China News Network, Lanzhou, April 24 (Reporter Wei Jianjun) "Changed the past model of digging pits and planting trees directly in hilly and gully areas, through remediation of fragmented land and planting economic forests to achieve a win-win situation of greenness and benefits." Director of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Affairs Bureau of Lanzhou New District Zhang Aiming said that the new area will have 190,000 acres of artificial afforestation in eight years, and will build an ecological restoration demonstration area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
In late April, more than 170 labor model and craftsman representatives carried out voluntary tree planting activities in the modern tree park voluntary tree planting base in Lanzhou New District. National labor model Zou Bin said that he would take the lead in pioneering models, call on more people to join the green planting operation, enjoy the joy of loving and protecting the green, and contribute to the construction of the "green barrier and green new district".
Since Lanzhou New District was approved as a national-level new district in 2012, centering on the goal of constructing a new zone of ecological civilization and building an ecological barrier in the northern part of Lanzhou, it has adhered to the comprehensive management of mountains, waters, forests, fields, lakes and grasses. A new way for ecological restoration and economic development to promote mutual benefit.
The picture shows the ecological restoration area of Lanzhou New District. (Information) Ding Kai photo
Up to now, Lanzhou New District has fully integrated local geomorphological features, has planned 18 ecological restoration projects, and has started 9 projects including Jiachuan Ecological Restoration Demonstration Zone and Modern Agricultural Park, and plans to plan Jingzhong Expressway Green Axis Ecological Restoration Demonstration Project and Southern New District 6.3 9 projects including 10,000 acres of ecological restoration demonstration projects strengthen the construction of urban green lungs, green roads, green rings, and green shafts.
Earlier, Yang Jianzhong, member of the Standing Committee of the Lanzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Lanzhou New District, said that the modern agricultural park should be used as an important platform for driving farmers to increase their income and prosperity, and promote the economic and social development of the new district. Adhere to the combination of ecological construction and industrial development, and collaboratively promote ecological restoration and the development of "high-quality, efficient, safe, and ecological" modern agriculture, bringing new images and new highlights to the construction of new quality areas and green cities.
"We are confident that in the next three years, we will make a demonstration for the ecological restoration and soil erosion control of the entire Loess Plateau and the upper reaches of the Yellow River." Zhang Aiming said that by trying to renovate the debrised land, very good results have been achieved. The non-stand woodland area of loess hills with fragile ecological functions, lack of large-scale greening and improvement of basic conditions is restored to 20,000 mu of suitable woodland.
The Bureau of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Affairs of Lanzhou New District made full use of soil characteristics, adopted soil disturbance, soil improvement, and supporting water-saving irrigation facilities to build a green ecological barrier, and planted hawthorn, apricot, pear, locust, elm, rose, etc. The variety of seedlings growing has greatly increased the green area of the new area, and the ecological environment has been significantly improved.
Zhang Aiming stated that it is necessary to innovate the development model of forests and grasses, break the narrow concept of each section of landscapes, forests, lakes and grasses, and insist on "penetrating" continuous repair. According to the task of 15,000 mu per year, ungraded land such as low hills, gentle slopes, barren beaches, etc. will be leveled to restore the landform, so that the land that is not conducive to water storage, moisture retention, and green planting will become land suitable for seedling survival and natural water storage.
At the same time, village settlements with scattered layout, bad environment and hollow hollowing in the ecological restoration area will be introduced into the city entry point through policy guidance, relocation and relocation, new construction in other places to improve the quality of life, and the idle collective construction land should be suitable for agriculture. For agriculture and suitable forests, there are 1500 mu of collective construction land set aside for new beautiful rural settlements, development of rural tourism and leisure agriculture, and intensive and economical use.
The picture shows a city in Lanzhou New District. (Information) Ding Kai photo
In recent years, with the development of ecological forestry, urban forestry and people's livelihood forestry as the breakthrough point, the Lanzhou New District has vigorously implemented afforestation and greening, ecological restoration, free space restoration and urban park water system construction. The barren loess hilly landforms have become the ecological industrialization system where mountains, water, forests, fields, lakes, and grass coexist, and people and nature are harmonious and unified.
"Post-80s" Wang Zong has been in the new district for 7 years. When he first arrived, he felt that "wherever there are mountains and everywhere are soil", he even began to "doubt life", but with the construction of the ecological city of Lanzhou New District in recent years , He witnessed the change from "yellow to green" here. Now rooted in the new district, Wang Zong has high expectations for this place, hoping that the new district will grow like a green forest planted in it and thrive and grow healthily. (Finish)