"You don’t see, the water of the Yellow River is coming up from the sky, rushing to the sea and never returning." On the map of China, the Yellow River is like a huge "ji", rushing down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, flowing through nine provinces, from Dongying, Shandong. The city flows into the Bohai Sea.

On October 20th, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Yellow River estuary and paid attention to the protection and development of the Yellow River, the "big one".

A plan to protect the Yellow River forever

　　The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation.

As early as the ancient times, the Yellow River Basin was an important home for the ancestors of China to thrive and thrive.

In the history of China's civilization for more than 5,000 years, the Yellow River Basin has been the political, economic, and cultural center of the country for more than 3,000 years.

　　"Jiuqu Yellow River Wanlisha", the Yellow River is also one of the rivers in the world with the highest sediment content, the most difficult governance, and serious water damage.

Historically, the Yellow River broke twice in three years and changed course once in a hundred years.

The Chinese nation has always been fighting against the floods and droughts of the Yellow River.

△The Yellow River originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and flows through the 9 provinces and autonomous regions of Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Shandong in the shape of a "ji", with a total length of 5,464 kilometers.

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　　In 1952, Mao Zedong issued a call to "do the things in the Yellow River well", which opened the prelude to New China's governance of the Yellow River.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping has conducted many inspections and investigations along the Yellow River.

Two years ago, the General Secretary presided over a symposium in Zhengzhou to promote the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin as a major national strategy.

　　Under the personal promotion and promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping, the ecological protection and high-quality development strategy of the Yellow River Basin has been steadily steadily steadily progressing.

"Ecological protection" and "high-quality development" have become two key words.

In October this year, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the "Outline of the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development Plan", which is a programmatic document guiding the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin at present and in the future.

Take great care to protect the mother river

　　Ecological fragility is the biggest problem facing the Yellow River Basin.

Plateau glaciers, grassland meadows, the source of the Three Rivers and Qilian Mountains in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Loess Plateau in the middle reaches, and the Yellow River Delta in the lower reaches are all prone to degradation.

Due to the deep accumulation of environmental pollution, the water quality of the Yellow River Basin is generally worse than the national average.

△The mouth of the Yellow River is located in Kenli District, Dongying City, Shandong Province.

(Photo by CCTV reporter Peng Hanming)

　　General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that “in the management of the Yellow River, the emphasis is on protection and governance”.

In recent years, the general secretary has visited the provinces along the Yellow River, and ecological protection has always been the focus of attention.

　　During an inspection in Qinghai in June this year, the general secretary emphasized that it is necessary to actively promote ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, comprehensively rectify soil erosion, steadily improve water conservation capacity, and promote the intensive and efficient use of water resources.

　　During an inspection in Shaanxi in September, the general secretary came to Gaoxigou Village, a model of ecological governance on the Loess Plateau, and emphasized the need to organically integrate ecological governance with the development of characteristic industries, and create a coordinated development of ecology and economy, and harmonious coexistence between man and nature. the road.

　　This time the general secretary visited Dongying, Shandong, on the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The first stop was still ecological protection.

For more than four months, the general secretary has spanned the three provinces of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and has always emphasized the important principle of adhering to the ecological priority and green development.

　　In recent years, as ecological protection and governance continue to increase, the ecological fragility of the Yellow River Basin has improved overall.

At present, the water and soil conservation rate of the Yellow River Basin has increased from 43% in 1990 to 66%, which has played an important role in ensuring the stability of the Yellow River.

High-quality development creates a happy river

　　The Yellow River Basin is an important economic zone in China. However, compared with the eastern region and the Yangtze River Basin, there is a significant gap in the development of the seven provinces in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River. The income levels of urban and rural residents in the provinces along the Yellow River are also lower than the national average.

　　At the Symposium on Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development of the Yellow River Basin in 2019, the general secretary cited an example: the per capita GDP difference between Yushu Prefecture in Qinghai at the source and Dongying City in Shandong at the mouth of the sea is more than 10 times.

　　To achieve coordinated regional development and move towards common prosperity, the Yellow River Basin urgently needs to be resolved.

　　In this regard, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that all regions along the Yellow River should proceed from reality. We should actively explore rich regions by actively exploring rich regions. Characteristic new path of high-quality development.

△The Yellow River Delta has 270 square kilometers of natural reeds, which is an important "transit station", wintering ground and breeding ground for bird migration in the inland of Northeast Asia and the western Pacific Ocean.

(Photo by CCTV reporters Li Wei and Cheng Cheng)

　　Areas with important ecological functions such as the Sanjiangyuan and Qilian Mountains are mainly to protect the ecology, conserve water sources, and create more ecological products; the Hetao Irrigation District, Fenwei Plain and other major grain production areas should develop modern agriculture and contribute to ensuring national food security; Central cities and other areas with good economic development conditions should be developed intensively to increase the economic and population carrying capacity... The general secretary pointed out the direction for the high-quality development of various regions. The "Outline of the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-quality Development Plan" gave more Specific implementation path.

　　Let the Yellow River become a river of happiness that benefits the people, and the future can be expected.

　　Producer丨Shen Yong, Zhao Xuehua, Gong Xuehui

　　Chief Author丨Huimin Liu

　　Editor in charge丨Yu Zhenyi

　　Vision丨Chen Kuo Zhang Jing

　　Editor丨Liu Chong Yu Mingli