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  Xinhua News Agency reporters Li Yong, Zhang Guilin and Li Song

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited Chongqing twice and made important instructions for the reform and development of Chongqing.

Under the guidance of the General Secretary, Chongqing has accelerated the construction of an open inland highland, a land with beautiful mountains and rivers, striving to promote high-quality development, create a high-quality life, and forge ahead with a new journey of modernization with a new look.

This is a city scene of Chongqing taken from Nanshan Mountain in Nan'an District of Chongqing (taken on April 13, stitched photo by drone).

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Chan

"Happiness comes from struggle"

  Located in the Wuling Mountains, Zhongyi Township, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing City, with high mountains and deep valleys and barren land, was once one of the 18 deeply impoverished townships in Chongqing.

  In April 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Huaxi Village, Zhongyi Township, deep in the mountains, to learn about the poverty alleviation work on the spot.

In the home of Ma Peiqing, a householder who has been lifted out of poverty, the general secretary looked at the barn and entered the kitchen, and asked in detail about his living and income.

In the courtyard dam, the general secretary also sat around with village representatives and grass-roots cadres and talked with each other.

This is Ma Peiqing, a villager in Huaxi Village, Zhongyi Township, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing City, taken on December 31, 2020.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  Later, at the symposium on solving the outstanding problems of "two worries and three guarantees" hosted by Chongqing, General Secretary Xi Jinping issued a call: The poverty alleviation battle has entered a critical stage of decisive victory.

  "The general secretary is particularly concerned about the implementation of 'two no worries and three guarantees', and told us that happiness is achieved through struggle, and the villagers must work hard together and run forward..." Ma Peiqing told reporters that the family used to live in the "chicken nest". Looking for food rations and relying on the sky to eat, not only have they been lifted out of poverty in recent years, but they have also started tourism reception at the door of the house. With a stable income, life is like "sesame blossoms are getting higher and higher".

  For more than three years, local cadres and masses have paid close attention to industrial revitalization, relying on good ecology, vigorously developing rural tourism, Chinese herbal medicine planting, fruit and vegetable economy and other characteristic industries; in order to extend the industrial chain, dig deep into the local tradition of Chinese bee raising and create Chinese bees. The town promotes the integrated development of agriculture, culture and tourism...

This is a citrus planting base in Xinli Town, Zhong County, Chongqing City, taken on May 25 (drone photo).

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  Following the guidance of the general secretary, Chongqing will not leave a single poor household behind on the road to a comprehensive well-off.

By the end of 2020, all 1.906 million rural poor people in the city have been lifted out of poverty, and all 18 poverty-stricken districts and counties have been lifted.

  Chongqing integrates large cities, large rural areas, large mountainous areas and large reservoir areas, and the task of coordinated development is arduous.

During the two visits to Chongqing, General Secretary Xi Jinping set the pulse for the coordinated development of Chongqing's urban and rural areas:

  In January 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during the investigation in Chongqing that it is necessary to promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, promote the simultaneous development of new industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization, strengthen development potential in weak areas, and focus on forming a balanced development structure. , and continuously enhance the integrity of development;

  In April 2019, during his inspection in Chongqing, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that it is necessary to accelerate the promotion of urban-rural integrated development, establish and improve the institutional mechanisms and policy systems for integrated urban-rural development, and promote coordinated regional development.

  In accordance with the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping, Chongqing will continue to consolidate the foundation of revitalization, take active actions and continue to struggle: take the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation achievements and the effective connection of rural revitalization as the starting point, comprehensively enhance the development momentum of poverty alleviation areas; build a "Four Good Rural Roads" 8.7 10,000 kilometers, the penetration rate of rural sanitary toilets will reach 84%; the “shell villages” of the collective economy will be basically eliminated; in 2021, the per capita disposable income of rural residents will increase by 10.6%.

On May 19, villagers in Quanfa Village, Quchi Township, Wushan County, Chongqing City checked the growth of crisp plums.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  Speed ​​up the construction of a coordinated regional development pattern of "one district and two clusters".

The leading role of Chongqing's main metropolitan area has been continuously enhanced. The ecological priority of urban agglomerations in the Three Gorges Reservoir area in northeastern Chongqing has been accelerated, and the pace of green development has been accelerated.

