Chongqing, 4 April (Zhongxinnet) -- Visiting the largest Jiangxin Island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River: Spring is in full swing, and it is time to set foot on the Yangtze River

Written by Liang Qinqing

"Wow! I didn't expect this small island in the Yangtze River to have such a large lawn, and the children were very happy to be in close contact with nature. Recently, American William, who works as a foreign teacher in a kindergarten in Chongqing, came to Guangyang Island, the largest Jiangxin island in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, to lead children to carry out spring outings.

The ecology is better

American foreign teacher William led the children to carry out spring outing. Photo by Liang Qinqing

In the past few days, Chongqing City has been full of spring, and reporters have come to Guangyang Island to feel the ecological changes. Viewed from the air, Guangyang Island lies on its back between Tongluo Mountain and Mingyue Mountain, containing the blue water of a river and the green mountains on both sides, full of the unique charm of Chongqing Mountain and Water. Walking on the island, the mountains in the distance, the lake in the near distance, every grass and tree is a scenery.

A few years ago, Guangyang Island was not like this. Many years ago, large-scale engineering development on the island caused different degrees of damage to the landscape, forest, lake and grass. At that time, a large number of slopes and cliffs on the island were exposed, the primary forest was severely degraded due to excessive logging, and the original paddy fields and terraces were artificially transformed into dry fields, and the texture of the farmland was damaged.

Under the guidance of teachers, elementary school students carried out research activities on Guangyang Island. Photo by Liang Qinqing

In 2017, Chongqing suspended the "large-scale development" of Guangyang Island, and systematically carried out natural restoration and ecological restoration in the planning of "Chongqing Ecological Island". The island carries out natural restoration and ecological restoration through six major measures of "mountain protection, water management, forestry, land thinning, clear lake, and abundant grass", protects biodiversity, and strives to achieve green mountains, water shows, beautiful forests, good fields, clean lakes and green grass.

"This is the first time I have been on Guangyang Island in nearly 6 years of working in Chongqing, and the environment here is so good that I was completely unexpected." William told the reporter of China News Network that people who want to go to the island can only change sightseeing buses at the Guangyang Island transfer station or walk into the island, and under normal circumstances, cars cannot drive on the island, which fully protects the original natural environment of the island. He praised the island's approach.

Children roam and run in the wind on the lawn of Guangyang Island. Photo by Liang Qinqing

In ecological restoration, Guangyang Island integrates ecology, life and production, so that the whole island has rural elements, forms and atmosphere. The peak terraces on the island have now restored about 26 acres of lake and pond water system, restored about 110 acres of farmland, and will rotate more than 50 kinds of melons, fruits and vegetables, grain and oil crops, forming a terraced terraced and fragrant rice blossom ecological pastoral scenery of Bayu countryside.

The reporter saw in the terraces that hundreds of students from Tiantaigang Sunac Primary School in Chongqing's Nan'an District were carrying out research activities under the guidance of teachers. Teacher Chen, the homeroom teacher of the second class of the fifth grade of the school, introduced that Guangyang Island, as a Jiangxin Island, has a unique ecosystem, and students can simulate the ecological environment on the island and cultivate the awareness of caring for and protecting the environment. At the same time, students can learn how to maintain plants and lead them to participate in vegetation conservation actions.

Life is more beautiful

Hiroyang Island in spring attracts many tourists to camp here. Photo by Liang Qinqing

Guangyang Island in spring has become a place where tourists rush to check in. The reporter saw in Yanziping, Guangyang Island, that many citizens set up camping tents, gathered with their families and friends here, and enjoyed a leisurely life; The children had fun on the lawn and running in the wind.

At noon, tourist Wang Tao brought his lover to the island to fly kites. He said that the island is a good place to fly kites, and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery on the banks of the Yangtze River while flying kites. There are many Internet celebrity attractions in Chongqing, but there are not many attractions that are integrated with nature like Guangyang Island, which is very suitable for parent-child travel and company team building, and the next time I go to the island I want to experience the feeling of camping, "I really regret that I didn't come to play earlier."

In the pasture area of Guangyang Island, children feed horses. Photo by Liang Qinqing

In the inn for tourists to rest on the island, Luo Wenqiang, who has just arrived on the island, is tasting food with his wife. A native of Chongqing, he recalls that the last time he came to Guangyang Island was a junior high school, more than 20 years ago, when there was a sports training base on the island, where he studied for a while. "Guangyang Island witnessed my youth." For Luo Wenqiang, Guangyang Island used to be an ordinary village, but now the ecological environment on the island is much better, and the planning is also very scientific, "it is no longer the island I remembered as a child."

Tourists sit around tables with their families on Guangyang Island and have a good time playing cards. Photo by Liang Qinqing

"Two articles, fifty thousand..." A sound of mahjong rubbing came, and the family of six tourists Ms. Dong went to the island to set foot on the island, and the family sat around the table, and had a card addiction. Families and friends get together to play mahjong and relax is our regular move. She said that there is no commercial atmosphere on the island, there are mountains and waters, so comfortable, "When the pink and chaotic grass and flowers on the island bloom in the autumn, I will come back with my family to 'check in'." (End)