How does slow living create a fast economy? Exploring new paths for development
By:DaDa
I wonder if any of you have seen the variety show "Dear Inn". Maybe you have, but perhaps it was only because of the much-hyped romance between actors Kan Qingzi and Ji Lingchen. But have you truly watched it and thought deeply about the original intention behind this kind of "slow-paced" show? Have you truly taken some attitude away from it?
La la la la, then let's experience the second season of "Dear Inn" together with the editor!
The second season of "Dear Inn" was filmed in a forest in Inner Mongolia, where there is a river that never freezes, lots and lots of deer, and very beautiful scenery. Let's first take a look at how Baidu introduces it: "Bailang Town in Inner Mongolia is located in Arxan City, in the Greater Khingan Mountains forest region. It is the meeting point of the Hulunbuir Grassland, Xilin Gol Grassland, Horqin Grassland and Mongolian Grassland. In 2017, Bailang Town became one of the second batch of national-level characteristic towns." The reason "Dear Inn" chose to come here in autumn is that in autumn many of the forests in Bailang Town turn yellow, and the colors are extremely vivid and magnificent. Here you can feel the charm of nature and get close to the beauty of nature.
This afternoon the editor watched the first episode of the second season of "Dear Inn". Wang Ke and Liu Tao are still there as the couple, and the staff have become Wang Hedi, Wu Yi and Ma Sichao, three "single dogs" (maybe they wanted to break the breakup curse), and on top of that two extra staff were added, one being the local village chief, and the other being local villagers responsible for cooking and cleaning. Of course, this lineup is fine too. But... we're not just here to look at the guests, all right! What's the key point? What the editor noticed was not just Wu Yi's cuteness, Didi's mischief, Ma Sichao's cleverness, or the love between the boss and the boss's wife! From the very beginning of this episode, the editor saw points that were very warm, very rational and very full of positive energy. Did you all get them?
At the very start of the show, Liu Tao explained the word "dear". Of course, she said that "dear" is a very warm word. At the same time, boss Wang Ke said that "dear" can be a mutual form of address between husband and wife, between brothers, between people and nature, and between people and society. And the theme of this season's show is "creating a beautiful life". Of course, "Dear Inn" is centered on slow living, and slow living is about letting people, amid the fast pace of the city, seek a home for the soul and seek their inner desires. Everyone designs together, builds together, and runs such an inn together, and lives there, blending their feelings into it. From the very beginning we saw Wang Ke say in the footage that everyone made this show, and after finishing it they would hand these buildings over to the government to operate, hoping to drive the local economic development.
At everyone's first meeting with the village chief, the village chief brought local intangible cultural heritage, bark paintings created by the villagers. The paintings are truly extremely delicate and very beautiful. And in the conversation between Wang Ke and the village chief, it is not hard to find that the local economy is really very backward. The village chief said that although bark painting is intangible cultural heritage, the production process is very difficult, and it cannot serve as an economic means to get rich. The boss said that they chose this place also because there are deer here, so that everyone can see that you don't have to go abroad to see deer; within China there are also places with such beautiful scenery and so many deer. The village chief also said that he hopes that through such a show, everyone can use their own hands to escape poverty and truly drive the economic development of this region.
I think a few sentences Wang Ke said are especially moving. He said that everyone says we should achieve moderate prosperity in all respects by 2020, but this thing needs someone to truly do it. So they want to use such a method, such a model of sustainable development, to promote the local economic construction.
Yes, building a moderately prosperous society in all respects requires the efforts of every Chinese person, and requires people to do practical things in a down-to-earth and earnest way. And in such a slow-living experience, I hope everyone can achieve "acting in the world with a heart that transcends the world". I hope this variety show can drive the local economic development, and at the same time I hope everyone can truly enjoy life, be grateful to society, and together contribute to society and the country!