Xinhua News Agency, Jinan, October 23 Title: The Great River Rushes, Playing the Surging Movement of the New Era -- General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the estuary of the Yellow River and presided over the symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin
Xinhua News Agency reporters Zhang Xiaosong and Zhu Jichao, and People's Daily reporter Du Shangze
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping inspected the estuary of the Yellow River in Dongying City on the afternoon of the 20th. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
"Over the years, I have visited the provinces and regions along the Yellow River many times, and conducted some research and thinking on solving the problems facing the ecology and development of the Yellow River Basin under the new situation. Following the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, we proposed the ecological protection and high-quality development strategy of the Yellow River Basin, and the national 'river strategy' was established. ”
From October 20 to 22, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Dongying City, Shandong Province, inspected the estuary of the Yellow River, and presided over a symposium in Jinan City to further promote the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
At the mouth of the Yellow River in Dongying City, Shandong Province, the Yellow River joins the Bohai Sea, forming a unique landscape (photo taken on May 13, 2021). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei
He stressed: The two mother rivers of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River have nurtured the Chinese nation and nurtured the national spirit of the Chinese nation. The Chinese nation has been breeding and developing in the Yangtze River and Yellow River basins for generations, and has been until today. In the new era, we must continue to do a good job in protecting and managing the Mother River.
From the middle of Zhengzhou to the downstream of Jinan, from the "Symposium on Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Yellow River Basin" to the "Symposium on Deeply Promoting the Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Yellow River Basin", the great river rushed and played the surging music of the new era.
But a wish - "Come here today, the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River have all come"
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping inspected the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Dongying City on the afternoon of the 20th. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
In the east, the river is vast.
Originating from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and running through nine provinces and regions, the Yellow River rushes all the way to seize the pass, twist and turn, and rush thousands of miles, where it flows into the vast Bohai Sea.
On both sides of the Yellow River in Kenli District, Dongying City, Shandong Province (drone photo taken on June 24, 2018). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Jianhua
"The Yellow River flows into the sea, it is really vast!" When I came here today, the upper, middle, and lower reaches of the Yellow River have all come, and my heart is also solid. On the afternoon of the 20th, at the estuary of the Yellow River, General Secretary Xi Jinping looked out over the railing.
Time back 7 years.
In March 2014, General Secretary Xi Jinping conducted research and guidance on the party's mass line education and practice activities in Lankao, Henan, and came to the last bend of the Yellow River, located on the bank of the Yellow River in Dongbatou Township, to understand the flood control of the Yellow River and the production and life of the masses in the beach area.
Yellow River channel taken from Dongbatou Township, Lankao County, Henan Province (drone photo taken on June 19, 2018). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Feng Dapeng
In 1855, since ancient times, the Yellow River, which has been "two breaks in three years and one change in a hundred years", broke through again near Lankao, and diverted from Dongying to the sea.
"The Yellow River has always been weak and sickly, and floods are frequent." Worried about the disease of the Yellow River and focusing on the governance of the Yellow River, since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to and has been thinking about the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
At the source of the Three Rivers, we have repeatedly urged us to protect the "China Water Tower"; in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, we have emphasized that protecting the "Central Water Tower" is the "great power of the country"; in Gansu, for the first time, we have proposed "making the Yellow River a happy river that benefits the people"; for Ningxia, we have given the important task of "building a pioneer zone for ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin"...
General Secretary Xi Jinping has taken the protection of the Yellow River as a major matter in governing the country and has devoted a lot of effort. In the process of in-depth research and thinking, the thinking gradually became clear.
Qiankun Bay of the Yellow River under the sun (drone photo taken on August 14, 2019). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
In September 2019, in Zhengzhou, Henan, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the symposium on ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and formally put forward the strategic concept of promoting ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
After the Zhengzhou symposium, General Secretary Xi Jinping successively presided over the meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Commission and the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to study the overall ideas and planning outlines of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
Not long ago, the planning outline was officially announced, divided into upper, middle and lower reaches, from the aspects of water resources, pollution prevention, industry, transportation, culture, people's livelihood and other aspects, to make comprehensive systematic and meticulous arrangements for the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and build the "four beams and eight pillars" of the protection and governance of the Yellow River.
At the same time, a number of outstanding problems in the ecological environment have been effectively managed, and the consciousness of great protection in various localities has been continuously enhanced.
"I have said that the Yangtze River is sick, and the Yellow River is even more serious. We must not be satisfied with the achievements we have made, but must adhere to the problem-oriented, redouble our efforts, and unswervingly do a good job in all work. On the afternoon of the 22nd, in the face of the responsible comrades of the relevant departments of the provinces, autonomous regions, central and state organs along the Huangjiu province and the huangjiu who came to participate in the forum, the general secretary spoke with a heavy heart.
