How do local officials respond to the dispute over the 88-meter sculpture in Jianhe, Guizhou?

Local officials responded that it was made with the money of local tourism enterprises, and did not cost the state money or the poverty alleviation funds of the Ministry of Finance. This is purely market behavior. Recently in Jianhe County, Guizhou Province? 88 meters Yang Asha? Sculpture has become the focus of public opinion. The local government propagandizes that Yang Asha is a beautiful god in Miao culture, and this figure entrusts Miao people's spiritual belief and cultural identity. At the same time, this 88-meter statue of Yang Asha has also brought growth to the local tourism market and promoted local tourism consumption. However, some netizens immediately questioned that Jianhe County had just got rid of poverty-stricken counties in 2020, but the statue of Yang Asha was only built on 20 17. Isn't this a waste of national money? Why can't it be spent on poverty alleviation?

In fact, this statue was controversial as early as 20 18. At that time, the Central Investigation Team also came to inspect the progress of the project. The final investigation result is that the construction of the whole statue is reasonable and appropriate, and the government's poverty alleviation funds have not been misappropriated. The whole process is legal and compliant. Yang Asha Tourism Investment Company, the construction party, also said that the statue was all spent by enterprises to promote local tourism, without using government money or misappropriating poverty alleviation funds.

Has the construction been completed at present? Yang Asha? The sculpture is located on the north bank of Qingshui River in the county seat, and the surrounding residents can watch it from a distance without admission. Judging from the pictures the reporter saw at the scene, even in the off-season, there are many tourists? Yang Asha? Taking photos around the sculpture as a souvenir, it seems that the tourism effect is not bad. At night, the square under the statue has also become a place for children to play, and there are some light shows around.

The builder Yang Asha Tourism Investment Company mainly serves the local tourism industry. It was originally funded by the government, and its business scope is tourism development and tourism investment. However, after the reform of state-owned enterprises, the county government has no right to operate enterprises. At present, the company is wholly state-owned and self-financing. The county government does not participate in the actual operation and investment of the company. The person in charge of the company also said that the money for building the statue was mortgaged by the bank itself and did not cost the government money.