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The New Tide Surges Between the Great Rivers - Observations on Shaanxi's Promotion of Ecological Protection and High Quality Development in the Yellow River Basin

2023-09-15   

Qiangtou Village, Fugu County, Yulin City, is the location of the "First Bay of the Yellow River Entering Shaanxi", with crisscrossing peaks and mountains on both sides, and Dandi Biye. The frontier fortress of thousands of years ago is now a contiguous modern agricultural park, with fragrant fruits and lush greenery. The Yellow River is surging, with countless phenomena and changes beyond the "First Bay". In recent years, Shaanxi has solidly promoted ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, with new trends surging up and down the river. During the early autumn season, green birds fly back to the Shuiqing Mountain in Tongguan Yellow River National Wetland Park, Shaanxi. The trees are lush and full of vitality. The mudflat and wetlands are dotted with the scenic spots of the Yellow River. From time to time, birds fly by. Through the implementation of special actions such as returning farmland to wetlands and wetland conservation and grazing prohibition, Tongguan County has built 1120 acres of protective forests on the west bank of the Yellow River, with a green rate of 92% of water bank trees. "Liu Peng, director of the Tongguan County Wetland Protection Center, said that this place has become an important migration and wintering place for migratory birds. From the Guanzhong Plain to the Loess Plateau, along the Yellow River upstream, the ecological corridor of green mountains and peaceful rivers is accelerating to form in Shaanxi. In Yichuan County, Yan'an City, a "cliff afforestation team" consisting of more than 30 people is active on the cliffs on the west bank of the Yellow River. Over the past 11 years, they planted over 10000 acres of forest in ecologically fragile areas such as cliffs and steep slopes. When I was a child, the mountains were bare and the wind filled my mouth with dust; now, the entire northern Shaanxi has turned green, "sighed 48 year old captain Wang Yonghong. As one of the areas with the most severe soil erosion in the Yellow River Basin, Yan'an has been coordinating the comprehensive management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sand for many years, especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Emphasis has been placed on soil and water conservation and vegetation restoration, and the Loess Plateau has achieved a historic transformation from yellow to green. Wang Zhanjin, Director of the Forestry Bureau of Yan'an City, said that the vegetation coverage in Yan'an has reached 81.3%, and the annual sediment inflow into the Yellow River has decreased from 258 million tons to 31 million tons. "One bowl of water and half a bowl of sand" has become history. In order to make the Yellow River a happy river that benefits the people, in 2021, Shaanxi issued the "Shaanxi Province Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High Quality Development Plan", focusing on sustainable efforts in ecological protection and restoration, soil and water conservation, etc. According to data from the Department of Ecology and Environment of Shaanxi Province, in 2022, among the 65 national controlled water quality sections in the Yellow River Basin of Shaanxi Province, Class I to Class III water quality sections accounted for 93.8%, with no inferior Class V water quality sections, and the overall water quality reached optimal level for the first time. The Shaanxi section of the Yellow River Basin, with its land area, population, and total economic output accounting for 65%, 83%, and 88% of the province, respectively, is home to Shaanxi's strongest innovative resources, industrial foundation, and energy reserves. In recent years, Shaanxi has accelerated the green transformation of its development mode, continuously increasing the "green content" and "new content" of development, and reducing the "carbon content". Yang Yang, Vice Mayor of Yulin City, said that as an important national energy base along the Yellow River, Yulin has carried out the full process low-carbon reconstruction of coal chemical industry, and a batch of advanced projects such as 1.8 million tons of ethylene glycol from Shaanxi Coal have been completed and put into operation. Last year, the number of high-tech enterprises and technology-based small and medium-sized enterprises in the city increased by over 90% year-on-year. Suitable for work, suitable for agriculture, and suitable for industry. Various regions in the Shaanxi section of the Yellow River Basin should adapt to local conditions and actively explore areas rich in regional characteristics

Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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