[Three Gorges] From the "scars" on the river bank to the city's business card, Chongqing Yunyang Greenway around the lake dresses up a happy home

　　China News Service, Chongqing, October 2nd: From the "scars" on the river bank to the city's business card, Chongqing Yunyang Greenway around the lake dresses up a happy home

　　China News Service reporter Liu Xianglin

　　"I come to Binjiang Garden twice a day. The air here is fresh, the scenery is beautiful, and there are many fitness facilities. It is very convenient." Hu Song, a Yunyang citizen who was walking on the greenway around the lake by the Yangtze River in the early morning, said that the water is clear and the shore is green. The number of birds, insects and fish has gradually increased. In recent years, it is obvious that the ecology of the river bank is getting better and better.

　　A day of self-cultivation for people in Yunyang, Chongqing starts with a stroll around the greenway around the lake.

On the 33-kilometer greenway around the lake, some people like to run and ride, some take their children for entertainment, and some find three or five friends to sit down and chat... Whether it's the elderly or children, locals or foreign tourists, they can enjoy this for free The happiness of "city in the landscape, people in the park".

But who would have thought that behind such a high-quality riverside greenway that integrates landscaping, leisure sightseeing, fitness and entertainment, there used to be a "scar" on the river bank with garbage everywhere and mosquitoes flying.

　　Chongqing Yunyang County is located in the heart of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area.

In 1999, due to the construction of the Three Gorges Project, Yunyang was relocated along the river.

The Yangtze River and the Pengxi River meet in the new county town of Yunyang, forming a long and narrow riverside area.

In the past ten years, there have been many problems left in the riverside area: gullies and corridors originally planned and reserved in the urban area have been occupied and destroyed to varying degrees; the land along the riverside has been seriously damaged, and the land along the riverside has been seriously damaged, with random piles, random collections, and illegal sandstones. The wharf was repeatedly banned, and the sewage was flowing.

In addition, in the ebb and flow area 30 meters from the river bank, there are many bare rocks and bare soil, serious soil erosion, and prominent geological hidden dangers.

　　"Which one would like to go to the riverside? Garbage is dumped into the river, rotten sheds are erected everywhere, and some people pick manure to grow vegetables. It's not good." The local people complained about this.

At that time, this riverside belt also became a "scar" in the hearts of the local people.

　　In 2014, in response to the remaining problems in the riverside area, Yunyang County decided to implement the comprehensive environmental management project along the river bank in the county seat (referred to as the greenway around the lake).

Governance, repair, exploration, development, roll up your sleeves and work hard.

Yunyang County seized the opportunity of follow-up work in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, comprehensively renovated the environment along the river bank of the county, and focused on building an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

　　In order to get rid of the situation of "Kowloon Water Control" in river management, Yunyang County formulated the "Yunyang County River and Reservoir Joint Inspection and Supervision System", and actively implemented the river chief system.

In 2021 alone, the third-level river chiefs in Yunyang will patrol the river for more than 17,000 times. "River Chief + River Reservoir Sheriff", "River Chief + Prosecutor", "River Chief + Civil River Chief", etc., comprehensively carry out the "Three Discharges" (stealth sewage discharge, straight discharge, random discharge) and "Three Chaos" (sewage disorderly discharge) Disposal, disorderly construction of river courses, and disorderly occupation of shorelines) rectification to increase the "three rates".

　　At the same time, Yunyang County has planted native plants such as bermudagrass, horseshoe tendon, reed bamboo and other native plants within the range of the Yangtze River ebb and flow area, putting green clothes on the bare tidal flats, and beautifying the river banks while consolidating the soil and protecting the banks.

Yunyang has also improved the riverside sewage system. It has successively built 18 flood discharge ditches, 21 interception ditches, and 7 sewage pumping stations. Through interception treatment, sewage and domestic wastes are reduced from the source and discharged into the Yangtze River and Pengxi River.

　　Different from simple environmental remediation, on the basis of restoring the ecosystem of the river bank, Yunyang also combines the construction of the greenway around the lake with the improvement of urban quality, making it a window area and experimental field for accelerating the construction of a "park city benchmark".

　　The reporter strolled along the green road around the lake in Yunyang, and saw picturesque landscapes and green mountains along the two rivers and four banks. The "three roads" of bicycle paths, running paths, and walking paths run through it, and public service facilities such as drinking water, rest areas, and service centers are provided. Dotted.

Citizens in twos and threes take a break and enjoy the quiet town life.

　　Particularly impressive are the eight landscape zones along the greenway, namely Fuxing Park, Moonlight Lawn Park, Binjiang Park, The Bund Park, Sifangjing Park, Bailu Park, Baitujing Park, and Lixin Park. Urban space, natural and cultural space, private and public space.

　　According to reports, in the construction of the greenway around the lake, the local area has not only planned bicycle paths, running paths, and walking paths, but also laid out service facilities such as bicycle stations, direct drinking water systems, fitness equipment, and children's activity venues.

The 33-kilometer greenway around the lake will be divided into 6 attractive zones, including the natural experience area, health and leisure area, Shuangjing style area, ecological vitality area, livable waterfront area, and cultural tourism area, as well as Moonlight Lawn, Riverside Park, Sunshine Beach, Lixin Park, etc. More than 30 leisure nodes are beaded into chains, creating an urban waterfront space where you can enjoy riding, walking, running, sitting, enjoying landscapes, flowers and rocks, and enjoying literature, history, science and art.

　　After 7 years of construction and renovation, on September 28, 2021, the entire greenway around the lake in Yunyang County was completed.

The 33-kilometer greenway around the lake not only enhances the beauty of the landscape, but is also a new cultural business card created by Yunyang.

The relevant person in charge of Yunyang County said that the greenway around the lake has realized the beautiful vision of Yunyang people of "a day's park, a year's park, and a lifetime's park", which has improved the image of Yunyang city, conserved the riverside ecology, and improved the people's living standards. The living environment improves the sense of well-being of residents.

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