一直以来,设立奖项、表彰先进是各级政府的职能或少数富人的“专利”。但在浙江省德清县,却有一批普通百姓自掏腰包设立了各种民间奖项,以自己的微薄之力推进当地的文明新风。这种关心社会公益、推动公众参与的民间意识,正是建设公民社会、民主社会的基石。 All along, awards have been set up to honor the “patent” of the functions of the governments at all levels or the few rich. However, in Deqing County, Zhejiang Province, a group of ordinary people have set up various private awards for their own money and promoted the local civilization with their own meager power. This kind of public awareness of social welfare and promotion of public participation is exactly the cornerstone of building a civil society and a democratic society.