This is a view of the Yinchuan section of the Yellow River in Ningxia taken on August 28, 2021 (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Peng
Looking back at history, General Secretary Xi Jinping talked about an unswerving original intention:
This was also Chairman Mao's long-cherished wish. At the beginning of the founding of New China, Chairman Mao proposed that "we must handle the affairs of the Yellow River well," and he originally planned to organize a horse team to inspect the Yellow River, conduct in-depth research, and then study how to make the Yellow River peaceful. This wish was not fulfilled. ”
"Now we're going to do it. Now the conditions are different, you can take a plane, a train, a boat, a car. Of course, walking through it is not to just look at it, but to have thinking, ideas, deployments, actions, unity of knowledge and action, and action! ”
Facing the future, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that the "14th Five-Year Plan" is a key period to promote the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and it is necessary to grasp the implementation of major tasks and strive to see a new atmosphere as soon as possible.
Keep a red line - "there is a beginning and an end, perseverance and perseverance to grasp the ecological protection of the Yellow River"
The Yellow River Delta, a young land brought about by thousands of sediment deposits, is pregnant with infinite vitality and hope.
More than 600 kinds of plants constitute the largest natural vegetation area of the nascent wetland along the coast of China, with more than 6 million birds migrating and overwintering here every year, and more than 40 kinds of fish spawning and breeding here...
At the mouth of the Yellow River, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked into the depths of the wetland along the wooden boardwalk to inspect the paradise of animals and plants.
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping inspected the ecological environment of the Yellow River Delta wetland in the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Dongying City on the afternoon of the 20th. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ye
The sea breeze blows, the reeds sway, and several wild geese and spotted geese inhabit the small islands in the water, which is very peaceful.
Black-necked crane photographed on October 21, 2021, in the Yellow River Source Park of Sanjiangyuan National Park in Qinghai Province. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Long
"We are the hometown of the Eastern Stork in China, the breeding ground of the black-billed gull, and since last year, flamingos, white pelicans and spoon-billed sandpipers have been newly discovered." According to the local responsible comrades, in recent years, through returning farmland to wet land and returning to the beach, the restoration of wetlands has been promoted, and the ecological environment has become better and better.
"Are there many tourists coming here?" The general secretary asked.
"At the highest time, the annual number of tourists is 600,000, and we limit the maximum number of tourists per day."
Red-crowned cranes roost among aquatic plants in Shandong's Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve on May 13, 2021. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei
"To manage well, we must not let the wetlands be polluted, nor can we hunt or set up nets to catch birds." He instructed the local responsible comrades, "We must take the protection of the wetlands at the mouth of the Yellow River as a noble cause, let the concept of ecological civilization be carried forward in the new journey of realizing the second centenary goal, and add glory and color to the realization of socialist modernization." ”
On the big screen of the Yellow River Delta Ecological Monitoring Center, the change curve of "water and fish" in the Yellow River estuary reflects the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
In recent years, the water quality of the Yellow River estuary has improved significantly and stabilized at Class II.; at the same time, the density of juvenile fish has increased from 3.8 per cubic meter to 10.8.
"Your work has been very effective, which shows that the concept of ecological civilization put forward since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China has entered the mind, and everyone has unified their understanding and taken action." General Secretary Xi Jinping said happily, "The Yellow River is our mother river, protection is the premise, we must have a beginning and an end, perseverance to grasp the ecological protection of the Yellow River." ”
The biggest problem in the Yellow River Basin is ecological fragility, and the strongest pursuit of the masses along the Yellow River is green mountains and clear water, blue sky and pure land.
Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited the Provinces and Regions along the Yellow River many times, and whenever he talks about the Yellow River, he will mention the word "protection". He has repeatedly stressed that the development and construction along the Yellow River must adhere to the red line of ecological protection.
After the Zhengzhou forum, relevant localities and departments implemented the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping, and focused on rectifying the "Great Leap Forward in Lake Building" in the Yellow River Basin, the pollution of tributaries "capillaries", the "random occupation and construction" of the Ningmeng section of the beach area, illegal mining, illegal sand mining and other prominent problems, and the ecological environment quality of the Yellow River Basin continued to improve.
View of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Shandong Province, taken on May 13, 2021 (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Xulei
At the Jinan symposium, everyone invariably talked about the ecological protection of the Yellow River Basin, with achievements, experience, and difficult problems that need to be solved urgently.
"Water security is the largest 'grey rhinoceros' in the Yellow River Basin." General Secretary Xi Jinping listed such a long list of figures: the total water resources of the Yellow River are only 7% of the Yangtze River, and it undertakes the task of supplying water to 12% of the country's population, 17% of cultivated land, and more than 50 large and medium-sized cities, the utilization rate of water resources is as high as 80%, and the per capita water resources are only 27% of the national average...
"Despite this, water use efficiency is still not high. In the northwest countryside, water cellars were once widely used, and water was the lifeblood of every household, and it was necessary to use it after washing the face and washing the dishes. Combined with personal experience, the general secretary continued, "We used water in northern Shaanxi at that time, scooped out the water, first scooped a jar to prepare to brush our teeth, and then washed our hair and face and then washed our feet." Now with the improvement of living standards, turning on the tap is the rushing water, and this is also the case in some western regions, and people's awareness of saving water has slowly faded. Water security is the basic problem of survival, we must attach great importance to water security risks, and we must not feel that the water crisis is still far away. If the idea of water use does not change, and if the whole society is not vigorously promoted to save water, no amount of water will be enough. ”
Talking about the relationship between water resources and development, the general secretary once again stressed that it is necessary to implement the principle of "four waters and four determinations" in an all-round way, "how many soups and how many steamed buns", and to make careful use of water resources so that water resources can be used where they should be used most.
"We must make great protection a key task." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that when the ecology prospers, civilization prospers, and when the ecology declines, civilization declines. Unremitting efforts to protect the ecological environment are the embodiment of the lofty spiritual realm of the Chinese communists, and we Communists do things for the sake of all mankind and future generations.
Forge a new path - "green and low-carbon development, this is the trend of the trend, follow the prosperity"
Accelerating the modernization and development of agriculture and energy is the meaning of the topic of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
On the morning of the 21st, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Yellow River Delta Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone. Due to seawater intrusion and other reasons, more than 80% of the land here is saline and alkali land. In recent years, through ecological utilization and seed industry innovation, a variety of saline-tolerant crops with high yield and good varieties have grown in saline-alkali land.
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping inspected the Yellow River Delta Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone in Dongying City on the morning of the 21st. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
Agricultural technicians introduced the transformation of breeding ideas in the demonstration area - from the treatment of saline-alkali land adaptation plants to the selection and breeding of saline-tolerant plants to adapt to saline-alkali land.
The general secretary agreed: "This is like developing dryland agriculture, not to control drylands, but to promote suitable drought-tolerant plant varieties." ”
Along the field road, General Secretary Xi Jinping walked and watched. On the flat and vast plots on both sides, the alfalfa is lush and green, the quinoa is red, and the tian jing is growing happily.
It was the soybean harvest season, the general secretary went into the field, bent down to pick a pod, peeled out a soybean, put it in the mouth and chewed it carefully: "The beans grow very well." ”
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping went into the field to inspect the growth of soybeans on the morning of the 21st when he inspected the Yellow River Delta Agricultural High-tech Industry Demonstration Zone in Dongying City. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Ye
The responsible comrade of the agricultural department told the general secretary that there are 1.5 billion mu of saline-alkali land in the country, of which 500 million mu have potential for development and utilization.
"The red line of 1.8 billion mu of arable land should be kept, and the 500 million mu of saline-alkali land should also be fully developed and utilized." If saline-tolerant crops develop, they will play an important role in ensuring China's granaries and Chinese rice bowls. The general secretary encouraged.
Not only agriculture should be of high quality and high efficiency, but also high-quality development of industry.
The Yellow River Basin is an important energy, chemical, raw material and basic industrial base in China. 60 years ago, the Shengli Oilfield at the mouth of the Yellow River was discovered, and another oil conference battle in New China was launched on the shores of the Bohai Sea.
On March 31, 2021, a row of pumping machines at the isolated island oil production plant in Shengli Oilfield was in operation. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Wuyue
On the afternoon of the 21st, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to investigate and investigate.
"At that time, we were an oil-poor country. At the beginning of the founding of New China, the oil conference war played an important role in our country's self-reliance and industrialization construction under the blockade of layers at that time. Our oil front has made great contributions and contributions! ”
From the burning passion of the battlefield to the scientific and technological innovation that keeps pace with the times, it has witnessed the transformation and development of the petroleum industry.
At the Shengli Oilfield Exploration and Development Research Institute, the researchers introduced to the general secretary the shale oil exploration and development projects they are focusing on, as well as key technologies such as carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage.
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping inspected the independent innovation in the shale oil laboratory of the Shengli Oilfield Exploration and Development Research Institute in Dongying City on the afternoon of the 21st. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
"Green and low-carbon development, this is the trend trend, follow the prosperity." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "For our petroleum energy industry, the next step is to get the technology up, continuously improve production capacity, reduce costs, and at the same time in accordance with the direction of green and low-carbon transformation, to achieve the goal of energy conservation and carbon reduction." ”
In order to understand the application of new technologies in practice, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Lai 113 block of Shengli Oilfield in Laizhou Bay, Dongying City, climbed up the drilling platform more than 10 meters high along the iron ladder, inspected the operation of equipment, and walked into the drilling room to communicate with the oil workers who were working.
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping boarded a two-story drilling platform on the afternoon of the 21st when inspecting the Lai 113 block of the Shengli Oilfield in Laizhou Bay, Dongying City, and inspected the drilling automation equipment. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
"The Iron Man King Jinxi was holding a big brake handle at that time, looking at the current automation equipment and working conditions." The general secretary exclaimed.
The sea breeze is gusting and the machines are roaring.
General Secretary Xi Jinping loudly encouraged everyone: "Petroleum energy construction is of great significance to our country, And China, as a manufacturing country, wants to develop the real economy, and the rice bowl of energy must be in its own hands." I hope you will achieve new achievements and make new achievements! ”
For a concern - "I am very relieved to see you living and working in peace and contentment"
Before the Yellow River flowed into the sea in Shandong, the river turned from southwest to northeast, and the riverbed was above the ground, which was prone to flooding. "Three years of saving money, three years of mating, three years of building a house, and three years of paying off debts" was once a portrayal of the hard life of residents in the Yellow River beach area.
In the 1970s, the people of the original Yellow River flood storage area in Dongying City responded to the call of the state to relocate to live on the roof along the Huangda Causeway. Since 2013, Dongying City has demolished and renovated 66 Fangtai villages, and 3 resettlement communities have been completed.
This is a view of the city in Kenli District, Dongying City, Shandong Province, taken on June 24, 2018 (drone photo). Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Gang
What are the housing and living conditions of the relocated masses? Is there a stable income? The General Secretary is very concerned.
On the morning of the 21st, General Secretary Xi Jinping drove nearly an hour to the Yangmiao community in Dongji Town, Kenli District, Dongying City, one of the three resettlement communities, to visit and comfort the cadres and masses.
Rows of buildings are neatly arranged, the cement road is lined with trees, and the party and mass activity centers, kindergartens, nursing homes, health rooms, fitness rooms, youth homes, supermarkets, etc. are readily available.
"The infrastructure is very complete." The general secretary watched as he walked.
In the community restaurant for the elderly, lunch is already on the table: potato stewed ribs, cabbage and tofu soup, and the staple food is steamed buns.
Zhang Mailong, the secretary of the community, told the general secretary that the elderly over 60 years old in the community can come to eat lunch, two dishes per meal, not heavy every day, only ten yuan for one meal, and only one yuan for the low-security and five-guarantee elderly.
"Chicken stew with potatoes, stir-fried meat with winter melon, whole lamb soup... The dishes are good, and the nutrition is guaranteed! Looking at the menu on the wall, the general secretary smiled.
If you can move out, you must be stable and get rich.
In the straw weaving processing cooperative, Liu Aiying, a resident who was weaving bookshelves out of grass, was very excited to see the general secretary. This job is at the doorstep of the home, Liu Aiying has been working for nearly 3 years.
"This bookshelf is very lightweight and the craftsmanship is very good!" The general secretary praised.
Liu Aiying told the general secretary that with this craft, he can earn more than 1500 yuan a month.
"Now everyone in the community is not worried about work, young people go out to work, the elderly do odd jobs nearby, many jobs are found, and there are public welfare positions such as cleaning and security for middle-aged and elderly people." Zhang Mailong added from the sidelines.
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping sat around and talked with three generations of the same family at the home of Xu Jianfeng, a resident of Yangmiao Community in Dongji Town, Kenli District, Dongying City, on the morning of the 21st. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
Walking into the home of Xu Jianfeng, a community member, General Secretary Xi Jinping looked at the three-bedroom and two-hall house over and over again: "Is the quality of the house good?" ”
"Very good value for money"
Xu Jianfeng answered, while taking out old photos, telling the story of his family's two relocations: in 1978, the father's generation responded to the call of the state and moved from the beach area to Fangtai Village, which was 4 adobe houses; in 2016, with government funding, it only cost more than 70,000 yuan to move into a 120-square-meter building.
"My parents used to say that they didn't expect to live in such a good building, the change was too big, it was like a dream. Sincerely thank the Communist Party! ”
On the afternoon of October 22, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, presided over a symposium on in-depth promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin in Jinan, Shandong Province, and delivered an important speech. Before the symposium, Xi Jinping had a cordial exchange with the cadres and masses of the community when he inspected the Yangmiao community in Dongji Town, Kenli District, Dongying City on the morning of the 21st. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Xueren
In the community square, applause and cheers rang out, and the faces of the crowd were filled with happy smiles.
"After the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, I was concerned about the relocation and construction of the Yellow River beach area. It is a remarkable thing to carry out relocation and relocation in an all-round way. The general secretary said to the villagers, "I am very relieved to see you living and working in peace and contentment." ”
"What does the Communist Party do? It is to serve the people and seek rejuvenation for the Chinese nation, so we must constantly look at what things must be done well and which things must be accelerated to do well, and the management of the Yellow River is one of the major events. ”