On a summer afternoon, in Fangtian Village, Geping Township, Xiajiang County, Ji'an City, Jiangxi Province, the small courtyard of 72 year old party member Xiao Dangsheng's house was particularly lively. Several wooden benches formed a circle, and five or six villagers were discussing it one after another. Last month, our village was ranked first in the county's hygiene, and we must continue to maintain this position this month! ”Xiao Dangsheng reminded everyone while pouring tea. This seemingly ordinary farmhouse courtyard has now become the busiest "meeting hall" in the village. In Xiajiang County, there are already 826 "neighborhood courtyards" like this. They are either idle annex houses of villagers, or under big trees at the village head, or other open spaces. After simple renovation, they have been hung with a sign of "neighborhood courtyard" and become a good place for villagers to discuss matters. In the past, if there was anything, one had to go to the village committee. Now, it can be resolved right at the doorstep. ”In Zhoushang Village, villager Li Qiusheng speaks highly of the small courtyard. During this year's spring plowing, he discovered a lack of water in the fields and came to the small courtyard to report the situation. Dean Li Haigen immediately summoned village representatives to conduct on-site inspections and found that the damage to the irrigation water system was caused by the closure of upstream mines. In the afternoon of that day, the small courtyard organized a village council to discuss solutions and reported them to the township government as soon as possible. In just 10 days, a brand new irrigation and drainage station was built and put into use, solving the irrigation problem of 280 acres of rice fields. The efficiency of the small courtyard cannot be achieved without a group of special 'family members'. These "deans" elected by villagers include retired teachers, young entrepreneurs returning to their hometowns, and old party members like Xiao Dangsheng. Zeng Qihua and his neighbor had a quarrel over the water crossing on the field ridge, and the mediation was successful on the spot. The issue of free range poultry in the village was resolved by organizing a village council meeting within three days. "Opening the notebook carried by Xiao Dangsheng, every page neatly recorded the villagers' demands, and the progress and results of the solution were also marked next to it. Xiao Dangsheng told reporters that there is a strong "service team" behind him as support: township and village cadres come to recruit children every week, and village work team members and village branch secretaries are also on call. If there's anything difficult, just one phone call can bring in 'reinforcements', "he said with a smile. What surprised the villagers even more was the addition of "new wisdom" to the "local methods". Liu Qiang, from Yishan Village in Jinping Ethnic Township, went to the orchard to water in the early morning and found that the irrigation pipe was broken. With a try and see attitude, he scanned the "Code on Office" QR code on the wall of the "Neighborhood Courtyard". In less than two hours, the maintenance personnel came to the door to solve the problem. It's too convenient to report problems now, someone just needs to handle it with their phone. ”Liu Qiang smiled and said. This "fingertip governance" model is an innovative measure developed by Xiajiang County based on digital platforms. Through functions such as "one click call" and "smart mediation", it truly achieves "more data running and less people running errands". Since the beginning of this year, Xiajiang County has carried out a series of activities relying on the "Neighborhood Courtyard", serving more than 42000 people, agreeing on more than 1870 village level major and minor matters such as environmental improvement, and collecting and handling more than 320 "heartwarming small matters" such as neighborhood disputes, safety hazards, and difficult assistance. (New Society)