Chapter 384 Religious Sites Policy
This debriefing meeting dragged on because of the heated debate between Wang Hong and Chen Guan.
Mayor Yu Yan just reprimanded Wang Hong, and Shen Quan, secretary of the municipal party committee, then said: "There is another point about Wulongyu Tourism Development Co., Ltd., Chen Guan did not make it clear. That is, from the company's standpoint, it may be willing to solve the problem once and for all by delineating the scope of Wulongyu tourist attractions, and then requisitioning agricultural land, forest land and mountain land into state-owned land and then converting it into Wulongyu Tourism Development Co., Ltd. tourism construction land. In this case, although it is difficult for the company to get so much compensation for land acquisition at once, and may need to borrow a large amount of money, it will obtain the right to use the land, reduce the number of shareholders participating in dividends, and the income and return on investment of existing shareholders will be greatly improved. However, if this is done, thousands of people in Wulongyu Village will become landless peasants, with no land to plant, and what to eat and spend in the future will be a big problem, that is, to mess up the good deeds, enrich the original shareholders of Wulongyu Tourism Development Co., Ltd., and pit those villagers in Wulongyu who have no money to buy shares. Now this method, mobilize the villagers to contract the responsibility of the field, forest slope, bamboo garden of the right to use as a price of shares, not only to ensure the smooth development and construction of Wulongyu tourist attractions, but also to ensure the interests of the masses, all the villagers are shareholders of the company, not only can get dividends from the company's operation, but also under the guidance of the concept of corporatization management, scientific planting, improve the rate of return on land. This matter has been done well, beautifully, and innovatively, and is in line with the party's policy of enriching the people and the general policy of reform and opening up! We have repeatedly stressed the need to further emancipate the mind, and now it seems that there is still a long way to go to emancipate the mind! Okay, Mingshui County will go back and follow Mayor Yu's instructions! The Land Bureau continues to report! ”
Yu Yan slammed the book and scolded him, Shen Quan's words were even more ugly, and the meaning in and out of his words was that Wang Hong's thinking was problematic!
Wang Hong only now realizes that he has made a common-sense mistake: he is angry!
Wulongyu Tourist Scenic Area is a key project of Mingshui County, which was built by the Mingshui County Party Committee and the county government. In order to make the Baijia compound open as soon as possible, Mingshui County, including some functional departments directly under the city, have dispatched cadres and professional technical personnel to Wulongyu to guide and help the work, the opening of the city's four major team leaders are to cut the ribbon and congratulate, which is equivalent to saying that Wulongyu Tourist Attraction is a key project of the party committee and government at the two levels of Shuiquan City and Mingshui County, so many leaders are blind, and they can't see the practice of Wulongyu Tourism Development Co., Ltd. Is it right? Just you, Wang Hongri, can you?
At this moment, Wang Hong suddenly felt a little stupid, he was dazzled by jealousy, and he actually picked a thorn in such a report meeting, violating the rules of officialdom, and offended not only Zhang Deqing and Chen Guan, but also offended the city leaders and the leaders of Mingshui County!
When cadres reach the level of Zhang Deqing and Wang Hong, they must be calm and strategic. In a matter like today, if Wang Hong discovers from the reports of the masses that there is indeed a problem of illegal and large-scale encroachment on cultivated land in the Wulongyu tourist attraction, he should not directly expose it at the report meeting, but should immediately report to the deputy mayor in charge and listen to the instructions, at least he should first communicate with the Mingshui County Party Committee and the county government, quickly find out the truth, and then report to the city leaders according to the situation. Like him, who didn't report in advance and suddenly came to the meeting, not to mention slapping Zhang Deqing in the face, even his deputy mayor in charge was slapped in the face!
Although he was in turmoil, Wang Hong had seen a big scene after all, and he was able to calm down, and then he made a brief report on the land occupation issues involved in the construction of high-speed, railway, and airport involved in Zhang Deqing's report.
Wang Hong's report is very simple, that is, according to the current land policy, if the highway and railway from Sangyuan to Shuiquan are built, and the Shuiquan Airport is built, as long as the project is completed, it can actively apply for land acquisition to Lushang, and the Land Bureau will work actively to support the key construction of the city.
This attitude is not bad, Secretary Wang Wenhua, who presided over the meeting, waved him to sit down.
Then the speeches of the various units came to the point.
The Municipal Religious Affairs Bureau was well prepared a few days earlier because it knew about the matter.
The Religious Affairs Bureau is a small unit, consisting of an office, an ethnic section, and a religious section, with a total of 7 people, a director, two deputy directors, three section chiefs, and a driver. In addition to Deputy Director Xiang Xiuli and Religious Section Chief Mo Wenduan, who attended the seminar, Director Xue Yifei also arrived on time as required.
The Religious Affairs Bureau usually has few affairs, and it is rare to have a chance to report to the secretary and the mayor, Xue Yifei seemed very excited, his voice was very loud when he spoke, and his hand holding the manuscript paper was trembling!
