Current Affairs News 丨 The first domestic inspection after the Fifth Plenary Session of the Central Committee, what did Xi Jinping focus on in Jiangsu

　　After attending the 30th Anniversary Celebration of Pudong Development and Opening-up in Shanghai, General Secretary Xi Jinping went to Jiangsu for investigation.

This is his 13th domestic inspection since this year and the first inspection after the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee.

From Nantong, “the first city in modern China”, to Yangzhou, “the first city on the canal in China”, the general secretary focused on the Yangtze River, the canal, and the South-to-North Water Diversion, planning how to make a great article on “water”.

Five Mountains and Riverside: We must protect and not develop

　　Jiangsu governs the river and the sea, and the Huai River controls the lake. The Yangtze River runs from east to west, and the Grand Canal runs from north to south.

It can be said that "water" is the most distinctive symbol of nature and humanity in Jiangsu.

　　On the afternoon of November 12, Xi Jinping first came to the Binjiang area of ​​Wushan District, Nantong City.

This is the first time he "revisited the old place" after 42 years.

Five mountains such as Huangni Mountain, Ma'an Mountain, Langshan Mountain, Jianshan Mountain, and Junshan Mountain stand along the river, and they are 14 kilometers along the river bank.

Song dynasty poet Wang Anshi once praised the place with "Where to find the immortals in Langyuan, and when will the Lingcha envoys return".

　　△ Wushan Forest Park is the first national forest park in Nantong City.

(Photo by CCTV reporters Wang Zhaoshun and Wang Kan)

　　As an important ecological barrier for the Yangtze River before it flows into the sea, Nantong has banned the demolition of 53 illegal docks in Wushan and along the river, completely closed 2 riverside chemical parks and 396 chemical companies, traced the source of 2,264 sewage outlets into the river, and truly achieved it. Return Jiang Yumin.

△ Comparison of Wushan area before and after renovation (photographed by CCTV reporter Shi Weiming)

　　Going to Wushan again, the general secretary just looked at the environmental improvement here.

He commented that the dirty and poor places in the past have become the green belts of the current park, which is indeed a huge change.

　　More than two months ago, the General Secretary visited the Xuejiawa Ecological Park on the bank of the Yangtze River during an inspection in Maanshan, Anhui.

At that time, he emphasized that it is necessary to increase the awareness of caring for and protecting the Yangtze River, and realize the virtuous circle of "the people protect the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River benefits the people".

△The Wushan Riverside Area has vast rivers (photographed by CCTV reporter Zhong Rui)

　　Since the Symposium on Promoting the Development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt held in Chongqing in January 2016, the general secretary’s concept of “grasping together protection and not engaging in major development” has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The Yangtze River Delta region is the leader of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

At the symposium on the integration of the Yangtze River Delta held not long ago, the general secretary urged the four provinces and cities of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui to "not only take the lead in economic development, but also take the lead in ecological protection and construction."

Three Bays of the Canal: "Cultural Jade Belt" valuable heritage

　　On the afternoon of November 13, Xi Jinping came to Yangzhou in central Jiangsu.

Yangzhou, named after "the state boundary is rich in water and the water rises in waves", is known as "the famous capital of Huaizuo and the best place in the west of Zhuxi".

　　In Yangzhou, the general secretary first inspected the Canal Sanwan Ecological and Cultural Park to understand the environmental improvement and cultural protection, inheritance and utilization along the Grand Canal.

△Sanwan Ecological Center (Photo by CCTV reporter Xu Jingwei and Ma Minjie)

　　The Grand Canal is composed of three parts: the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Sui-Tang Grand Canal, and the East Zhejiang Canal. It is nearly 3,200 kilometers long and is one of the most representative cultural symbols of the Chinese nation.

In 486 BC, King Wu Chai opened Hangou and built Hancheng, which was the beginning of Yangzhou's construction.

The Hangou, which runs through the Huai River and the Yangtze River, is the earliest Grand Canal in China, and it has been more than 2500 years old.

　　△This is a real-life photo of Yangzhou Wenchang Pavilion and Wenhe Waterway during the Republic of China.

Wenchang Pavilion was built in the thirteenth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1585), and the Wenhe waterway is now gone.

