新闻摘要：
10月29日至30日，中国文明乡风大会在陕西延安召开，宁夏吴忠市同心县被列为九个经验典型之一。县委书记陈华介绍了同心县以“定规则、传新风、促善治、强激励”为抓手，推动整治高额彩礼和移风易俗的做法。
同心县通过调研完善政策，发挥村民主体作用，153个村的红白理事会制定本村彩礼、人情和婚宴标准并写入村规民约；鼓励“零、低彩礼”集体婚礼，参与家庭数量逐年增加；并组织“义务红娘”牵线、对获颁“零、低彩礼”证书的青年在就业、就医等方面给予优惠，社会力量还为相关家庭提供购车购房补助。
思考与启发：
这件事回到日常，是邻里与村庄自己定规则、互相扶持、把好日子过得更实在的实践。用规则把过分的礼俗围住，不是冷硬的约束，而是让亲友关系回归朴素的体面与互助的温度。
天经里关于爱的朴素教导，与这种从礼俗回归到互助与节制的努力相呼应：爱不是夸耀与攀比，而是耐心、善良，在生活里的小事上体现诚信与和睦，才能让乡风更美好。
经文：
爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈；爱是不嫉妒，不自夸，不张狂。 《引支勒·哥林多一书 13:4》
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### English Translation
Title
Putting the Old Ways to Rest: A Home‑coming Practice
News Summary
From October 29‑30 the China Civilization Rural‑customs Conference was held in Yan’an, Shaanxi Province. Tongxin County in Wuzhong City, Ningxia, was highlighted as one of nine model cases.
County Party Secretary Chen Hua explained how Tongxin is tackling extravagant dowries and outdated customs by focusing on four actions: setting clear rules, promoting new customs, improving good governance, and strengthening incentives.
- Policy‑driven, people‑led – After a series of surveys, the county refined its policies and gave villagers the main role in the process.
- In each of the county’s 153 villages, the local “Red‑White Committee” (the body that traditionally handles funerals and weddings) drafted village‑level standards for dowries, gift‑giving, and wedding banquets, and wrote those standards into the village charter.
- The county encourages “zero‑dowry” or “low‑dowry” collective weddings. The number of families joining these shared ceremonies has grown year after year.
- “Volunteer match‑makers” help arrange marriages, and young people who receive a “zero‑dowry / low‑dowry” certificate are given preferential treatment in employment, medical care, etc.
- Local social‑service groups also provide subsidies for cars or houses to families that adopt the new practice.
Reflection & Insight
What this story shows in everyday life is that neighbours and villages can set their own rules, support one another, and make their lives more grounded and genuine. Using a clear set of standards to curb excessive gift‑giving isn’t a cold, top‑down restriction; it is a way to bring family and friendship back to simple dignity and the warm spirit of mutual aid.
The plain‑spoken biblical teaching about love echoes this shift from showy customs to genuine, restrained generosity: love is not about bragging or competing, but about patience, kindness, honesty, and harmony in the small things of daily life. When love is lived out this way, the moral climate of the countryside becomes truly beautiful.
Scripture
“Love is patient and kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
— 1 Corinthians 13:4
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