Protect the Yangtze River, Yiling has a model

[Editor's note]

Ink painting Three Gorges , colorful Yiling .

Yiling is also a city and a mountain, and it is charming because of the water. It is not only a tea town of orange, but also grows "poetry and distance". The "Ling" and "Yi" of Shuixiu Mountain fell in love at first sight.

As the location of the Three Gorges Project, Yiling District is uniquely endowed by nature and has developed rapidly. In the first half of this year, Yiling District achieved a GDP of 30.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%; the total industrial output value above the designated size was 23.644 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20.2%; investment was 96.96 billion yuan, and the annual target tasks were completed ahead of schedule; market entities were newly registered 9,206 households, an increase of 155.6% year-on-year, ranking first in the city in both total volume and increment.

"Promoting the overall development strategy of 2345, anchoring the double 100 billion yuan, and striving to build the industrial carrying area and urban development area of ​​the main city of Yichang and Yichang." The sixth party congress of Yiling District set the development goals of Yiling in the next five years.

"Strive to be a pioneer in the construction of a national pilot area for building a new development pattern in Hubei, and be a model in Yichang to create a model city for the protection of the Yangtze River." Facing the new goals, new positioning, and new missions assigned to Yichang by the provincial party committee, Yiling made every effort to Go ahead, run fast, and forcefully.

Recently, the interview team of the Three Gorges Branch of Hubei Daily Media Group ( Three Gorges Evening News ) went to various project sites, front-line urban construction, and grass-roots communities in Yiling District to discuss the protection of the Yangtze River, energy level leap, industrial development, building a fort to benefit the people, etc. Interviews were conducted in multiple dimensions, and today we launched a report on the theme of "Striving to Be a Pioneer and Being a Demonstration", in order to present the "Wonderful Yiling" from more perspectives.

The city and the water merge into the Great Meiyiling Mausoleum. Photo by Leslie Cheung

Hubei Daily reporter Zheng Lan

The waters are here, and the mountains are here. The Yangtze River runs through Yichang from west to east, leaving the most beautiful Huangbai River in Yiling.

is surrounded by the Three Gorges Dam, which is the most important weapon of the country, and is surrounded by historical sites of the Three Gorges.

Yiling is prosperous because of water, and charming because of green.

strives to build a national pilot area for building a new development pattern. The 12th Provincial Party Congress has made major arrangements to build a model city for the protection of the Yangtze River. The Provincial Party Committee has given Yichang a new goal and a new orientation.

On September 16, the Third Plenary Session of the Seventh Municipal Party Committee will make further arrangements, and by 2035, a model city for the protection of the Yangtze River will be basically built.

As the municipal district with the largest area, the largest population and the most abundant resources in Yichang, Yiling District shoulders the important task of "being a pioneer in striving to be a pioneer and a model in a model", integrating green into the blood, and placing the city in the between mountains and rivers.

The guardian of the first village of "Batou"

A row of laundry pools covered with white tiles, villagers waving a mallet to lightly beat the clothes... Every morning, Xujiachong Village, a small village on the left bank of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, will meet There was the sound of hammers.

In 1993, in order to support the construction of the Three Gorges Project, Xujiachong Village, located at the dam site, took the lead in immigrating. Villagers left the place where their ancestors lived, came to new homes, and established Xinxujiachong Village with immigrants from other villages. The

generation did their laundry by the river. In order to comply with the immigrant riverside life tradition, Xujiachong Village introduced mountain spring water and built 4 public laundry pools for convenience. Tan Bizhen, a villager in Taipingxi Town, is a frequent visitor to the convenience laundry pool. She said: "The laundry pool uses mountain spring water and phosphorus-free washing powder, and the sewage can only be discharged into the river after being purified by the treatment plant."

April 2018 On the 24th, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Xujiachong Village to inspect the ecological protection of the Yangtze River and learn about the new lives of immigrants. "Together to focus on large-scale protection, not to engage in large-scale development." During his inspection in Yichang, General Secretary Xi Jinping set rules for the development and construction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Liu Zhengqing, a villager in Xujiachong Village, still remembers the scene when she met the general secretary. She said: "The villagers have expressed that they want to start from themselves, strive to be ecological villagers and build new homes. It can be seen that the general secretary spontaneously advocates for our villagers. I am happy to protect the mother river of the Yangtze River.” Xu Jiachong Village is the core area of ​​the Three Gorges ecological barrier, the Yangtze River Scenic Reserve, National Nature Reserve, natural forest and other areas where multiple ecological red lines overlap and interweave. Focusing on the general tone of green development, in recent years, most of the land in Xujiachong Village has been returned to forests, and most of the land has been returned to forests.The forest coverage rate has reached more than 90%, and a small amount of cultivated land has been cultivated with tea trees. The concept of the protection of the Yangtze River is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is constantly changing the villages along the river. Today, in Xujiachong Village, garbage classification has been achieved, and phosphorus-free detergents have been selected to ensure that the river flows eastward. The villagers of Xujiachong do laundry with sticks and sing the tune of fishing drum , which also attracts tourists from all over the world.

