On the morning of June 5,
With the theme of "Man and Nature in Harmony"
National home event on June 5th Environment Day in 2021,
The curtain kicked off in Xining, Qinghai.
This is also the first time held in the western region
National home event.
Photo by Ma Mingyan at the event
Why is Qinghai?
What is special here?
Let's see it together!
Photo by Zhao Jinde, Mark River Canyon
Qinghai sits on the roof of the world,
Located at the "third pole" of the earth,
It is named after Qinghai Lake.
A bird's eye view of Qinghai Lake, photo by Cao Shengyuan
The mountains in the territory are towering,
Rivers crisscross,
Lakes are dotted.
China Water Tower · Plateau Wetland Photographed by Zhang Jiyuan
Himalayas, Kunlun Mountains, Altun Mountains,
Qilian Mountains, Karakoram Mountains, Hengduan Mountains and Tanggula Mountains...
The mountains are continuous,
Stretch out.
A bird's eye view of the holy lake (nian Baoyu is a fairy lake) photo by Cao Shengyuan
Glaciers and snowy mountains
Like solid reservoirs,
Make Qinghai the birthplace of the Yellow River, Yangtze River and Lancang River.
Photo by Li Xiaonan, Jiangyuan Glacier Lake
49.4% of the annual runoff of the Yellow River,
18% of the annual runoff of the Yangtze River,
17% of the annual runoff of the Lancang River,
All from Qinghai,
There are more than 60 billion cubic meters of clean water every year,
It flows continuously to downstream areas.
Photo by Zhao Jinde in the Yellow River Wetlands
They broke through the mountains with majestic and heroic aura,
Rushing towards the direction of the sea,
Along the way, the rich plains and land of fish and rice that nurture the land of China
...
Aerial photography of Longyangxia Hydropower Station Photo by Lu Danyang
Qilian Mountain is the "North Gate of Qinghai",
Its rivers formed by melting glaciers and snow-capped mountains,
Not only does it nourish and irrigate the Qilian Mountains in Qinghai,
And nourishing and irrigating parts of Gansu and Inner Mongolia,
Known as the "natural reservoir" of the Hexi Corridor.
Qilian Zhuoershan photo by Cao Shengyuan
Walk into Qilian Mountain,
There are flocks of cattle and sheep on the vast grassland,
The simple and natural breath rushes to your face
...
Photo by Zhang Ruimin, Lakeside Ranch
Unique ecological environment,
Created a unique in Qinghai
Large area of wetland ecosystem.
The wetland area of Qinghai reaches 8,143,600 hectares,
Accounted for 15.19% of the total wetland area in the country,
The area of wetland ranks first in the country.
Photo by Shi Zhanguo, Wetland
There are swamps, lakes, rivers and constructed wetlands in the territory,
A total of 17 types in 4 categories.
Overlooking Qaidam photo by Cao Shengyuan
among them,
5.6454 million hectares of marsh wetlands,
1.4703 million hectares of lake wetlands,
885,300 hectares of river wetlands,
142,600 hectares of constructed wetlands...
Qianzi Lake Autumn Photo by Li Haisheng
1992,
Qinghai Lake Bird Island was included in the list of internationally important wetlands;
In 2005,
Zhaling Lake and Eling Lake are included in the list of internationally important wetlands.
Photo courtesy of the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration by Li Quanju, Xinghai Sea in the source area of the Yellow River
Today there are 19 national wetland parks,
The total area is 325,000 hectares.
Photo by Chai Qingping by Qinghai Lake
Qinghai,
It is also a natural resource bank of alpine organisms,
The total value of ecological resources is 18.39 trillion yuan,
Covering water surface, wetland, forest and grass
Blue and green space accounted for more than 70%.
Damei Jiangyuan·Heavenly Realm Qilian Xu Ming Telephoto
Rich natural resources and important ecological functions,
Moisturizes all creatures,
Makes wild animals frequently "came out",
It outlines an ecological picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Damei Jiangyuan·Kekexili Tibetan Antelope Photo by Fan Shangzhen
once Upon a time,
Qinghai Lake is getting thinner day by day,
Sanjiangyuan’s ecologically fragile lake is shrinking,
The ecological degradation of river dry-up is serious,
Tibetan antelope population faces extinction
...
Photo by Cao Shengyuan, Qinghai Lake
Nowadays, the main protection objects of the Sanjiangyuan District
Have been better protected and repaired,
The quality of the ecological environment has been improved,
The ecological function is consolidated.
Photo by Li Xiaodong in Chumar River
The amount of water conservation is increasing year by year,
The grassland coverage and grass yield are respectively compared with 10 years ago
Increased by 11%, more than 30%.
Photo by Jiao Shengfu
Through ecological measures and engineering measures,
Improved plateau alpine wetlands,
The water conservation capacity of the source of the river,
Improved the ecological conditions of some important wetlands.
Plateau wetland photo by Zhao Shenghong
Qinghai took the lead in implementing the wetland ecological management and protection system,
There are 963 wetland managers and protectors in the Sanjiangyuan area,
The area of wetland managed and protected is 1,926,700 hectares,
Wetland protection and management capabilities have been greatly improved.
Ecological management staff pick up garbage while patrolling. Photo by Li Mei
Healthy wetland environment,
Create a healthy habitat for birds.
Bird species in Qinghai Lake National Nature Reserve,
222 species from 2015
Increased to 225 species in 2020,
The number has increased from 364,600 to 462,000.
Photo courtesy of the Sanjiangyuan Birds Qinghai Sanjiangyuan Ecological Protection and Construction Office
Every winter,
Thousands of birds,
Landing like snow on the lakeside wetland for the winter,
A scene of vitality
...
Whooper swan moved to Qinghai Lake for winter photo by Yang Tao
There are more than 300 Przewalski's gazelle at the end of the last century,
Restored to more than 2,700.
Photo by Vincent Vincent
There were less than 20,000 Tibetan antelopes from the lowest,
Restored to around 70,000.
Photo by Vincent Vincent, Tibetan Antelope
Snow leopard activities have been recorded in six states in the two cities,
Snow leopards are distributed in half of the counties,
It is a province with a large distribution area of snow leopards.
Snow Leopard photo by Cai Zheng
Here is the happiest paradise for wild animals!
Pearl Down Mountain Photo by Lei Qirong
Photo by Feng Ruiqiang, Tibetan Fox
Mountain vulture, photo by Rock Pigeon Vincent
Photo by Vince Vince
Black-necked Crane Photo by Vincent
Photo by Feng Ruiqiang of the Red Fox Family
The mountains and rivers of the plateau are not only magnificent,
It also contains tremendous energy.
Photo by Jiao Shengfu at Tianjun Mountain
As an important strategic resource reserve of the country,
已在这里发现矿产种类134种11种，
储量居全国首位。
戈壁之“景” 刘忠俊 摄
资源丰富的青海一年四季都“电力十足”，
可再生能源电力消纳比重、
太阳能发电量位居全国前列。
绵延数公里的光伏电站黄灵燕 摄
2020年7月，
青海实现连续31天全省全清洁能源供电，
相当于节约标准煤274.41万吨，
减排二氧化碳493.93万吨
……
路与风机 赵凛松 摄
青海，
具有生态、资源、稳定上的重要战略地位；
青海的美，
具有原生态、多样性有不可替代的独特魅力。
盐湖之晨 李军摄
为什么是青海？
相信答案已在你心中浮现。
今天的青海，
怎能不被全世界看到！
作者：何倩楠