China News Service, Xining, October 18th, title: Tashi Dangzhi, a herdsman in Mengqi, Qinghai, and his "sideline": 15 years, only this green
Author Sun Lili Zhang Tianfu
In late autumn, the vast river meander grassland, blue sky and white clouds, and dark yellow pasture.
Henan Mongolian Autonomous County, where Hequ Grassland is located, is the only Mongolian autonomous county in Qinghai Province, with an average altitude of 3,600 meters.
Henan County is also a pure animal husbandry county. The county has about 9.13 million mu of usable grassland and is the largest organic animal husbandry production base in the country.
When he first met Tashi Dangzhi, he was busy picking up drink bottles, broken glass and packaging bags scattered in the grass in Henan Mongolian Autonomous County with a dozen herdsmen.
The grass grows so dense that some garbage can be dug out by lying on the ground. Seeing that there is no more garbage in front of him, Tashi sits on the grass and chats with the reporter.
Although he was a little shy, there was a kind of tenacity and brightness in his eyes.
The picture shows Tashi Dangzhi and his companions picking up rubbish.
Photo courtesy of Sun Lili
When I shook hands with him, I could feel that the thick palms were full of calluses that had been worn over the years, and I couldn't help feeling it.
The village where Tashi Dangzhi lives is located in Duosong Township, Henan County, 63 kilometers away from the county seat, and across the Yellow River from Maqu County in Gansu Province in the south.
The wide and tidy roads and solar street lights lined up in the local area make people sigh at the rapid changes.
53-year-old Tashi Dangzhi is a typical Mongolian man. Although he is over 500 years old, he is strong.
When talking about the reason why he picked up garbage, he started from a horse race 15 years ago.
"That year, after the horse race in the village was over, I saw that the grassland was full of rubbish. When the wind blew, the rubbish was blown everywhere, and I felt very uncomfortable. Then I came up with the idea of picking up rubbish. I picked up more than 60 bags of garbage." He told reporters that he felt a sense of accomplishment after seeing the racetrack clean as ever after picking up garbage.
Since then, picking up garbage has become his unreceivable "sideline".
The picture shows Tashi Dangzhi wading in the water to pick up garbage.
(Data map) Photo courtesy of Sun Lili
Picking up trash is easier said than done.
"You pick up trash everywhere from morning to night, don't tell other people's jokes, we are also worried about your body." At first, in the face of opposition from family members, even "disgusting", Tashi smiled wisely, without any explanation, just bowed his head silently Bend over to pick up trash.
"Sometimes I think about not picking it up and going home to help my children take care of the family. But once I saw a young guy pick up the garbage on the road and stuff it into his jacket. I was very moved by this scene. It also gave me the determination to persevere." Tashi Dangzhi said.
In this way, under his insistence, many people began to support and encourage him, and more and more villagers joined his team—not only young people, but also old people and children. Everyone was active on the grasslands, river banks, and along the roads. Picking up trash has also become a beautiful scene on the grassland.
The picture shows Tashi Dangzhi wading in the water to pick up garbage.
(Data map) Photo courtesy of Sun Lili
"At the beginning of participating, it was entirely out of admiration for Tashi's wisdom. But after 4 years of persistence, I gradually developed a sense of responsibility. I want to leave the beautiful grassland here to future generations." The 64-year-old The old man Jiarou pulled out a lot of photos from his mobile phone and proudly showed them to reporters.
Tashi Dangzhi and his ancestors have lived in the Hequ grassland for generations. They play in tents, play in the herds, and grow up on horseback. They have a deep relationship with the grassland.
This piece of land is where they grew up, and they take this piece of land very seriously. Everyone guards this piece of "prairie green" together regardless of you or me, regardless of remuneration.
"Grassland is the rice bowl of our herdsmen. If the pasture is destroyed, the cattle and sheep will not be able to survive, and there will be no golden mountains and silver mountains." In the chat with Zhaxi Dangzhi, he said, "Lucid waters and lush mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains. "The simple truth.
Relying on the grasslands and protecting the grasslands is a valuable experience summed up by the herdsmen in Henan County in their nomadic life, and it is also a belief deeply rooted in their hearts.
In 2020, Henan County will continue to promote the construction of the New Era Civilization Practice Center and set up a New Era Civilization Practice Center in Duosong Township. .
However, Tashi, who "can't take time", became the captain of Zhi, and he started another "side business" - the old school.
In the school for the elderly, Tashi Dangzhi organized the elderly who were willing to learn, learned new knowledge together in their spare time, and carried out volunteer service activities together.
"We take advantage of the middle-aged and elderly people of this new wind volunteer service team to let them participate in our daily policy advocacy, environmental remediation, conflict mediation and other work. Play the role of becoming a weathered person." said Tang Jiang, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Duosong Township, Henan County.
The green waters meander away, and the green mountains open towards each other.
From one person to a group of people, from "growing green around" to "growing green in the heart", Tashi Dangzhi used his simple actions to influence and drive more and more people around him. After 15 years of guardianship, it was only green.
Tashi Dangzhi sat on the meadow, gently stroking the grass beside him, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
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