The Spring Festival is approaching, and some remote villages in Burundi are also full of lively scenes: villagers sing songs and dance to celebrate that they have received a gift from China - "Wancuntong" satellite TV equipment. Digital TV sets, digital TV projectors, solar energy, satellite set-top boxes... These aid devices have enabled Burundian villagers to watch digital satellite TV, opening a window to the world for villagers who have been on the fringes of the information society all the year round.

The "Ten Thousand Villages" project is one of the China-Africa cooperation measures in the cultural field proposed at the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in 2015. It aims to connect 10,000 villages in Africa to satellite digital TV signals. The project is undertaken by the Chinese enterprise Star Times Group. implement.

Jean Marie, a salesman from Star Times Lundi Media Co., Ltd., the implementer of the "10,000 Villages" project, participated in the installation of the second batch of "10,000 Villages" villages in Burundi. In the past few months, he has witnessed the hardships and difficulties in the installation and implementation of the project, and also saw the sincere joy and gratitude of the villagers who have been assisted.

They either sang and danced to express their welcome to the installation team, or surrounded the technicians and helped with the installation from time to time. Jean Marie remembers the joy on everyone's faces when the equipment was installed and the show lit up on the screen. Until the installation is complete, the installation team can still receive phone calls from the recipient families. They said that they had seen Burundi national television on TV, and also paid attention to some information related to health, agriculture, animal husbandry and Chinese culture. The most impressive was Mr. HATUNGIMANA from the Mivo Commune Ngozi area. He is an activist. He saw a program showing the modern pig farming industry through the "Wancuntong" satellite TV. He immediately learned to build the same type of hut and raised 5 piglets. Mr. HATUNGIMANA expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government and the implementer StarTimes.

“For many years, limited access to information has been one of the reasons for the underdevelopment of rural Burundi. After the '10,000 Village Access' project, orange satellite pots were erected in many villages. Through satellite TV, everyone can learn about the world What is happening every day. Seeing the changes in the lives of many people, I sincerely wish the cooperation between China and Burundi to get better and better.” Jean Marie said. Keywords: One Belt One Road, One Belt One Road News, One Belt One Road Project

At present, the installation of equipment in the second batch of villages assisted by the "Ten Thousand Villages" project in Burundi is still in progress. When the installation work is completed, viewing conditions for residents of remote rural villages in Burundi will improve as a result. Seeing every moment of change in the world through satellite TV is no longer a dream. It is expected that more people in remote areas can truly enjoy the beautiful life brought by digital TV in the future.Editor/XuNing