainability of rural revitalization and common prosperity."
As night fell, Fu Pingjun returned to the office tiredly. Without rest, he began to sort out the work for the next day. Having worked in Tengtou Village for more than 30 years, especially since becoming the leader of the whole village, busyness has become the norm. It is precisely this dedication and perseverance that have driven Tengtou Village's development forward. In 2025, the total social output value reached 13.535 billion yuan, and villagers' per capita net income increased to 89,000 yuan. It has won more than 70 national honors and become a model village for beautiful rural development in China.
Written by Zhong Yatu, Quan Jingyi, Photo by Dong Ning
