"You don't see, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, and it rushes to the sea without returning." The poet Li Bai wrote about the magnificent scenery of the Yellow River as early as 1,000 years ago. It happened that the Yellow River turned a beautiful bay in his birthplace of Sichuan. .
"The First Bay of the Yellow River Jiuqu".
Photo by An Yuan
The Yellow River buckled and snaked all the way from its place of origin, and when it came to Sichuan, it turned to the northwest. In this almost 180-degree turn, the dying Yellow River formed in Tangke Town, Ruoergai County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The First Bay of Nine Songs".
"The First Bay of the Yellow River Jiuqu".
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Zoige County Party Committee
The Sichuan section of the Yellow River is 174 kilometers long, with a drainage area of 18,700 square kilometers, involving 5 counties.
The Yellow River flowing through Sichuan not only leaves behind the "Yellow River Jiuqu First Bay", it also leaves behind rich and unique natural landscapes and tourism resources, and has given birth to many evocative red stories.
Guardian of "Red Memory" in the upper reaches of the Yellow River:
Inheriting the red culture is the greatest happiness
Ruoergai County is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The Red Army of Chinese Workers and Peasants "crossed the grassland" during the Long March, and it was the vast grassland wetland of Ruoergai.
According to reports, the most difficult years of the Red Army’s Long March took place in Zoige, leaving many red stories.
The Red Army left 28 revolutionary sites in Zoige County, including the site of the Brazilian Conference, the battle site of Qiuji Temple, and the site of the Baozuo battle.
The site of the Brazilian Conference in Zoige County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan.
Photo by An Yuan
In the three Brazilian villages to the west of Zoige County, Ze Wangren is really the only administrator of the Brazil Conference Memorial Hall.
"Anyone living in the Brazilian area should understand this history." Although he is not a full-time narrator, after 10 years of "infiltration", Ze Wangren is really a "half expert", and he has almost grasped the history before and after the Brazilian conference.
"The Red Army sacrificed a lot, and today's life is hard-won, so we must cherish it," Ze Wangren said.
Living in Qiuji Township, Ruoergai County, the supply is the guard of a local elementary school and the inheritor of the "red memory".
In the school's communication room, Guanchan took out a page of yellowed paper. This was the proof of the organization of his father, Wang Xiu, as a Red Army soldier.
According to the provision of production, his father has not forgotten his original aspirations throughout his life. He lives actively, manages the house with diligence and frugality, is a man of duty, and is grateful for others. This is the "Red Army spirit" his father learned during the Long March and is also the spiritual wealth left to the whole family.
Tourists visit the Brazil Conference Memorial Hall in Zoige County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan.
Photo by An Yuan
"The children are willing to listen to the story of the Red Army's battle, and I am willing to tell it." Kuo Chan said that letting the younger generation understand the history of the Red is their greatest happiness now.
In order to protect and inherit the red culture, Zoige will also shoot the touching stories passed down by local people from generation to generation into oral historical documentaries, accelerate the planning and construction of the Banyou Meadow Memorial Hall and the Baozuo Battle Monument, and protect and repair 78 red Tibetan villages in Brazil. .
"Black soil beach" in the upper reaches of the Yellow River becomes wetland
Whooper swan flies south over winter into a new landscape
Every winter, flocks of whooper swans fly more than 3,000 kilometers from the south of Mongolia to the northernmost part of Zoige County to spend the winter.
These whooper swans are white and beautifully curved, floating on the water like small white boats.
Whooper swan in Maixi Township, Zoige County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
Photo by An Yuan
"Because of whooper swan, we call this place "Swan Lake"." Zelang Tashi, a villager from Yizang Village in Maixi Township, who lives next to the wetland, has formed a new habit of walking along the "Swan Lake" in the past two years.
Originally there were no whooper swans here. Zelang Tashi pointed to the open water more than 200 meters away and said that it was once a black soil beach with fragile soil, which could not grow plants.
“In 2019, the Internationally Important Wetland Protection and Restoration Project in Ruoergai County, Sichuan Province was implemented. After four kilometer-long dams were built here, wetlands gradually formed, attracting whooper swans.”
Whooper swan in Maixi Township, Zoige County, Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
Photo by An Yuan
According to reports, as a water conservation area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Zoige wetland replenishes about 29% and 45% of the total water in the upper reaches of the Yellow River during the wet and dry periods.
