[Explanation] "Millennium Xiulin" is the central green heart of Xiongan New Area. The afforestation project was launched in November 2017. It will create a forest system dominated by near-natural forests, and is an important ecological link between the urban clusters and sections of Xiongan New Area. Buffer.

There are thousands of builders in Xiongan, and 32-year-old Huang Xuechen is one of them.

After graduating from university in 2012 with a major in forestry, Xuechen Huang has been working as a constructor and technician in the Melaleuca Forest Farm of Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm, becoming the third generation of Saihanba people. In February 2018, he came to Xiongan New District and officially joined The "Millennium Xiulin" is under construction.

  [Concurrent] Huang Xuechen, Senior Business Supervisor, Ecological Construction Company, Xiongan Group

  Up to now, I have participated in several afforestation projects of 100,000 mu of both seedling and landscape forests, afforestation in the fall of 2018, afforestation in 2019, and afforestation in 2020. At present, Xiong'an New District has afforested a total of 410,000 mu.

  [Explanation] Huang Xuechen is responsible for the planting of more than 600,000 seedlings and the construction of supporting facilities in the "Millennium Xiulin" 100,000 acres of both seedlings and scenery.

Huang Xuechen said that the quality and progress of afforestation in the new area are both important. When the amount of planting is the largest, more than 5,000 people are working on afforestation a day.

  [Concurrent] Huang Xuechen, Senior Business Supervisor, Ecological Construction Company, Xiongan Group

  There are more than 200 species of trees here, mainly selected native, precious, and long-lived species. Probably the pine species are Pinus tabulaeformis, White Bark pine, and Huashan pine, which are evergreen species.

The deciduous tree species are mainly white wax and Chinese locust.

  【Explanation】Xiongan New District uses scientific methods to plant afforestation and use information technology to manage forests and forests, and has formed a lush, near-natural forest landscape.

Each tree has a two-dimensional code sign, which records the entire process from the nursery to planting, management, and growth.

  [Concurrent] Huang Xuechen, Senior Business Supervisor, Ecological Construction Company, Xiongan Group

  We use this kind of planting method like curve fingerprints, which can make the trees more resistant to adversity.

A little closer to the natural forest.

The advantage of this is that the trees are more resistant to nature during the growth process. We have also adopted the method of different ages, stratification, and mixed, which is also to enhance the species diversity of the woodland.

  [Explanation] Many local villagers took advantage of Xiulin's development opportunities, some became builders and some became forest rangers.

59-year-old Zhao Jiancheng is a local villager. In his opinion, there is more and more green at the door of his home, and his hometown is becoming richer and more beautiful.

The villagers not only have a place for leisure and fitness, but also increase their family income.

  [Concurrent] "Millennium Xiulin" forest ranger Zhao Jiancheng

  Before, I was a farmer who was farming land. I just depended on some grain to sell some money. Others had no economic income.

Now since the establishment of this new district, the state has given us subsidies after expropriating our land.

In addition, we are also arranged to work, that is, the salary is 3000-4000 yuan per month.

  [Explanation] At present, Huang Xuechen is also responsible for the management of the digital Xiong'an construction management platform of the ecological construction company.

Huang Xuechen said that for the "Millennium Xiulin", digital, informatized and intelligent management is also the development direction, which can effectively improve the management and protection level of the Millennium Xiulin.

  [Concurrent] Huang Xuechen, Senior Business Supervisor, Ecological Construction Company, Xiongan Group

  Nowadays, video surveillance, bim, and cim systems are gradually becoming popular. From now on, a technician monitors tens of thousands of mu of land every day, and which should be watered and which should be sprayed, which bloom and which result should be mastered in front of the computer.  

  Xing Lu, Cui Tao, Han Bing, reporting from Xiong'an, Hebei

Editor in charge: [Tang Weijie]