Chinanews.com reported on February 9 that Binjiang Village, as its name suggests, is next to the Yangtze River. It is the only village in Shengang Street, Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province that has the shoreline of the Yangtze River.

　　In the past, relying on the river to eat the river; now, relying on the river to protect the river.

"Yangtze River Sentinel" Song Huakun is taking more and more "red vests" to silently guard the clear water of the river, enjoying the beauty of "the river is wide and the fish leaps".

The picture comes from the "Jiangyin Release" WeChat public account.

"Battle" with the garbage on the river, accumulatively cruising tens of thousands of kilometers

　　"We are the 'Yangtze River Sentinels'. Ship owners, please be careful not to litter or discharge sewage in the river. We must take care of our 'Mother River' together..." Song Huakun often stood on a shaky boat on the Shengang section of the Yangtze River. The bow of the patrol boat raised a loudspeaker to shout to the owner of the freighter docked by the river.

　　Song Huakun has persevered for more than 7 years in the "sentinel" work of maintaining the ecological environment of the "Mother River" of the Yangtze River.

　　The 67-year-old Song Huakun was born and grew up by the Yangtze River, and has a deep affection for the "Mother River".

　　"More than 40 years ago, I went out of the port with the fleet of the village. At that time, the river was clear. Every time I went out of the port, I could catch shad, saury, and puffer fish. "Three delicacies of the Yangtze River" are the "home-cooked dishes" on the table of our riverside people. ', sometimes they would be pickled and preserved if they couldn't eat it. But then the water quality of the Yangtze River became worse and worse. Less trash."

　　After leaving the port, Song Huakun worked as a security coordinator on the pier by the river, but the "love for the river" in his heart never faded, and the garbage floating on the river became his "heart block".

　　At the beginning of 2015, he began to spontaneously pick up garbage on the banks of the Yangtze River.

In order to better protect the "Mother River", in November of that year, he purchased a small boat at his own expense of more than 40,000 yuan and became a "Yangtze River Sentinel".

　　Day after day, year after year.

Song Huakun drove a small boat and insisted on patrolling 10 kilometers back and forth in the waters along the Yangtze River. He has cruised for tens of thousands of kilometers.

For him, nothing else, but for future generations to see a river of clear water again.

Protect a river of clear water, so what if the wind blows and the sun shines

　　In Song Huakun's home, there is a yellowed tide timetable, which records the law of high tide that he has explored in recent years.

Every day, Song Huakun will take advantage of the high tide to get out of the boat.

　　"When the tide is high, a lot of rubbish in the river will surface with the tide, which is easy to salvage. As the saying goes, on the 38th day of the first day of the tide, the dawn is Bai Haohao. That is to say, the tide is the largest in the first half of the month on the third day of the lunar calendar, and the second half of the month is the largest on the 10th day of the lunar calendar. Eight is the biggest." Song Huakun said that the first high tide is on the third and eighteenth day of the lunar calendar every month, and he will go out to patrol at three or four o'clock in the morning, and then go out half an hour late every day, and in the middle of the month, the high tide time becomes three in the afternoon Four o'clock.

　　As long as it is not the severe weather of violent storms, Song Huakun can be seen every day on the river surface of the Shengang section of the Yangtze River.

　　Compared with the mighty and broad Yangtze River, Song Huakun's boat looks very small. The turbulent water beats on the hull. As long as there is a little movement, the hull will shake from side to side, but Song Huakun has roots on his feet, stands firm on the bow, and faces the river wind. , Holding a net bag, staring at the river with all my heart.

　　"The river is surging, and it is difficult to salvage the garbage, especially when the boat is moving, the garbage will shake with it, and it will often float far away." Sometimes in order to salvage an abandoned bottle, he has to drive the boat to adjust the angle many times, at the risk of For the risk of falling into the river, use a net to catch it and pick it up.

　　Salvage on the river is also a big test for the body.

When going out on the ship in winter, the cold wind blows on the face like a knife, which makes people hurt; in summer, it is extremely hot, the sun scorches the deck, and the clothes are wet and dry, dry and wet.

Years of exposure to the wind and sun on the river made Song Huakun's skin dark and rough, but he didn't care because his eyes had "thousand colors".

　　"At sunrise, river flowers are more red than fire, and in spring, river water is as green as blue."

Watching the bright red sun rising obsessively, Song Huakun often indulged in it, "This is the real charm of nature!"

The picture comes from the "Jiangyin Release" WeChat public account.

It's thankless, but it's fun to do "stupid things"

　　In addition to salvaging rubbish from the river, Song Huakun also has another important job, which is to maintain the docking order of ships in the port and persuade past ship owners not to throw domestic garbage into the river at will.

　　Some shipowners didn't understand and satirized him as "a dog meddling with a mouse".

The neighbors also said that he took the risk to salvage rubbish in the river, did not get paid, and did a thankless "stupid thing".

　　"We also repeatedly persuaded my father not to be so serious, to stay at home to rest, or to take care of his grandson more. But he always said that he has no other hobbies, but likes to do the job of 'picking up rubbish' on the Yangtze River. If you are clean, you will be happy in your heart." Song Yaheng, Song Huakun's son, said that he couldn't resist his stubborn father, and children could only follow his will.

　　"One time, it started to blow heavily in the evening, and our family waited for my father to come back for dinner. We didn't see him back until after 8 o'clock in the evening, and he didn't answer dozens of calls." Once, the whole family was terrified.

Song Yaheng immediately rode a motorcycle to the pier to look for it.

　　"On the white river, I saw a small boat floating there. The image of my father wearing a raincoat and holding a loudspeaker is very tall in my eyes." Song Yaheng admired and worried about his father's actions .

The team of "protecting the river" has grown stronger, and the "mother river" has become more beautiful

　　Song Huakun once said that his wish is to let more people participate in the protection of the "Mother River" through his own efforts, so that the Yangtze River can regain its former glory of a river of clear water.

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　　Now his wish has come true.

Now every time he goes out of the boat, Song Huakun no longer fights alone, and there are two volunteers who are also wearing life jackets and red vests standing behind him.

"My boat has been 'incorporated' by our village committee, and the village has specially equipped me with a team of volunteers. Every day, volunteers take turns to go out with me on the boat."

　　"Over the past few years, we have attached great importance to the protection of the Yangtze River from top to bottom. The water in the turbid Yangtze River has become much clearer, and there have been more fish of all kinds," Song Huakun said with relief, "More people have begun to understand me. , support me, and protect the mother river with me."

　　"When the sun is dark red and warm, you can see fish." With the increase of fish, people began to go fishing by the river.

In order to stop these fishing behaviors in time, in recent years, Song Huakun has a new identity - the captain of the full-time "fishing protection team".

　　Like him, there are already 78 fishermen in the Jiangyin section volunteering to guard the Yangtze River fishing posts all year round. This new job not only makes their lives more "stable", but also enjoys the unprecedented joy of fishermanship.

　　At present, Jiangyin is following the guidance of "joint efforts to protect the Yangtze River and not engage in large-scale development", focusing on the ecological restoration of the Yangtze River, planting a green background for high-quality development, and singing the "Jiangyin Song" of the great protection of the Yangtze River.

　　Accompanied by the sound of roaring motors, Song Huakun's boat sailed on the mighty and wide Yangtze River, continuing to protect the "mother river" with practical actions.

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