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After Cui Gu Village made considerable progress in education, Wang Dashan turned his attention to the cultural construction of the village.

He believes that if a village wants to have cohesion and its own spirit, it must be nourished by culture.

On a summer evening, Wang Dashan gathered some villagers who liked to sing, tell stories, and paint under the big locust tree in the village. Everyone sat together and discussed how to enrich the cultural life of the village.

Wang Dashan started with a smile: "Fellow villagers, our lives in Cuigu Village are getting better and better, but I always feel that something is missing. I think our cultural life is not rich enough. There are so many talented people in our village. Can we show our stories and traditions in various forms so that everyone can feel the charm of Cuigu Village?"

Aunt Zhang, who can sing opera, said with a smile: "Dashan, your idea is good, but we only sing opera for fun, not for the stage."

Wang Dashan waved his hand and said, "Aunt Zhang, please don't underestimate your ability. We perform operas to make everyone happy and pass on the stories of our village. I thought we could organize an opera troupe and make operas about the development of our village over the years and the good deeds done by people. It would be very interesting to perform it in the village."

Uncle Li, who loves storytelling, also showed interest and said, "That's fine too. I have a lot of old stories from our village, but I don't know if you guys like to listen to them."

Wang Dashan said quickly: "Uncle Li, you will definitely love to hear it. When you start to tell it, the story will come alive. We must pass these stories on to the next generation."

There was also Xiao Wang who was painting. He said a little embarrassedly: "Uncle Dashan, I can only paint some landscapes, flowers and plants. I don't know if it can be of use to you."

Wang Dashan looked at him and said, "Xiao Wang, why not? You can draw the scenery of our village and the scenes of our work, and then hang them on the walls of the village. When everyone sees them, they will feel very familiar and have the flavor of Cuigu Village."

Under Wang Dashan's advocacy, everyone took action.

Aunt Zhang brought a few women who loved to sing opera and began to choreograph an opera about the development of Cui Gu Village.

While they were composing the lyrics, they were also discussing the singing style.

Aunt Zhang said to the others, "We need to sing about the hard work our village went through when growing Codonopsis pilosula, and the energy we had in overcoming difficulties. What kind of singing style do you think is best?"

A woman said: "I think we should just use our local old accent, which is authentic and familiar to everyone."

Everyone contributed their ideas, debated and pondered, and slowly, the opera took shape.

Uncle Li would sit at the intersection of the village every day, set up a small table, and a group of children and adults would sit around him and listen to his stories.

"Back then, our Cui Gu Village was extremely poor. It was all thanks to Uncle Dashan who led us to grow Codonopsis pilosula and run a canning factory, that we have gradually achieved the good life we ​​have today..." Uncle Li spoke vividly and everyone listened with great interest.

Xiao Wang also carefully painted various scenes in the village. He carried his easel to the edge of the village's farmland and painted the villagers who were working.

A villager came over curiously and said jokingly, "Xiao Wang, you made us look quite energetic in this painting."

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "Of course, the people of Cuigu Village are most energetic when they are working. I have to draw this energy."

Wang Dashan also organized the villagers to build a simple cultural activity room, which displays everyone's calligraphy and paintings, and can also be used as a venue for drama troupes to rehearse and tell stories.

During an important festival in the village, Wang Dashan announced the official start of cultural activities.

The troupe was singing a newly-adapted opera on the stage, and the villagers below were watching intently, with bursts of applause and cheers from time to time.

An old man smiled and said to the people around him: "Wow, this opera is really well sung. It tells everything about our village. It's really exciting."

When Uncle Li was telling the story, everyone listened attentively, as if they were following his narration back to those difficult yet hopeful years.

In the cultural activity room, everyone looked at the paintings drawn by Xiao Wang and praised them for being so realistic and capturing the charm of Cui Gu Village.

Through these cultural activities, the relationship between the villagers of Cui Gu Village has become closer, and everyone's sense of identity and belonging to the village has become stronger.

The village is full of laughter and joy, and the spirit of positivity, unity and progress has taken root in everyone's heart.

Once, a few people from other villages came to the village. Seeing this lively cultural scene, they couldn't help but sigh: "Your Cuigu Village is really different. The cultural atmosphere is so strong. It makes people envious."

Wang Dashan said with a smile: "This is the result of the joint efforts of everyone in our village. Our Cuigu Village must not only become rich, but also have its own culture and soul."

Under the leadership of Wang Dashan, Cuigu Village has made more and more solid progress on the road of cultural construction, and the spiritual world of the villagers has become increasingly rich. Everyone is working together to move towards a better future and continue to write the glorious story of Cuigu Village.