Yongren's old appearance has changed to a new one

Time is like a white horse. It has been more than 20 years in a blink of an eye. I have grown from an ignorant teenager to a person who understands things and argues right and wrong, and my hometown has also undergone earth-shaking changes.

My hometown is a beautiful place. Its name is Yongren. It is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province. The average annual sunshine time is the second in the country. It is known as the "Sun City of China. Looking back 20 years ago, my hometown was still a small village. The road in front of the house is rough and bumpy. On a sunny day, the road is dusty, making people unable to open their eyes, a gray scene. When it rains, the road surface is full of rain, and the legs of walking trousers must be rolled up high, and you must walk very carefully. If you don't pay attention, you will slip and fall. If it rains heavily, you must wear rain boots when you go out. Looking around, there are adobe houses and thatched houses everywhere, with only a few tile houses. When it rains, the house will leak. There are no supermarkets or shops of all colors on either side of the road, only sporadic grocery stores. In the evening, the only pastime people have is to stop by the door or to chat in the hall. In the past, the market was on the 14th of the lunar calendar. On the day of the market, all kinds of goods were placed on both sides of the street, most of them were their own mountain products. They were reluctant to eat and take them to the market in exchange for money to subsidize their families. At that time, there was no need to worry about buying fake goods. Today, bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, people's lives have undergone earth-shaking changes, life has gradually become rich, and my hometown has become a prosperous, beautiful and charming small city. In the past, muddy streets have become wide and straight asphalt roads, and low and dilapidated old houses have become new and bright high-rise buildings. Especially in recent years, the fight against poverty has been launched. The government has formulated special preferential policies for poor families. Special funds support self-built houses in rural areas, and now almost all rural areas have built buildings. The cement road has connected every village and is no longer afraid of rainy days. The streets and roads are lined with trees, flowers of all colors are blooming, and the air is filled with an intoxicating fragrance. People's life is also getting better and better. Every household has washing machines, refrigerators and color televisions, and some have computers. There are large and small shops and supermarkets on both sides of the street, a dazzling array of goods, everything. In the evenings, people are no longer confined to their homes, and communication has become more extensive and diverse. There are popular songs in the square, the grandmothers are dancing in the square, people are walking leisurely in the park, and people are smiling on the street to choose their favorite commodities...

In recent years, with the implementation of various policies, my hometown is also inclined to develop cultural tourism. Among them, it is worth mentioning its two major features: the inkstone and the dress-up festival. It is heard that there are more stone eyes in Ju Quo inkstone than other inkstones, mainly purple-black, black-brown and black-purple. The hydrological stratification is relatively clear. Although it is very close to it, I have never paid attention to it. I only occasionally pass by the store on the street to take a look. Perhaps for my age, inkstone is not particularly attractive to me.

What attracts my attention most is the costume competition festival. Speaking of the costume competition festival, it can be said to be the oldest rural runway show. On the 15th day of the first lunar month in my hometown, a party will be held in the county ethnic square with the theme of displaying Yi costumes. The most lively activity was also held in Zhiju Village, Yongxing Township. On that day, there were ethnic activities with local characteristics such as duet singing, paddling, walking on stilts and so on on on the dam covered with loose hair in Zhiju Village. At that time, young and old will put on the colorful Yi costumes sewn by themselves, and gather in the competition field to compare whose costumes are the most gorgeous. Children in a circle, adults in a circle, dance heartily. In the middle of the dance floor are usually some respected old people or skilled young men. They play flute, gourd sheng, three strings and erhu, and play sweet music together, driving the rhythm of the whole audience. Everyone celebrates this grand festival together. At the same time, the costume competition festival also provides an opportunity for young talents to express their love. Yi people will choose a hardworking, capable and skillful person as their lover according to the clothes worn by the girls. The bonfire party on the night of

is even more lively. A fire will be lit in the center of the dam. Grannies from the age of 70 to 80 and children from the age of 70 to the age of just walking will gather in the competition arena. Everyone is dancing heartily, showing the beauty of their costumes, the beauty of costumes, the lights of the fire are reflected on people's simple smiling faces, and people are immersed in laughter. (qi jianmei)