"The First Village of Batou Kushou" has formed a green industrial system with flourishing new business forms such as red tourism, specialty catering, boutique hotels and homestays, and Three Gorges Cultural and Creative Industries. In 2021, the per capita net income of Xujiachong Village will exceed 22,000 yuan, and the employment rate of immigrants will reach over 95%. Xujiachong Village has successively won 6 national-level "Golden Signboards" including the National Tourism Demonstration Village, and the road of coordinated progress of ecological protection and economic development is getting smoother.

Yiling Tea Township Ecological Park. Photo by reporter Huang Shanjun

"One River and Two Banks" The butterfly changes

On the evening of September 6th, in Yiling District, Yichang City, Huangbai River Ecological Wetland, the green grass covered the bluestone path extending to the gurgling water, on the banks of the weeping willows, egrets, children getting along well.

Huangbai River is a first-class tributary of the Yangtze River, with a total length of 162 kilometers, a drainage area of ​​1902 square kilometers, a population of 2 million people, and an irrigation area of ​​1 million mu. It is known as the "mother river" of Yichang.

looked at the clear water and green shore in front of them. It was hard for people to imagine that there was once rubbish and weeds on the riverbank.

10 years ago, the direct discharge of aquaculture wastewater and mine wastewater made Huangbai River very sick. In order to strengthen the protection of the watershed, completely reverse the quality of the water environment, and "heal" the Huangbai River, Yiling District promoted the issuance of the "Regulations on the Protection of the Huangbai River Basin in Yichang City", explored and implemented the ecological compensation mechanism of the Huangbai River Basin, and monitored the water quality. The result is "double-linked" with the total mining volume of phosphate rock . "Water at the source, water management in the whole region, scientific water use, water management in accordance with the law, and water protection by the whole people" are jointly governed by the five waters, and 86 river chiefs in the Huangbai River Basin cover the seamless "river management". Today, the water quality of Huangbai River, Bailin River and Canal in Yiling District has reached the surface water class II and above. There are 10 ecological towns and towns at provincial level and above and 34 ecological villages in Yiling District. The environmental quality of the whole region has been continuously improved. It is the first in the province to achieve full coverage of township sewage treatment plants. The surface water national examination section has an excellent rate of 100%, and the water quality of centralized drinking water sources above the county level is 100%.

To highlight "one river and two banks", build a green ecological corridor along the Yangtze River coastline, Yiling District protects 143 hectares of wetland waters in the main stream of Huangbai River, restores the river beach wetlands and the ecological environment around the banks, and provides protection for wetland birds and other creatures Provides excellent habitat. At the same time, they fully respect the current situation, and built slow-moving roads, plank roads, fishing ponds, wetland plant science popularization area, leisure experience area, ecological parking lot, etc., all of which are readily available.

synchronously advances from the water surface to the shore and then to the surrounding mountains, and comprehensively renovates it with a multi-pronged approach. Return green to mountains and rivers. In 2019, Yiling District took the lead in reviewing the "ecological account" in the province, establishing asset accounts for 6 types of natural resources including land, minerals, water resources, forests, wetlands and grasslands. Significant progress has been made in the "Ecological Account Book". The forest coverage rate in the area has reached 79.90%, and the number of days with good atmosphere is 312 days. All indicators are in the forefront of provinces and cities. The environment of

is getting better and better, the happiness index of the masses is getting higher and higher, and the ecological picture of Yiling's harmony between people and water is slowly unfolding.

"plant" green in his heart

In early autumn, the wind on the Huangbai River had just faded from the heat, and Bi Jiapei, like every day since 2004, drove a drift boat across the river, searching for and salvaging every piece of garbage. "To protect the Yangtze River is to benefit future generations." For more than ten years, he has persevered in cold winters and hot summers because of this belief in his heart.

"There are ginkgo trees I planted there. I hope we can use our hands to add more greenery to Yiling." On a hill opposite the Yiling District Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the green trees planted spontaneously by nearby residents have long been shady.

The clear rivers guard the green hills. Green is not only planted in the mountains, but also "planted" into the hearts of Yiling people.

In 2016, Yiling District took the lead in organizing the compilation of the local textbook "Eco-Little Citizen" and distributed it to all primary and secondary school and kindergarten students. The first lesson" content.

employees and volunteers continue to participate in voluntary tree-planting activities to provideThe city adds green; students take to the streets to pick up garbage, water the green plants, and deliver hand-painted environmental protection bags to the residents to convey the concept of "love green and protect green"; in the countryside, there are busy figures waving shovels and planting trees everywhere. Yiling District has comprehensively promoted the development strategy of "the Yangtze River Green Development Pioneer Zone" and made every effort to protect the ecological barrier of the Three Gorges. Last year, it successfully became a provincial-level ecological civilization demonstration zone.

stood on the viewing platform of Xujiachong Village, Taipingxi Town, and looked at the ecological landscape with clear water, green shore and beautiful scenery. Along the Huangbai River, Pocket Park , and the side of the winding mountain road, the eyes are green, the scenery is everywhere, the river is clear, the streets are clean, and the continuous writing of "water" and "green" articles is becoming a new and unremitting pursuit in Yiling. The client of

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