(Data map)

　　During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, in order to change the situation of the Yangzhou Chengnan Canal “the river is straight and the water is flowing straight and difficult to store”, people thought of changing the river straight to bend to raise the water level and slow the flow rate.

The river course of more than 100 meters extends to 1.7 kilometers, forming three bays of the canal.

In recent years, the local area has used Sanwan's original canal wetland resources to build more than 3800 acres of ecological and cultural parks.

△Sanwan Scenic Area

　　In February 2017, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during an inspection tour of the Grand Canal Forest Park in Tongzhou, Beijing, that the past should be used for the present, and the historical and cultural resources with the Grand Canal as the core should be deeply explored.

In June of that year, he made important instructions for the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt: The Grand Canal is a precious heritage left to us by our ancestors, and it is a mobile culture that must be protected, inherited, and utilized in a coordinated manner.

　　With the attention of the General Secretary, in February last year, the "Planning Outline for the Protection, Inheritance and Utilization of the Grand Canal Culture" was issued.

The "Outline" takes the protection and inheritance of the excellent traditional culture carried by the Grand Canal as the starting point and foothold to create a brilliant cultural belt, a green ecological belt, and a colorful tourism belt.

The "Outline" emphasizes that the protection, inheritance and utilization of the Grand Canal culture should also adhere to the concept of "comprehensive protection and no development".

△Beijing Tongzhou Grand Canal Forest Park

　　In July last year, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a meeting of the Central Committee for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, and reviewed and approved the "Great Wall, Grand Canal, and Long March National Cultural Park Construction Plan."

According to this plan, the Grand Canal National Cultural Park involves 8 provinces and cities. It is planned to take about 4 years to basically complete the construction by the end of 2023. Among them, the Jiangsu section of the Grand Canal will be completed by the end of 2021 as a key construction area.

△The main project of the China Grand Canal Museum in Sanwan Scenic Area has been completed and has entered the stage of interior decoration.

　　As the province with the longest river course and the richest canal heritage along the Grand Canal, as the origin city of China's Grand Canal and the leading city of the canal heritage, Jiangsu and Yangzhou both undertake the historical mission of reviving the Millennium Grand Canal.

Jiangdu Junction: Source of the Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion

　　Yangzhou is not only known as "China's No. 1 Canal City", there is also a Jiangdu water conservancy hub called the "modern Dujiangyan"-the Yangtze River reaches the north from here, and the Huai River flows from it to the river.

　　The second stop of Xi Jinping's inspection in Yangzhou is the Jiangdu Water Conservancy Project.

Here, he learned about the planning and construction of the East Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and the operation of the Jiangdu Water Conservancy Project.

△Jiangdu Water Conservancy Project (Photo by CCTV reporters Xu Jingwei and Ma Minjie)

　　The Jiangdu Water Conservancy Project is located at the intersection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Xintongyang Canal and the Huaihe River Inflow Channel. It is the source of the east route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

It consists of 4 large-scale electric pumping stations, 12 large and medium-sized sluices, etc. It is currently the largest electric irrigation and drainage project in my country and the largest pumping station hub in Asia.

△ Jiangdu Water Conservancy Project Sand Table (Photo by CCTV reporter Wei Zijun)

△A partial schematic diagram of Jiangdu Water Conservancy Project (photographed by CCTV reporter Peng Hanming)

　　The east route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project draws water from the Yangtze River from the Jiangdu Water Control Project and uses the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and its parallel rivers to transfer water to form a 13-level water transfer line. Finally, the Yangtze River water is sent north to Tianjin and east to the Shandong Peninsula.

　　In December 2013, when the first phase of the East Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was officially opened, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued important instructions to sum up experience, strengthen management, and make persistent efforts to ensure smooth operation of the project and benefit the people.

△Pumping station real-time monitoring of water quality (photographed by CCTV reporter Peng Baihong)

　　The “14th Five-Year Plan” proposal approved by the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee pointed out that it is necessary to strengthen the ecological protection and management of large rivers and important lakes and wetlands, to build the Great Wall, the Grand Canal, the Long March, the Yellow River and other national cultural parks, and to promote the Yangtze River Economic Belt Development, integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, etc.

In the first domestic inspection after the plenary session, General Secretary Xi Jinping paid attention to the big rivers, the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, and the millennium plan for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.