Dazong Village

　　The Dazong Village Scenic Area is situated in Zhangwang Town, southwest of Tengzhou City, Shandong Province. It lies 4 kilometers east of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and the Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway, 6 kilometers west of Weishan Lake, and 4 kilometers south of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The village currently has 860 farming households, a population of 3,500, with a total area of 2,133,344 square meters. This includes 390,000 square meters for residential use, 1,210,008 square meters of farmland — comprising 607,978 square meters of arable land, 533,360 square meters of forested land, 68,670 square meters of orchards, and 533,336 square meters of industrial land. The village is divided into residential zones for villagers, agricultural industry zones, ecological agriculture zones, industrial zones, as well as crop cultivation, animal husbandry, and comprehensive service zones.

　　The village has invested 158 million yuan to build Zong Ze Garden, covering an area of 400 acres, and 30 million yuan to restore the Jade Emperor Temple. It has also constructed facilities such as a nursing home, cultural square, senior activity center, farmers' library, public memorial hall, and police station. It has been awarded various honors by different levels of government, including “National Star Village for Well-Off Construction,” “National Advanced Grassroots Party Organization,” “Top Ten Famous Villages in Shandong Province,” “Provincial-Level Civilized Village,” “Provincial-Level Sanitary Village,” “Provincial-Level Ecological Civilization Village,” “National AAA-Level Scenic Spot,” and “Shandong Province Landscape Characteristic Village.” It ranks first among the economically strong villages in Zaozhuang City. Recognized as one of five national model villages for new rural development by departments such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Land and Resources, and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, it has been named a “Provincial Agricultural Tourism Demonstration Site” by the Shandong Provincial Tourism Bureau and Department of Agriculture, and is hailed as the “Pearl of Southern Shandong.”

　　The Dazong Village Scenic Area boasts a rich variety of plants, with over 500 species across more than 100 families, including Japanese red pine, oriental arborvitae, black locust, sawtooth oak, eucommia, red maple, slash pine, golden willow, and camphor trees. Fruit trees mainly consist of apple, peach, pear, persimmon, apricot, jujube, cherry, and chestnut. The scenery is pleasant and the fruit fragrant.

　　In recent years, under the leadership of Comrade Zong Chengle, a National People’s Congress deputy, National Model Worker, Secretary of the Village Party Committee, and Chairman of Dazong Group, the village has focused on the themes of scientific development and new rural construction. With unity and dedication to development, the village has achieved rapid and sound progress in its economic and social undertakings.

　　The village currently hosts 18 enterprises spanning multiple industries, including thermal power, starch production, mining, coal processing, logistics and transportation, biochemicals, machinery manufacturing, real estate development, as well as domestic and international trade.

　　The current housing options in Dazong Village include two-story and three-story well-off houses, villas, and youth apartments. There are over 960 well-off houses with an average living space of 65 square meters per person, more than 20 villas ranging from 300 to 1,200 square meters, and a 12-story youth apartment building accommodating 52 households. Bricks and tiles were provided free of charge during construction. Villagers also enjoy excellent welfare benefits, including unified pension and medical insurance for those aged 30 and above, a monthly living allowance of 200 yuan for seniors over 70, and academic rewards ranging from 8,000 to 50,000 yuan for students admitted to high school, university, master's, and doctoral programs. Utilities such as water, electricity, heating, and natural gas are all provided free of charge.

　　Dazong People's Park is a large-scale park integrating leisure, entertainment, and commercial functions. It stretches 501 meters from north to south and 394 meters from east to west, covering a total area of approximately 296 acres. The park features a large parking lot, hotel, bathhouse, musical fountain, classical-style corridor, rockeries, waterfalls, trees, an ancient tower, an artificial river, pavilions, and lawns. It also offers modern amusement facilities such as roller coasters and Ferris wheels, enhanced by cutting-edge sound, light, and electrical technology. The entire garden forms a harmonious whole, embodying a design style that highlights humanity, individuality, and nature.