农村信访流量大是近些年来县乡信访工作的一个显著特点。这一方面说明我们的信访渠道比较畅通，群众民主监督意识不断增强，对信访工作的信任度不断提高；但另一方面说明农村仍然存在着较为突出的社会矛盾及不稳定因素。为此，我们须进一步加大基层信访工作力度，维护农村社会 The large volume of petitions in rural areas in recent years, a striking feature of the work of county and township petitions. On the one hand, this shows that our channels of letters and visits are relatively smooth, the awareness of the people’s democratic supervision is constantly increasing, and the trust in letters and visits is steadily improving. On the other hand, there are still prominent social contradictions and instability in rural areas. To this end, we must further step up efforts in petitioning at the grass-roots level and safeguard rural society