On a bright spring day, from the shore of the Yellow Sea to the bank of the Yangtze River, from the mouth of the Yellow River to Hongze Lake, the scenery of the beautiful wetland frequently goes out of the circle, arousing the attention and heated discussions of netizens.
Wetlands, the "kidneys of the earth", are one of the three major ecosystems on earth. According to the data, China's wetland area has reached 56.35 million hectares, ranking first in Asia and fourth in the world. Nowadays, the beauty of wetlands has become a three-dimensional business card of beautiful China, showing the beauty of nature and ecology, and showing a picture of Chinese modernization in which man and nature coexist in harmony. On April 22, World Earth Day, let's unlock the "Out of the Circle Code" of the "Kidney of the Earth".
The shores of the Yellow Sea
Cranes dance and deer chirp, and "magical species" gather
Surrounded by rivers and surging greenery, overlooking the Nanjing Yangtze River Xinjizhou National Wetland Park from the air, it is like an "emerald in the river". This is not only the first national wetland park in Nanjing, but also the first Yangtze River beach national wetland park in China.
Nanjing Yangtze River Xinjizhou National Wetland Park
With the promotion of ecological environmental protection and restoration in the Yangtze River Basin, a large number of high-quality wetlands and tidal flats in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River have become the favored wintering and breeding grounds for migratory birds.
"This is an important foothold for birds to fly over Jiangsu, and Oriental white storks and flower-faced ducks come to play in groups almost every winter. Zhang Wanning, a missionary at Nanjing Yangtze River Xinjizhou National Wetland Park, said that the lakes and wetlands of different sizes here have become "Swan Lake", "White Spoonbill Lake" and "Yanya Lake".
"Smiling Angel" Yangtze finless porpoise frolicking
"Jointly grasp the great protection and not engage in large-scale development", from relying on the river to eating the river to guarding the river and protecting the river, the butterfly change and rebirth of Xinjeju did not happen overnight. With the protection of the Yangtze River and the implementation of the 10-year fishing ban policy on the Yangtze River, the biodiversity of the continent has been greatly improved. The "Smiling Angel" Yangtze finless porpoise is one of them, and a special rescue base for the Yangtze finless porpoise has been set up here to help the injured finless porpoise recover and return to nature as soon as possible.
Yancheng Yellow Sea Wetland
Yancheng Yellow Sea Wetland is China's first coastal wetland world natural heritage site, and its biodiversity conservation achievements here have attracted worldwide attention. On October 28, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom and his delegation visited the Yancheng Wetland Rare Bird National Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Province and had close contact with red-crowned cranes. After seeing the natural beauty of the area, Newsom exclaimed that it was better than the scenery in his hometown.
Red-crowned cranes frolic in the water
More than 40 years ago, Jiangsu Yancheng Wetland Rare Bird National Nature Reserve was established here, which effectively protects rare animals such as red-crowned cranes and tidal wetland ecosystems. The success rate of artificial breeding of red-crowned cranes has increased year by year, and more than 240 red-crowned cranes have been raised in the reserve.
Herds of elk wade through the water
Li Dongming, an ecological photographer who has been squatting here for many years, traces the precious marks of "magical species" with his lens: running elk, black-faced spoonbills, "giant pandas among birds", red-crowned cranes dancing, and spoon-billed sandpipers that "bring their own rice spoons...... The laid-back "wetland stars" were praised as "beautiful and cute", "super healing", and "attracting countless fans".
Red, orange, gold and green, colorful and colorful
On the shallows of Qidong Sea in Nantong, Jiangsu, the setting sun reflects the ravines carved by the sea, forming a golden "tidal tree" landscape. The branches are distinct and lifelike. "Tidal trees" are tidal tutters that develop on tidal flats, resembling large trees and providing nutrients, food, and shelter for organisms.
