The Museum of Matang Spirit showcases Matang village's poverty alleviation and rural revitalization achievements. [Photo/WeChat account: Xiamenshizhi]
The Museum of Matang Spirit is located on the second floor of the administrative office of Matang village in Xinxu town, Xiang'an district, Xiamen city of East China's Fujian province.
马塘精神主题馆位于厦门市翔安区新圩镇马塘村村部二楼。
Opened in March 2019, the museum consists of three exhibition halls covering a total area of about 400 square meters.
该馆于2019年3月份开馆，面积约400平方米，由“一个山村的‘中国梦’”、“一位领袖的人民情怀”、“一种精神的时代绽放”三个展厅组成。
The museum showcases the village's poverty alleviation and rural revitalization achievements, which represent the patriotism, entrepreneurship, and the hardworking and revolutionary spirit of Xiamen people, as well as the spirit of China's reform and opening-up.
It is an education center that reminds Party members of their original aspirations and mission to seek happiness for the Chinese people and rejuvenate the Chinese nation. It also serves as a tourist attraction which allows visitors to learn about the production and daily life in the village.
这是一座浓缩马塘村脱贫致富乡村振兴历程的主题馆，一座传扬代表厦门精神的主题馆，一座展示中国改革开放时代精神的主题馆，一个党员干部进行“不忘初心、牢记使命”主题教育的实践基地，一个市民游客参观马塘生产生活模式并从中得到思想启迪的旅行基地。
Matang, known as the "first village in Xiamen", grew from a poverty-stricken area to a model of rural revitalization due to a canned food factory founded by local villagers led by Chen Qingshui and his brother Chen Qingyuan in 1985.
马塘村被誉为“厦门第一村”。1985年，成长于该村的兄弟二人陈清水、陈清渊，拉拢村里4位青年共筹得3万元办起了村里的第一座食品罐头厂。
Through more than three decades of development, the factory has been developed into the current Yinlu Food Group, one of the largest canned food and beverage production centers in China.
经过30多年的发展，工厂已发展成如今的银鹭集团，成为全国最大的罐头、饮料生产基地之一，是产值上百亿的食品业巨头。
Matang villagers have insisted on rural rejuvenation driven by the industrial development and abiding by a model in which the village and company nurture each other.
The village is an epitome of the booming Xiamen Special Economic Zone and a witness to history.
马塘人始终牢记嘱托，走出了一条“以工带农、以村辅企、依企兴村、村企融合”的富民强村之路。马塘村是厦门经济特区不断发展的一个缩影，也是一个不断发展的历史见证。
