Xinhuanet, Beijing, October 20th: Title: The poetic Yangtze River is full of vitality
Xinhuanet reporters Wang Zhiyan and Huang Hao
"I leave my soul to the river, and you write poems into the river." In the melodrama "The Boat Has Passed Ten Thousand Mountains" staged at Dengta Square in Yichang, Hubei Province, Qu Yuan and Li Bai looked at each other across the sky. The sentence "Today we meet by the river, and I can feel relieved when I see that the soul of the poem is immortal" expresses the tenacity and affection of the Chinese context; the sentence "This river is our country, and even more our root" ignited the deepest resonance of home and country in the hearts of the audience.
"The roaring Jianghan, the history of the South." The Yangtze River rushes down from the roof of the world, accepts hundreds of rivers, and enters the East China Sea. It nourishes the endless Chinese civilization and gives birth to a thousand-year cultural context from the Bashan Shu River to the Jiangnan water town. Liangzhu jade, Sanxingdui bronze, Chu-style lacquerware, Jingdezhen porcelain...many cultural treasures are engraved with the imprint of civilization and carry the common spiritual roots of the nation.
For thousands of years, only when the rivers were clear and the water was safe, civilization could continue. On the banks of the river, the farming civilization once wrote the legend that "the two lakes are mature and the world is sufficient". In modern times, a number of national industries have sprung up along the river, including iron and steel smelting, spinning and weaving, shipbuilding and shipping...
"Work together to protect and avoid large-scale development" - In 2016, the "Yangtze River Economic Belt Development Plan Outline" was officially issued, and the protection and development of the Yangtze River turned a new page. An old party secretary in Fuling, Chongqing, wrote in his workbook at the time: "This is not only a national strategy, but also the responsibility of our generation."
After ten years of practice, the ecological climate of the Yangtze River has become completely new. At sunset, I stood by the Yangtze River Village in Linxiang, Hunan and watched the finless porpoises swimming in the waves, drawing smart arcs on the sparkling river. The villagers were delighted that "the 'River Pig' that they often saw when they were children is back." Behind the vigorous vitality are battles for ecological protection: thousands of chemical companies have been relocated, more than a thousand illegal docks have been completely rectified, and more than 200,000 river sewage outlets have been regulated and regulated. People have changed from "leaning on the river to eat the river" to "guarding the river and protecting the river"...
Once the river is clear, the cultural context will flourish. Song Lian, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, once wrote when he visited the Yuejiang Tower in Jinling, "Everything can be seen when you climb up to the Yuejiang Tower." Now, when you climb up to the Yuejiang Tower again, not only the scenery remains the same, but the ancient charm has become even newer. With the implementation of the "Yangtze River Cultural Protection, Inheritance and Promotion Plan", many dormant cultural heritages along the Yangtze River have gradually become "alive" and "popular": the Liangzhu Ancient City ruins in Hangzhou have been successfully applied for World Heritage, proving the history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years; Sichuan and Chongqing Join hands to protect the Sanxingdui ruins and promote the construction of the Grotto Temple National Heritage Park; the ancient painted rock paintings unearthed in the Jinsha River are engraved with the Yangtze River imprints of our ancestors thousands of years ago... The rich cultural resources of the Yangtze River continue to lay a solid foundation and inject power into high-quality development.
After ten years of protection, a river of clear water is benefiting the people. In Zigui, Hubei, after ecological improvement, relying on improved varieties and a unique microclimate, fresh oranges can be produced in all seasons; Hualong Wharf, which used to be dusty with sand and gravel, has been transformed into a model wetland with lush vegetation; Xuejiawa Ecological Park in Ma'anshan City, Anhui has changed its past appearance and become a place that benefits the people. "Urban Ecological Living Room"... A group of riverside cities with historical and cultural connotations, beautiful villages and beautiful mountains and rivers are harmoniously integrated. People along the river not only have clean water sources and livable homes, but also find "gold and silver mountains" in the "lucid waters and green mountains" for industrial upgrading and cultural and tourism integration.
Strolling in the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, the winding plank road in the clouds and the Pipa Bookstore lie quietly among the greenery. Visitors are interested in experiencing the holographic projection "Send Off Guests on the First Night on the Xunyang River", and the poetic Yangtze River is vividly in front of their eyes. This endless river of ecology and culture is rejuvenating with the development of the times and blooming with the inheritance of cultural heritage.
