Ecological Beauty, Industrial Prosperity and Cultural Prosperity —— Experience of Ecological Priority and Green Development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 9th Title: Ecological beauty, industrial prosperity and cultural prosperity — — Knowledge of Ecological Priority and Green Development in Yangtze River Economic Belt

　　Xinhua news agency reporter

　　Rare creatures such as the smiling angel finless porpoise have returned, the chemical plants with chimneys have been rectified, and the "dusty" sand pier has disappeared … … Stepping into midsummer, the banks of the Yangtze River have become a good place for residents along the line to relax, exercise and enjoy the cool. Strolling by the river and playing by the river, I saw the river clear and green.

　　"We should grasp great protection and not engage in great development." Since 2016, in Chongqing in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Wuhan in the middle reaches and Nanjing in the lower reaches, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has held three symposiums to guide the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. He pointed out that "to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, we must consider the long-term interests of the Chinese nation and take the road of ecological priority and green development".

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed during his inspection tour in Yibin City, Sichuan Province on June 8 that protecting the ecological environment of the Yangtze River Basin is a prerequisite for promoting the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and an inevitable requirement for protecting the cradle of Chinese civilization.

　　In recent years, 11 provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt have fully implemented the instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary, and a picture of beautiful ecology, prosperous industry and prosperous culture is slowly unfolding along the Yangtze River.

　　"Fish is fragrant and shallow" to realize the historic transformation of river management

　　"When we were doing scientific research, we ran a lot of river sections in the past and couldn’t catch the Yangtze sturgeon. Now we can catch several Yangtze sturgeons when we go down the net."

　　Yao Weizhi, a professor at the Fisheries College of Southwest University who has been engaged in the research on the protection of rare fish for a long time, said excitedly that the ban on fishing in the Yangtze River and the implementation of the Yangtze River Protection Law have reduced the interference of human activities on the Yangtze River sturgeon, and the protection effect is very obvious. "This rare fish can be preserved and will not be extinct! We are looking for a site suitable for the Yangtze sturgeon to spawn, so that the Yangtze sturgeon can breed naturally. "

This is a rare fish domestication base (drone photo) in the Three Gorges reservoir area, which was taken on February 25th, 2022. Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yushe

　　In the rare fish domestication base in the Three Gorges reservoir area of Wanzhou District, Chongqing, strips of Yangtze sturgeon swim in the river. The big Yangtze sturgeon is more than one meter long, and when it shakes its tail, it stirs up a lot of water. Yan Zhong, deputy director of Wanzhou Fisheries Research Institute, said that at present, the base has successfully reserved more than 100 parents of the Yangtze sturgeon, and tackled the problem of artificial propagation of the Yangtze sturgeon. It is expected to increase their population through proliferation and release.

　　The finless porpoise, which is also an indicator species of ecological health in the Yangtze River, is no longer hard to find. In Yueyang, Hunan, Yichang, Hubei, Maanshan, Anhui, Yangzhou, Jiangsu … … The finless porpoise, which was almost extinct in the past, has appeared frequently in recent years and has become a scene along the Yangtze River.

　　"When patrolling the river, you can often see a group of newly born small fry, and the number is large." By the Yangtze River in Rouge Garden, Yichang City, Hubei Province, the police of the Yangtze River Shipping Public Security Bureau told reporters rigorously: "In the urban riverside area, you can often see the finless porpoise family preying and playing. The number of aquatic organisms in the Yangtze River is recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. "

In the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, the Yangtze finless porpoise mother and baby finless porpoise swim in the water (photo taken on July 5, 2021). Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yijiu photo

　　In Anqing City, Anhui Province, the finless porpoise patrol team composed of fishermen ashore is carrying out patrol work along the Yangtze River. As the patrol boat makes waves on the water surface, finless porpoises can be seen jumping out of the water from time to time. According to the relevant person in charge of Anqing Ecological Environment Bureau, the number of finless porpoises in Anqing section of the Yangtze River has risen to 180 to 200.

　　"Fish Xiang shallow bottom" has become a vivid footnote for the continuous improvement of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River, and the mother river has a new look. This was unimaginable a few years ago. At that time, after a long period of development and construction, "the Yangtze River was sick, and it was not very sick."

　　Under the guidance of the concept of "Great Protection, No Great Development", the Yangtze River shoreline was comprehensively improved, the chemical enterprises along the Yangtze River were changed to green transformation, the sewage outlets entering the Yangtze River were traced back to the source, and the key waters in the Yangtze River basin were closed for 10 years, and the Yangtze River Protection Law &hellip was formulated and promulgated; … The battle for ecological protection started along the Yangtze River.

The "Ten-year Fishing Ban" in key waters of the Yangtze River Basin was launched in an all-round way (Chongqing Branch) at the Law Enforcement Ship Terminal in jiangbei mouth, Chongqing (photo taken on December 31, 2020). Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yushe

　　People don’t live up to rivers, and rivers will live up to people. According to the data of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, after 2020, the annual average water quality of the main stream of the Yangtze River once again reached Class II in 2021, and the proportion of state-controlled sections with excellent water quality in the Yangtze River basin also increased to 97.1%, an increase of 1.2 percentage points year-on-year.

　　Regional coordination leads high-quality economic development.

　　"Maanshan and Nanjing are becoming more and more integrated, not only roads, urban construction and other infrastructure are integrated planning, but also industrial coordination, public services, social governance and other aspects are closer ‘ Seamless connection ’ Enterprises here are just like in Nanjing! " Yi Xinyu, head of the Maanshan project of Nanjing Tengya Industrial Group, said.