Xue Yifei reported that as far as they know, many people across the country are now asking for the construction of Buddhist monasteries and Taoist temples, ostensibly for the convenience of Buddhist believers, but the actual purpose is to promote the development of tourism. There are also requests to build Buddhist monasteries and Taoist temples in various cities in the province, and there are even those who want to build the Central Plains Giant Buddha, which is to put it bluntly in order to promote economic development. The current situation is that the temples with flourishing incense can indeed drive the economy, but there are also some temples that are deserted and have little or no effect on the economy. There are also monasteries that no one cares about at all!
In terms of management system, the current monasteries and Taoist temples belong to two different systems, some of them belong to the management of the Buddhist Association and the Taoist Association, and this part of the Buddhist monasteries and Taoist temples are generally famous, the incense is prosperous, there are a considerable number of believers, and there are also hospitalized monks and Taoist priests; The other part belongs to the management of the cultural relics system and is protected as cultural relics. There are no monks and Taoist priests in these monasteries and Taoist temples, and due to the limited funds of the cultural relics department, life is very difficult, and many monasteries and Taoist temples are leased to individuals or commercial companies for operation.
Xue Yifei said: In terms of the state's examination and approval system for religious sites, since the vast majority of religious sites were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and monks and Taoist priests were dismissed, after the "Gang of Four" was smashed, the state began to gradually restore and open up religious activity sites in accordance with the needs of reform and opening up to foreign exchanges, and some damaged temples and Taoist temples were rebuilt and repaired. It can be said that now is the period when the construction of temples is most relaxed. However, the current internal policy is to rebuild and restore monasteries, and as long as the local government can guarantee matching funds, there is a good chance of approval. The central government does not give a penny to the construction of new monasteries and Taoist temples, and local governments are not allowed to invest in them.
This is all a policy, Chen Guan listened very carefully, and wrote down every word in his notebook.
Specifically regarding the Wulongyu Tourism Development Company's project to rebuild the Dayun Temple and build the statue of the Buddha, Xue Yifei said that the project of rebuilding the Dayun Temple and the statue of the Buddha cannot be declared in the name of the Wulongyu Tourism Development Co., Ltd., and according to the national religious policy, it must be declared by a religious group or in the name of an organization such as the Dayun Temple Reconstruction Committee. According to the current policy, the reconstruction of the Dayun Temple project, because it belongs to the reconstruction of the ancient temple, the approval procedure is first approved by the Mingshui County Government, then submitted to the municipal government for approval, and then reported to the provincial government for approval, and filed with the State Administration for Religious Affairs. In this way, there is a great possibility of approval, and there is also the possibility of seeking central and provincial financial allocations.
The statue of the Great Buddha is a large-scale open-air religious statue built outside a religious activity site, which is a new religious activity site project, which must be approved by provinces, cities and counties at all levels, and then submitted to the State Administration for Religious Affairs for approval. According to the policy, it is impossible to win a penny of central and local financial input, and the following conditions must be met: First, Buddhism has a long history of spreading in the region, and there are many believers; Second, the local believers have strong demands and obtain the consent of local residents; Third, the proposed statue of the Buddha is in line with Buddhist teachings; fourth, there are necessary construction funds; Fifth, it meets the requirements of relevant construction planning.
In fact, the policy in the 90s was very relaxed, and if it were five years later, the approval of the construction of places of religious activity would have been very strict, and the policy would have been tighter.
After talking about the policy, Xue Yifei said: "Secretary Shen, Mayor Yu, leaders: There is not a single temple in the entire Shuiquan area, which is not conducive to maintaining freedom of religious belief and is not convenient for Buddhists to carry out activities. The reconstruction of Dayun Temple and the construction of the statue of the Great Buddha can fill the gap that there is no temple in Shuiquan. In particular, the history of Dayun Temple is clearly recorded, which can witness the Tang Dynasty culture and has a long history, and should seize the opportunity to rebuild it as soon as possible. The statue of the Buddha will inevitably become a landmark landscape of religious culture in our city and even the whole province, which is of great significance. Our Religious Affairs Bureau expressed our stance to the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, and went all out to cooperate with Mingshui County to do its work, and strive to get the approval of the National Bureau and the Provincial Bureau as soon as possible! ”
Shen Quan said with a smile: "Director Xue is very motivated and determined. Let me ask you a question, the reconstruction of Dayun Temple and the construction of the statue of the Great Buddha need to be declared by religious groups, we do not have a Buddhist association, nor do we have a famous Buddhist master, what should we do? Even if it is a Dayun Temple preparatory committee, it must be presided over by a virtuous monk, otherwise the hard conditions will not meet the requirements. I'll give you an idea, and you can think about it. That is, can we invite the senior monks who are engaged in the Central Plains Giant Buddha and let them participate in our work, and then build our statue of the Great Buddha into the Central Plains Giant Buddha. In this way, we have Buddhist institutions with the participation of great virtuous monks, and we can also avoid repeated investment in different cities, killing two birds with one stone! ”
It's a great idea!
Chen Guan's eyes lit up when he heard this, he originally wanted to invite a virtuous monk to preside over Dayun Temple, but he didn't expect Secretary Shen to have this idea, and it was more comprehensive and thorough than he thought!
It seems that after reporting to Secretary Shen the day before yesterday, he has been studying this matter!
Xue Yifei replied that it would be best if he could do this, which would reduce the difficulty of project approval!