Thirty Years of Fujian-Ningxia Cooperation: A Theater Village Witnessing the Changes Between Mountains and Sea

Recently, Minning Town in Yongning County, Yinchuan, Ningxia welcomed a new cultural and tourism project, "China's first fully immersive theater village," "See Minning · Theater Village." The project entered its final stage around June 11 and is scheduled to open on July 1. Centered on migration relocation, hard work and entrepreneurship, and industrial revitalization, the village presents the changes over the past 30 years of Minning cooperation through liveaction recreations and interactive performances. Minning cooperation began in 1996. Over the past 30 years, relocated residents from the Xixihaigu region, with support from Fujian's paired assistance, have gradually settled and built stable lives and careers on the Gobi Desert. The permanent population of Minning Town has exceeded 60,000, and the per capita annual income has also risen from less than 500 yuan to more than 20,000 yuan. The report notes that Fujian has cumulatively invested 7.68 billion yuan in assistance funds and has continuously sent officials and technical professionals, helping to create a more stable pattern of cooperation in the area. Industrial development is an important support for the changes in Minning Town. The mushroom grass technology promoted by Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University has driven the implementation of edible mushroom cultivation, and the local area has also developed characteristic industries such as wine grapes and Tan sheep farming. At the same time, ecommerce assistance workshops have provided nearby employment opportunities for local women, helping them increase their income right at their doorstep. The report believes that this theater village is not only a cultural and tourism project, but also a window into the practice of eastwest cooperation, rural revitalization, and common prosperity.