　　Located in the new functional area adjacent to Ningma province at the junction of Maanshan city and Nanjing city, Tengya environmental control intelligent equipment manufacturing and industrial chain supporting projects are in full swing. This is the "second son" of Tengya Industrial Group in Maanshan, Anhui Province. It is expected to be completed by the end of the year. After the production, the annual output value will be 1.5 billion yuan and the tax revenue will be 100 million yuan.

　　All adjacent areas of Maanshan and Nanjing have achieved full coverage of cross-border integrated development, and the construction of several projects has been accelerating. Huang Wei, director of the Regional Cooperation Office of the Development and Reform Commission of Maanshan City, said that the implementation of the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt not only optimized the ecological environment of Maanshan, but also prompted Maanshan to carry out upstream and downstream cooperation and continue to answer the required questions of the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry as an old industrial city.

　　Despite the adverse effects caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, Wuhan East Lake New Technology Development Zone, known as "China’s Optical Valley", has achieved continuous growth against the trend: in the first quarter of 2022, the regional GDP was 53.86 billion yuan, up 8.1% year-on-year, and the industrial added value increased by 22.7% year-on-year & hellip; …

This is the scene of the "5G+ Industrial Internet Achievement Exhibition" filmed at China Optics Valley Science and Technology Exhibition Center in Wuhan on November 20, 2021. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Wu Zhizun)

　　"This is due to the overall advantages of the synergy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt." Zhang Yongqiang, director of the Management Committee of Wuhan East Lake New Technology Development Zone, said that relying on the new advantages of innovation-driven development and its core position in the industrial chain, the current East Lake New Technology Development Zone has accelerated the development of the trillion-dollar optoelectronic information industry cluster of "light, core, screen, terminal and network" and is working with cities such as Chongqing and Hefei to create a new display industry cluster development zone.

Employees of Wuhan Xinxin Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Co., Ltd. are inspecting chip manufacturing equipment (photo taken on February 14, 2020). Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yuguo photo

　　In Chongqing Orchard Port at the western end of the Yangtze River Golden Waterway, ro-ro ships and trains arrive one after another, and the "Belt and Road" is seamlessly connected with the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

The staff of Chongqing Customs conducted an inspection before the departure of the first outbound train of "Railway Express" in China-Laos Railway, a new land-sea passage in China (photo taken on May 21, 2022). Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yushe

China-Myanmar new channel (Chongqing — Lincang — Myanmar) The international railway train started smoothly from Yuzui Station in Chongqing Orchard Port (photo taken on May 23, 2022, photo of drone). Xinhua News Agency reporter Tang Yushe

　　"Domestic machinery and equipment, automobile and motorcycle products, electronic products, etc. are transported to Central Asia, Europe and Southeast Asia by China-Europe trains and through the new land and sea passages in the west; Foreign minerals, agricultural products, mechanical and electrical equipment, etc. arrived at Orchard Port and then distributed to the whole country along the Yangtze River. " The relevant person in charge of Chongqing Orchard Container Terminal Co., Ltd. said.

Workers work in the first intelligent "Lighthouse Factory" project in the southwest of Sany Group in Liangjiang New District, Chongqing (photo taken on July 19, 2021). Xinhua News Agency reporter Xu Qinshe

　　Nowadays, Chongqing, which is at the forefront of opening up, attracts global capital and regional headquarters, and local pillar industries such as automobile, electronics and equipment manufacturing speed up the chain repair. Located in the first intelligent "lighthouse factory" in the southwest of Sany Group in Liangjiang New District of Chongqing, a large excavator can be off the assembly line in about 17 minutes. "The project settled in Chongqing, not only radiating the southwest market, but also opening up overseas markets such as Europe and Southeast Asia." The relevant person in charge of Sany Group said.

　　Harmonious integration of mountains, rivers, people and cities

　　During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, after a light rain, long benches and plastic benches were placed in front of Quyuan Temple in Lepingli, Quyuan Town, Zigui County, Hubei Province, and more than 130 peasant poets sat around the tree to hold this year’s Dragon Boat Festival poetry meeting. The simplicity of the stage did not affect everyone’s interest at all. Peasant poets who took root in the soil appeared one after another, and the original singing of Chu echoed over Quyuan Temple … …

Qu Yuan’s hometown Residents in Zigui County, Yichang City, Hubei Province are making zongzi (photo taken on June 11, 2021). Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yijiu photo

　　Having carried sandbags, made leather shoes and entered factories, Tan Jiachen, a 47-year-old peasant poet, specially wrote two poems this year to commemorate the Dragon Boat Festival. According to him, over the years, during the Dragon Boat Festival, members of the poetry club will return to the Quyuan Temple in Lepingli to show their poems in memory of Qu Yuan with the original aria of Chu Ci.

In 2022, the "hometown of Qu Yuan" China Dragon Boat Race (Yichang) was held in front of the Three Gorges Dam in Zigui County, Yichang City, Hubei Province (photo taken on June 3, 2022). Xinhua News Agency (photo by Wu Zhizun)

　　As the hometown of Qu Yuan, Yichang has integrated Qu Yuan culture into the urban texture. Strolling through the streets of the city, the imprint of Qu Yuan’s culture is scattered among them.

　　The river is endless and the context is endless.

　　While protecting and inheriting, the creative transformation and innovative development of the cultural heritage of the Yangtze River are accelerating. From the cultural relics desserts in Hubei Museum being sought after, to the industrial sites along the Yangtze River becoming "online celebrity" punch points, and then to Huangmei Opera and other non-legacy short videos, they have repeatedly become explosions on the Internet … … The cultural resources of the Yangtze River are exerting greater social value. (Reporter Li Siyuan, Zhou Kai, Wang Haiyue, Ma Yurui)