The lake is shining and white clouds are leisurely. Flying birds flash across the vast grassland. Groups of Tibetan wild donkeys and Tibetan antelopes are leisurely foraging for food in the distance, or chasing and playing.
On the afternoon of June 8th, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Qinghai Lake Fairy Bay, also known as "Lam Beach", to observe the effectiveness of Qinghai Lake's comprehensive environmental management and biodiversity conservation.
Stopping on the wooden plank road built along the Qinghai Lake, the general secretary pointed out that I had visited the Sanjiangyuan and Qilian Mountains before. This time I came to see Qinghai Lake specifically, and sincerely urged: "We must build Qinghai’s ecological civilization and ecological resources. Protect well, implement the national ecological strategy, and build national parks."
Qinghai Lake, the largest saltwater lake in China, the source of the three rivers of the "China Water Tower" of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang Rivers, and the great beauty of Qinghai in the Qilian Mountains, the ecological status is important and special. It is not only a treasure house of rich ecological resources, but also an important one. Ecological security barrier.
In March 2016, the General Secretary participated in the deliberations of the Qinghai delegation at the Fourth Session of the Twelfth National People’s Congress and pointed out that it is necessary to do a good job in the pilot project of China’s Three Rivers National Park, and coordinate the promotion of ecological projects, energy conservation and emission reduction, environmental improvement, and beautiful urban and rural construction. Build a strong national ecological security barrier and make Qinghai a beautiful business card for a beautiful China.
Also in this year, the Sanjiangyuan National Park was launched as my country's first national park system pilot, and regional ecological protection was upgraded from the original emergency protection to the normal and continuous protection.
In August of the same year, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Xining City, Qinghai Province.
At the Provincial Ecological Environment Monitoring Center, the general secretary combined with multimedia presentations to listen to the overall situation of the province's ecological civilization construction and the introduction of the pilot work of ecological protection and national park system in the Sanjiangyuan area.
During the inspection, the general secretary further emphasized the need to do a good job in the pilot project of the Sanjiangyuan National Park system.
After five years, when the Qinghai delegation participated in the deliberations of the Qinghai delegation at the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress, the General Secretary made clear requirements for Qinghai to take the lead in establishing a natural reserve system with national parks as the main body, so that green waters and mountains will last forever. Become the advantage and pride of Qinghai, benefit the people and the descendants of the quilt.
National parks protect the country's most elite, most precious, and core natural ecological resources, and are the places with the richest biodiversity.
The establishment of a national park system is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee from the strategic perspective of achieving the sustainable development of the Chinese nation. It is a major institutional innovation that has overall commanding and iconic features for ecological civilization and the construction of a beautiful China.
Now, the three river source and Qilian Mountains (Qinghai area) national park system pilot projects have successfully passed the evaluation and acceptance.
In early May of this year, the "Qinghai Lake National Park Master Plan" also passed the authoritative demonstration by national experts.
Qinghai is forming a new system of nature reserves with national parks as the main body, nature reserves as the foundation, and natural parks as the supplement.
This time, the general secretary came to Qinghai Lake to observe the effectiveness of comprehensive environmental management and biodiversity protection. It can be said to be an "acceptance" for Qinghai to build a national ecological security barrier, and it is also an encouragement.
In June of Qinghai Lake, flocks of waterbirds swim on the water surface, screaming, and thousands of tail fish swim upstream under the turbulent water of Qinghai Lake’s replenishment river. They lay eggs while swimming, forming a "half river". The migratory spectacle of Huang Fish in Qingshui Half River Fish.
In recent years, the naked carp resources of Qinghai Lake have been on the verge of exhaustion to the "Yuxiang shallow bottom", from the endangerment of the flagship species Przewalski's gazelle to the continuous expansion of the population, and the continued shrinking of the area is worried that it will become the second Lop Nur, and the water level will continue to rise. The Great Lake "Return of the King"... "Plateau Sapphire" Qinghai Lake is showing the beautiful natural beauty, the surrounding ecological environment continues to improve, and the biodiversity is becoming more and more abundant.
"Qinghai's greatest value lies in ecology, the greatest responsibility lies in ecology, and the greatest potential lies in ecology." Nowadays, high-quality development is the theme of my country's economic and social development during the 14th Five-Year Plan and beyond, and the ecological environment is a better life. The prerequisite and foundation of the company are also the bottom line and support for high-quality development.
"Qinghai bears great responsibility for national ecological security and the sustainable development of the nation. It must undertake the major mission of maintaining ecological security, protecting the source of the Three Rivers, and protecting the'Chinese Water Tower', and is responsible to the country, the nation, and future generations." His exhortation focuses on the happiness of the people, as well as the sustainable development and great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.