As greenway cycling, bird watching on Longquan Mountain, and snow-capped mountains have become new ways for Chengdu citizens and tourists, some novel animals and plants in nature have also aroused the curiosity of more and more people.

On October 20, a popular science book depicting Chengdu's diverse natural ecology - "Chengdu Nature Notes" quietly became popular in the "circle of friends" of Chengdu people. All kinds of animals and plants in Chengdu, as well as some species that are not usually noticed, have a better understanding.

　　Among the authors of the popular science book "Chengdu Nature Notes", there are not only experts and scholars specializing in animal and plant research, but also members of various animal and plant lovers associations, and even many primary and middle school students who usually like to do field observations.

The book is interspersed with more than 200 photographs and exquisite drawings, which are divided into three categories: flowers, birds and insects, including some beetles, silkworms, fireflies, osmanthus, wax plums, green-headed Pochards, etc. Air" introduction.

　　The editor-in-chief of the book, Shen You, Vice Chairman of the Sichuan Youth Federation of Literary and Art Circles Professional Committee and Chairman of the Chengdu Bird Watching Association, said that the publication of the book is mainly due to the extensive development of nature observation activities in Chengdu and the enthusiastic participation of Chengdu people. The source of creation is rooted in the natural ecology of Chengdu and surrounding areas, and it is inseparable from the natural observation activity system constructed by many experts and ordinary citizens.”

　　Book authors include both researchers and students

　　Have you ever experienced such a scene: you meet a wild animal in the wild, you can’t name it, you can only take a photo for help online; when you go camping or hiking in the suburbs, you see some strange animals and plants, and you always feel as if you are in Where have you seen.

At this time, do you feel your own "knowledge desert"?

Therefore, popularizing natural history knowledge has become a relatively new and urgent thing at present.

　　According to the data previously provided by the Chengdu Park Urban Construction Administration: Chengdu now records 4,459 species of plants, accounting for 40.86% of the total number of plants in the province; a total of 530 species of wild birds, accounting for 32.7% of the total number of birds in the country; There are 700 species of terrestrial wild animals, including 29 species of national first-class protected animals; the latest record of insects reaches 6,334 species.

　　"Some people who live in cities go to the wild or rural pastoral fields, and they don't know the grains and some animals and plants, so they will have doubts." Deputy Director of Sichuan Youth Federation of Literary and Art Circles, who wrote the preface for "Chengdu Nature Notes" and served as the general consultant Liu Qiankun, chairman and chairman of the National Museum Committee, said that the book was co-written by a group of authors who like nature, including elementary school students, botanists, and ornithologists. In the mountainous area of ​​​​the mountains, you can know flowers, watch birds, and listen to insects, and its readers are not delimited. Anyone who loves nature and is interested in natural ecology can pay attention.

　　Liu Qiankun said that museums are actually a kind of aesthetics of life, "The majority of young people need to improve their aesthetic quality, and plant the seeds of poetry and distant places in their hearts, so that the hearts of lovers who join the field of museums will become more and more abundant. A positive and friendly attitude towards nature and life." He said that this kind of life aesthetics, from a small perspective, is related to the taste and taste of daily life, and from a large perspective, it is a philosophy of life: love and devotion.

　　Books record both natural ecology and urban changes

　　In "Chengdu Nature Notes", there are many landmark buildings and common animals and plants in Chengdu. There are ginkgo trees in the park, plum blossoms in Sanshenghua Township, and various birds of prey, such as the buteo and white-tailed sea eagles observed on Longquan Mountain and by Qinglong Lake.

In this book, there are not only about the local cuisine and humanistic style of Chengdu, but also some texts that record and observe the changes and natural ecology of the urban area of ​​Chengdu.

　　Among them, the introduction of animals and plants is divided into three categories: flowers, birds, and insects. Flowers introduce 28 kinds of flowers and plants from parks, fields to deep mountains, such as wild winter, magnolia, sweet-scented osmanthus, hibiscus, ginkgo, winter plum, sorrel , Houttuynia cordata, rhododendron, dove tree, bluegrass, etc.; Birds introduced 23 species of waterfowl, forest birds, raptors, such as green-headed pochard, night heron, blackwater chicken, big flamingo, small grebe, mallard , swallows, red-billed acacias, rhododendrons, etc.; 20 species of insects are introduced, including common species and rare specialties, such as swallowtail, hawkmoth, black-banded hoverfly, wasps, silkworms, fireflies, long beetles, cicadas, etc.

The book, which took two years to prepare, is the first nature note book in Chengdu, produced by the Sichuan Youth Federation of Literary and Art Circles Professional Committee.

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　　Why create "Chengdu Nature Notes"

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　　On October 20, in an interview with the West China Metropolis Daily and the cover news reporter, Shen You said that the authors of the book have a common identity - nature lovers, "through their careful observation and description, I can feel various Life is endless in Chengdu, and they can feel their love for nature, the city, and life."

　　Shen You said that as an important way for the parties to observe, learn and record nature, nature notes are a cultural product that combines ecology, literature, science and art. Interest plays an important role.

"When bird watching, flower viewing, insect hunting, listening to the wind, watching mountains, and asking about water are more and more popular and involved, it can actually prove that nature hobbies are cultural," he said.

　　Shen You also shared a story: an author in the book recorded his experience of raising silkworms in elementary school. Later, he not only learned more about the body structure and living habits of silkworms, but also used pictures and texts to describe his own experience. The feeling of raising silkworms was written down.

"For childhood, it is like a key. It is very beneficial to observe the natural ecology, to be close to nature, to approach animals and plants and to understand them."

　　The introductions of many insects and plants in the book are marked in both Chinese and English, and scientific names and classifications are also annotated.

Regarding the content of this part of the professional introduction, Shen You said that after they have sorted out the records of all authors, they will be checked and reviewed by the editorial board. Discuss and check with the author, "This nature note is more of a non-professional perspective of natural observation, including literature and papers, etc. The content can withstand professional verification, and it reflects a relaxed and beneficial perspective. Read wisely."

　　West China Metropolis Daily - Cover reporter Song Xiao Yang Tao