Yellow and blue meet
Thousands of wetlands have different faces. At the estuary of the Yellow River in Dongying, Shandong, when the "yellow" of the river and the "blue" of the sea embrace, they are intertwined and intertwined, and the Wei is distinct. The Yellow River Delta is the broadest, most complete and youngest wetland ecosystem in the warm temperate zone in the world, with a unique ecological environment and unique natural conditions, which has created the aesthetic characteristics of "new, strange, special, wilderness and wilderness", and has also attracted foreign Internet celebrity bloggers to check in one after another, sighing to see the beautiful scene of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
"In spring, the river is as green as blue. "From the cold temperate zone to the tropics, from the coast to the inland, from the plains to the plateau and mountainous areas, China's wetlands have more tireless colors. Fresh blue, warm orange, warm red, vibrant green...... The different shades of color render the tidal flats and rivers colorful, as if overturning the color palette of nature.
In addition to taking photos of the beautiful scenery, more and more young people are becoming wetland guardians in different ways. Chong Yuzhe, who works in Yancheng, is one of them. He said that the more he understands the preciousness of wetlands, the more he feels that he has a heavier responsibility, "because the story of wetlands is not only in the past and present, but also in the future that we young people are creating." ”
The "strongest brain" empowers and the strength of the rule of law escorts
The charm of wetland "circle fans" not only comes from the large number of species and good scenery, but also from the profound concept and policy support of wetland restoration.
Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve
Jiangsu Sihong Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve is building an integrated management and monitoring system of "sky, air, land and people". "More than 30 high-precision cameras are deployed in the wetland, covering all important ecological hotspots, and sending high-definition images back to the command and dispatch center at the first time. Li Chengzhi, an engineer at the Protected Area Management Office, said that the smart wetland command and dispatch center is equivalent to the "strongest brain", monitoring water quality, bird numbers, meteorological and other indicator data in real time.
Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve Smart Wetland Command and Dispatch Center
Zhao Yajie is a senior engineer in the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Shandong Province, and he knows every plant and bird in the reserve. "From 2005 to 2022, more than 2,700 Oriental White Storks were born in the reserve. Now, on the big screen of the Yellow River Delta Ecological Monitoring Center, the images of chicks following their parents carefully and Oriental White Storks hatching their chicks have been recorded, which makes people laugh. Valuable data and images are archived and stored, which will play an important role in scientific research, monitoring and management.
Yellow River Delta Ecological Monitoring Center
A series of the strictest wetland protection measures have also been introduced. "Wetland Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", "Regulations on Wetland Protection of Jiangsu Province", "Regulations on Ecological Protection of the Yellow River Delta of Shandong Province", ...... Escorted by the rule of law, red lines have been delineated, and wetland protection has entered a new stage of development under the rule of law. On this basis, the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature is more tangible and tangible, and the virtuous cycle of people's protection of wetlands is also constantly advancing.
Harmonious coexistence between man and nature, contributing "Chinese sample" to the world
Hand in hand with each other, harmony and symbiosis, mountains and rivers depend on each other, and the scenery and city are blended. A picture scroll of "poetry everywhere, and there is a splendor at any time" is constantly painted in China's wetlands.
The earth is the only home for all mankind to survive, and man and nature are a community of life. President Xi Jinping has on many occasions expounded China's ideas, actions and plans on protecting the common home of all mankind, and advocated jointly promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
At the opening ceremony of the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands, Xi Jinping emphasized in his speech that China will build a modern society in which man and nature coexist in harmony and promote the high-quality development of wetland conservation.
As of February 2024, China has 82 wetlands of international importance, 58 wetlands of national importance, 13 international wetland cities, and 903 national wetland parks.
On the banks of the Yangtze River
China has formulated the National Park Spatial Layout Plan, established a number of national parks, incorporated about 11 million hectares of wetlands into the national park system, and implemented national wetland conservation plans and major wetland protection projects.
Strengthening wetland protection is not only the meaning of the construction of ecological civilization, but also the inevitable requirement of Chinese modernization. The beautiful wetlands full of vitality have painted a beautiful Chinese picture of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature!