Yuedi Liu
2025, 5(3):
21-28.
This paper takes the 3rd “Model of Small Town Aesthetics” released at the 6th Anren Forum in Anren Ancient Town, Chengdu in October 2021 as the research object. Firstly, it introduces the background, establishment time, initiators, purposes and influence of the “Model of Small Town Aesthetics” collection and release activity. Founded in 2019, this activity is jointly initiated by the China Cultural Promotion Association and other parties in response to the rural revitalization strategy, and has produced 20 aesthetic models. With the theme of “Beauty for Common Prosperity”, the 3rd session has attracted wide attention from the public.Next, the paper elaborates on the selection process of the 3rd session, including the number of collected cases, the selection procedure, the core indicators, as well as the characteristics, details and evaluations of 10 award-winning small towns (such as Nanling New Village in Henan Province and Chuanjiang Town in Sichuan Province), demonstrating their construction achievements in ecology, culture, industry and other aspects. At the same time, it mentions that the activity has carried out publicity in collaboration with social media platforms and compares the theme and concept of the 2nd session.Furthermore, the paper analyzes the achievements and problems in the current transformation of rural towns, points out the problems such as industrialized transformation and cultural displacement in some areas and their causes, and introduces the evaluation system of the “Model of Small Town Aesthetics” selection. It clarifies the weight and specific indicators from four major sectors: culture, planning, industry and media, and emphasizes the aesthetic concepts of “small yet beautiful” and “integration of three aspects (life, ecology and production)”.Finally, the paper proposes that rural areas should realize the transformation from “beautiful villages” and “pleasant villages” to “aesthetic villages”, focus on cultural preservation and modernization, and contribute to the construction of “Aesthetic China”.