At nine o'clock in the morning, Lan Zhengyong had already started his day's work in Longquan Mountain Forest Park. He rarely stays in the office, preferring to go to the forest to enjoy the natural air conditioning brought by nature rather than air conditioning. This year marks his 24th year of working at Longquan Mountain, and every tree records his days at Longquan Mountain.
Lan Zhengyong, after graduating from Sichuan University majoring in forestry, was assigned to the Heilongtan Forestry Technical School in Sichuan Province as a teacher, teaching the knowledge of afforestation.
"At that time, I took students to carry out activities such as seedling raising and tree planting on campus, and I was very happy to see that the trees on campus grew taller and taller, and the environment was getting better and better, and my feelings for agriculture and forestry may have begun to breed from this time," Lan Zhengyong told reporters.
In May 1997, Lan Zhengyong was introduced as an agronomy talent and transferred to the afforestation department of the Longquan Forestry Bureau at that time, engaged in the cultivation of forest seedlings and afforestation. For more than 20 years, almost every mountain in Longquanyi was studded with his footprints, "To engage in forestry work is to run tired." Lan Zhengyong said as he took out a map of the Longquan Mountains, "I know where the trees are and where there are trees, because I often run, so they are all in my head." "For more than 20 years, Lan Zhengyong has personally participated in or organized thousands of tree planting activities, planting trees in an area of more than 100,000 mu!
Lan Zhengyong walked towards a yellow tree, his dream was that Longquan Mountain could see such a hundred-year-old tree everywhere
From Hong'an Town in the north to Baihe Street in the south, the Longquan Station of Longquan Mountain, with a total length of about 30 kilometers and a depth of about 12 to 15 kilometers, hides many secrets about plants. There are countless rare plants of all sizes here, and in the day of contact with Lan Zhengyong, he took us to see a lot of trees that are usually difficult to see, "this Emei peach leaf coral tree, only Emei Mountain and Longquan Mountain have it, there is no other place", "This cypress tree has a history of more than 600 years, and it is a veritable 'tree king' of Longquan Mountain." ”
In the past 20 years of visits, Lan Zhengyong and his colleagues have successively discovered rare plants such as Ziye Maple and Sichuan Runnan in the former Qingshui Township Government, Dalan Village, And Fair Village, red beans and other national second-level protected plants, rare tree species such as Catalpa trees and tassels, and rare herbaceous vines such as single-petaled moonflower, bitter rope, single-leaf clematis, long-distance Meiguan orchid, and Chonglou.
The fruit of the national grade II protected plant catalpa maple tree is like soaring wings
The fringe tree, a national second-level protected plant, is under the blue sky and white clouds of Longquan Mountain, and the white flowers are like flowing clouds
At present, the vegetation coverage rate of Longquanshan Urban Forest Park has reached 59%. According to the plan, by 2035, the forest coverage rate of Longquan Mountain Urban Forest Park will reach more than 85%. As Lan Zhengyong hopes, "the forest area is getting bigger and bigger, the quality is getting better and better, and the landscape is getting richer and richer." The 58-year-old Lan Zhengyong has two years to retire, but his guardianship will be like the endless forest on Longquan Mountain.
The national second-class endangered rare tree species Fragrant Fruit Tree flourishes in Longquan Mountain
The leaves of Emei peach-leaved corals, this tree is a unique tree species of Mount Emei and Longquan Mountain, and is not distributed elsewhere
This 500-year-old cypress tree is the king of longquan mountain cypress trees, and its half trunk is used as the wall of a small house
Lan Zhengyong rested in an ancient tree settlement
The vegetation of Longquan Mountain is getting better and better, and some insects that eat saprophyll have also returned, which makes Lan Zhengyong very happy.
Clearing the vines under the trees is a must for Lan Zhengyong every time he patrols the mountain. In summer, mosquitoes and snakes and rats are rampant under the trees. In July, after half a day of patrolling the mountain with Lan Zhengyong, four snakes crossed our feet.
The blue sky and white clouds, the scorching sun, how the newly planted trees grow, and what kind of condition those ancient trees are, all need Lan Zhengyong to inspect
Mr. Lan and colleagues are reviewing the recovery of a chestnut tree that is more than 100 years old
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News