Why I Want to Take You to the Countryside | Xingyu Wang | TEDxGrand School Qingdao Youth

This talk examines the current state of China's countryside and the challenges facing rural revitalization. Drawing on survey data, Xingyu Wang outlines two paths: bringing rural areas into the market and social division of labour through e-commerce and study tours, and accepting diverse forms of success instead of a single urban standard. He argues that AI tools will keep changing, but people's real needs, responsibilities and trust will not. The speaker also shares his own rural development work and encourages young people to visit and engage with the countryside directly.

• Analysis of rural conditions and revitalization challenges using research data
• Two paths: market participation and diverse definitions of success
• Why human needs, responsibility and trust matter in the AI era

汪星宇结合调研数据剖析当代中国乡村现状，探讨AI时代下乡村振兴的困境与两条出路：一是让乡村参与社会分工，借助电商、研学等融入市场；二是追求非共性的多元成功，跳出单一的城市评判标准。他指出AI工具会迭代，但人的真实需求、责任、信任不会改变。他分享自身投身乡建的实践，倡导以平等视角看见真实乡村，鼓励年轻人走进乡土，在乡村找寻不一样的人生价值，呼吁大家亲身走入乡村，用实际行动理解、参与乡村发展。 Founder of Rural Notes and Shanhai Youth, National Youth Federation Committee Member, and UN ECOSOC Youth Representative. Now in his ninth year of rural revitalization work, he has turned his vision of bridging urban and rural China into a movement. With over 2 million followers, he continues to show that the future of China's countryside is far from invisible — it is full of untapped possibility. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx