The "Beijing Ecological Conservation Area Development Plan during the 15th Five-Year Plan Period" was released on the 6th, covering Mentougou, Pinggu, Huairou, Miyun, Yanqing, Fangshan, and Changping mountainous areas.
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This is Beijing’s first five-year special plan focusing on ecological conservation areas. It was released by the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission on November 6.
China News Service, Beijing, November 6 (Reporter Lu Shaowei) "Beijing's Ecological Conservation Area Development Plan during the 15th Five-Year Plan Period" (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") was released on the 6th. According to the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, this is Beijing's first five-year special plan focusing on ecological conservation areas. According to the planning goals, by 2030, the proportion of high-quality water bodies in ecological conservation areas will be no less than 95%, and the forest coverage rate will remain stable.
The Beijing Ecological Conservation Zone consists of the mountainous areas of Mentougou, Pinggu, Huairou, Miyun, Yanqing, Fangshan and Changping, accounting for nearly 70% of the city's total area.
The plan points out that the three-dimensional construction of greening and coloring will be promoted to form a concentrated contiguous "spring flower and autumn leaf color forest" of more than 1,000 acres, and create a shallow mountain Beijing color painting screen with continuous forest seas. The proportion of greening and coloring in the ecological base will be significantly increased. Build key areas of the garden city such as Badaling, Ming Tombs, Yanqi Lake International Capital, Zhoukoudian Site, Yanqing Leisure and Resort Business District, and Huairou Science City.
The plan is clear, the statistical accounting method and application mechanism of ecosystem regulating service value are improved, and the compensation plan for the exchange of ecosystem regulating service value and regional GDP is improved. Orderly implement a number of ecological product value realization projects for specific regional units, and promote the construction of a number of characteristic products into regional public brands.
The plan mentions promoting the clustered development of key industries. Develop the medical and health industry and cultivate strategic industries such as cutting-edge new materials, artificial intelligence, high-end industrial machines, high-end instruments and sensors, and new energy smart cars. Develop green advanced energy, optimize the layout of scenery, research and promote geothermal energy, biomass energy, new energy storage and advanced battery technology, and actively deploy synthetic biological manufacturing and alternative protein industries.
The plan proposes to systematically promote the protection and utilization of the Great Wall and the Yongding River Cultural Belt in Xishan. Strengthen the protection of historical and cultural towns, famous villages and traditional villages such as Gubeikou Town and Cuandixia Village and improve the living environment. Shape cultural and tourism IPs such as the Great Wall Pastoral in the north of Beijing, Yongding Landscape in the west of Beijing, and Taoyuan Fairy Valley in Jingdong, and create distinctive brands such as China Film Capital Film and Television Culture, Come to Miyun to See the Sea, Juyong Mountain Moon, and Mentougou Small Courtyard. Enrich the supply of micro-vacation formats such as starry sky campsites, RV campsites, boutique B&Bs, rural markets, and village cafes. (over)
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