Wu Yan Wang Ruihua Youyi Li Junjie
【Editor's note】
On August 13, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, replied to Li Peisheng and Hu Xiaochun, staff members of the Huangshan Scenic Area in Anhui, fully affirming their dedication and dedication, and suggesting that they will continue to play the role of "good people in China" as role models. High expectations.
During this year's "May 1st" period, the reporter of this newspaper once closely followed and interviewed the "good man of China" Hu Xiaochun's work as a pine keeper, and reported on the title of "The pine keeper on the Yellow Mountain: The pine keeper in Nashan".
On this occasion, let's review the story of Hu Xiaochun and his Shou Song together.
The Keeper of the Pine on Mount Huangshan: Nasong, Nashan
In the evening, bathed in the rays of the setting sun, the welcoming pine looks like it is plated with a layer of gold.
The last wave of tourists who came to the mountain that day, before the downhill cableway was closed, reluctantly took a group photo in front of the welcoming pine, and the exclamations were endless.
As the 19th pine keeper, Hu Xiaochun has long been accustomed to such scenes.
Hu Xiaochun holds a telescope and is checking the condition of the welcoming pine.
Photo by Wang Rui
In 2006, Hu Xiaochun, who returned from the army, took off his military uniform and put on a forest protection uniform, and became a firefighter in the Huangshan Scenic Area.
In 2010, Hu Xiaochun became the apprentice of the 18th pine keeper Xu Dongming and became a pine keeper "substitute".
The following year, 29-year-old Hu Xiaochun took over Master's telescope and magnifying glass, and officially turned to "take over the baton" as the 19th Songshou Song Shou, which lasted 12 years.
In order to strengthen the protection of the welcoming pine, as early as 1981, the Huangshan Scenic Area designated a special person to give 24-hour special "care" to the welcoming pine.
So far, among all the pine keepers, the short term is a few months and the longest is a few years. Although Hu Xiaochun is the youngest, he has the second longest keeping the pine tree.
At the age of 29, Hu Xiaochun officially "taken over the baton" to become the 19th Yingke Songshou Songshou, which lasted for 12 years.
Photo by Wang Rui
Do you feel boring, single, and boring if you guard a tree every day?
"For me, the welcoming pine is not just a tree, it is not a family member, but it is better than a family member. Protecting the welcoming pine is like protecting your family." Hu Xiaochun, who is not good at words, has always regarded the welcoming pine as a grown-up. , in his eyes, the close relationship between him and Yingkesong and Huangshan is "you guard the mountain, I guard you".
More than ten years have passed since I just took over this job.
The mountain is still the same mountain, and the tree is still the same tree, but Hu Xiaochun has stepped into the age of no confusion from the young man at the time.
In the days of keeping the pine, 365 days a year, Hu Xiaochun has 300 days to check in before the welcoming pine: in addition to observing the bark, shoots, branches and crowns, the daily inspection is so fine that even the pine needles are not spared.
Hu Xiaochun's diary on duty.
Photo by Wang Ruihua
"No change is the best change."
This may sound a bit tongue-in-cheek, but Hu Xiaochun's understanding is that as long as there is no abnormality, it means that there is no guarding in vain, and the welcoming pine is growing well, which is the best feedback for himself.
From the unfamiliar to the familiar, Hu Xiaochun spent 12 years in the pine forest. Every day, he made a 2-hour inspection on duty, which was his daily work. Over time, he also made himself half a forestry expert.
When should we pay attention to the growth of the tip?
How to deal with windy weather?
How to make sure the soil doesn't run off after a heavy rain?
What aspects of monitoring need to be strengthened when the seasons change... For these, Hu Xiaochun has already memorized them by heart, and he speaks them well.
Hu Xiaochun was introducing the recent situation of the Welcome Pine to reporters.
Photo by Wu Yan
"I'm a monkey, and I was born with an indissoluble bond with the mountain." Hu Xiaochun always joked about this job whenever he talked about it.
Be content with loneliness, but not just be content with loneliness.
A person, a tree, a mountain.
"In the beginning, I did have the idea of changing jobs, and even thought of going out to work." Hu Xiaochun admitted that there are many people during the day, and the night is so quiet that only the sound of the wind blowing the grass can be heard, and the sense of loss is relatively large.
Fortunately, he had been a soldier and had dealt with loneliness and loneliness in the mountains, which made his fluctuating mood calm down.
Now, looking back and thinking about it, and insisting on staying, Hu Xiaochun has not regretted it, "After all, seeing parents and children every month is more worthwhile than anything else. Guarding the welcome pine is guarding the greenery. The water is green and the mountains are gold and silver." Even if he was resting at home, Hu Xiaochun cared about this tree and would unconsciously turn on the monitoring system on his mobile phone to see the real-time situation.
Hu Xiaochun is looking at the pine.
Photo by Wang Rui
Because of this job, Hu Xiaochun won the title of "National Tourism System Model Worker" in 2016 and the "National May 1st Labor Medal" in 2019; in November 2020, he was named "National Model Worker".
In the eyes of tourists, Hu Xiaochun is the guardian of the pine trees; in the eyes of his daughter, Hu Xiaochun is the "king of the mountain".
Coincidentally, his daughter was born in the second month of his becoming a pine keeper. Since then, he has had more concerns and sustenance.
Plants will sprout and children will grow up.
Right now, it is the time when the buds of the welcome pine winter are growing, and after a while, the pine flowers will bloom.
As far as Hu Xiaochun is concerned, welcoming guests is like Tsai Qin's singing: I read you a thousand times without getting tired. Reading you feels like spring.
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