Zoige people participate in sand control.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Zoige County Party Committee
"The ecological environment is better, and the horses grow fat and strong." Zerang Tashi, president of the Zoige Ando Horse Racing Association, said that in Zoige, most people live on cattle, sheep and horses.
Although life has become richer and many families have purchased cars and motorcycles, the tradition of horseback riding has never left people's lives. "Grassland culture is culture on horseback. Protecting the ecological environment of the upper reaches of the Yellow River means protecting our own culture. "
The Yellow River's ecological environment is improving
The villagers had a "tourism meal" at their doorstep
In Ruoergai, the tourism industry has enjoyed the "dividend" of a better ecological environment.
As a major brand of Zoige Tourism, Zoige Ando Horse Racing Festival has been successfully held for 8 sessions.
At Zerang Tashi's house, the 60-year-old took out his cell phone and pulled out photos and videos of last year's Andor Horse Racing Festival.
In the video, thousands of tents are lined up staggered, colorful flags dancing, horse racing uniforms are colorful, young Tibetan guys galloping horses, horses hoofs are raising dust.
"This is the Hequ horse, one of the three famous horses in China." Zerang Zhaxi sliding the screen, showing a confident smile, "They drink the water of the Yellow River, gnaw'Yellow River Grass', and run fast!"
The protection of Ruoergai wetland is effective.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Zoige County Party Committee
Thanks to ecological protection, Ruoergai's "global tourism" is rapidly rising: the first bay of the Jiuqu of the Yellow River is winding, the Geer prairie is vast, the flowers and lakes are vast, and the outdoor sports paradise of Zhasag is magical and beautiful... in recent years In the coming days, Zoergai County has formulated the Zoergai County Eco-tourism Plan, clarifying the development goal of “International Alpine Grassland Wetland Eco-tourism and Cultural Leisure Destination”, and striving to build “ecology, vitality, smoothness, harmony and happiness” Zoergai.
“In the past, the herders only sought the number of livestock to make money. After grazing for a year, they could only make a meager profit and destroy the pasture.” Now, the herder Zhaxi has opened a Tibetan house in front of his home and relies on the Tibetan house. He can increase his income by tens of thousands of yuan every year, and he has a "tourism meal".
Help the villagers of the Huanghe River get rid of poverty
Prairie "auspicious dolls" go abroad
In the Baihe Community near the Jiuqu of the Yellow River in Tangke Town, a beautiful and unique "auspicious doll" with ethnic characteristics is loved by tourists. The petite and different "auspicious dolls" are dressed in unique costumes from the Amdo region. Smart.
In the Baihe Community Cooperative, Zhang Huiling, the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, is busy explaining the skills and knowledge of hand-made to the students.
Under her guidance, the auspicious dolls in the hands of the students slowly took shape.
Auspicious doll.
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Zoige County Party Committee
"The women in the village have superb embroidery skills. We plan to make some new products such as anti-epidemic vanilla and diamond knots. We also want to change the auspicious doll from static to dynamic." Zhang Huiling said that up to now, the cooperative has driven the Baihe community 289 Households and 507 people participated in manual entrepreneurship, including more than 50 left-behind women.
Today's Ruoergai "auspicious dolls" have been exported to Japan, the Netherlands and other countries. They are vividly called "Prairie Elves" and are important cultural products of Ruoergai County.
Intangible cultural heritage poverty alleviation represented by "auspicious dolls" has brought "flexible employment" opportunities to local villagers.
At the same time, the ecological priority and green development projects advocated by Zoige County have also helped the villagers of the Huanghe River get rid of poverty.
According to reports, Ruoergai County has built 4 10,000-mu bases for authentic Chinese medicinal materials, rape, forage grass, and highland barley, 3 1,000-mu bases for organic vegetables, dates, plums, and potatoes, and 3 new bases for golden yellow chrysanthemum, strawberry and broccoli. .
"The First Bay of the Yellow River Jiuqu".
Photo courtesy of the Propaganda Department of Zoige County Party Committee
"The first bay of the Nine Songs of the Yellow River", the red culture of the Red Army's Long March, the good natural ecological environment, and the unrestrained grassland culture of the Red Army complement each other here.
In Sichuan, the Yellow River is not yellow, the sky is bluer, the grass is greener, and the water is clearer, which interprets the beauty of the harmonious development of man and nature.
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Author: Single Peng, Anyuan, Zhu Huan