The beautiful picture of urban-rural integration and coordinated regional development is slowly unfolding in Bayu.

"Pay more attention to planning a domain from a global perspective and serving the whole with a domain"

This is the scene of Chongqing Orchard Port area taken on May 24 (drone photo).

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  The whistle sounded, and the China-Myanmar New Corridor (Chongqing-Lincang-Myanmar) international railway train made its debut at the Guoyuan Port National Logistics Hub in Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing.

Relying on this channel, goods from Chongqing and its surrounding areas can enter the Indian Ocean through the combined transport of water, rail and high seas...

  In January 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Orchard Port and urged the port to be well constructed, managed and operated, and to serve the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt with first-class facilities, first-class technology, first-class management and first-class service. , to serve the "Belt and Road" construction well, and to further promote the development of the western region.

  "The general secretary pointed out the direction for us. In recent years, we have focused on building a green and intelligent port, improving multimodal transport, and expanding port functions. Orchard Port has been upgraded from a traditional inland port to a 'transit station' connecting the world in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River." Niu Xiandan, general manager of Chongqing Orchard Port International Logistics Hub Construction and Development Co., Ltd.

  Chongqing is an important strategic fulcrum for the development of the western region and is at the junction of the "Belt and Road" and the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

In April 2019, when General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Chongqing, he asked Chongqing to pay more attention to planning a region from a global perspective, serving the overall situation with one region, and strive to play a supporting role in promoting the development of the western region in the new era and promoting the joint construction of the "Belt and Road". play a leading role in promoting the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

  On the one hand, Chongqing will focus on the expansion of logistics channels, improve the transport capacity of China-Europe trains, expand the radiation scope of the new western land-sea corridor, and solve the international logistics problems in the western region; on the other hand, it will focus on improving the level of open platforms, connect with high-standard international economic and trade rules, and promote China-Singapore interconnection projects, The Chongqing Pilot Free Trade Zone and others have made concerted efforts.

In the past five years, Chongqing's actual utilization of foreign capital has reached 51.7 billion US dollars, and there are 312 Fortune 500 companies in Chongqing.

  General Secretary Xi Jinping has high hopes for Chongqing to adhere to the new development concept and accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his investigation in Chongqing that "the new development concept is the baton and must be resolutely implemented." shared".

This is the operation site of Changan Automobile's Liangjiang Smart Factory, taken in Liangjiang New District, Chongqing on June 16.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  Innovation is the key to enterprise development and market success.

Chongqing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., which General Secretary Xi Jinping once inspected, has always focused on scientific research projects, encouraged leading technology talents to take the lead, and continued to promote scientific and technological breakthroughs around the innovation iteration of semiconductor display technology and the popularization and application of high-end displays, and independent innovation achievements continued to emerge.

  Live up to the heavy trust, struggling to climb.

Chongqing firmly grasps the first driving force of scientific and technological innovation, vigorously implements innovation-driven development actions led by big data intelligence, and promotes new breakthroughs in the construction of "intelligent manufacturing town" and "smart city". The added value of the digital economy accounts for the total regional production. The proportion of value reached 27.2%.

  Under the care and promotion of General Secretary Xi Jinping, since 2020, Chongqing and Sichuan have joined hands to build a twin-city economic circle in Chongqing.

At present, a number of major scientific and technological projects are being jointly implemented to accelerate the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing Science and Technology Innovation Corridor; industrial collaboration is being promoted to jointly build world-class industrial clusters such as new energy, intelligent connected vehicles, and electronic information.

An important growth pole of high-quality development that supports the development of the western region in the new era is accelerating its rise.

This is the construction site of the BOE (Chongqing) Innovation Center project taken on May 2 (drone photo).

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

"Building an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River"

  General Secretary Xi Jinping is concerned about the ecology of the Yangtze River. During his inspection in Chongqing, he pointed out that "protecting the Three Gorges Reservoir area and the mother river of the Yangtze River is related to the long-term development of Chongqing and the overall development of the country." ecological barrier".

This is the view of Qutang Gorge on the Yangtze River taken on April 10 (drone photo).

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  Chongqing is the last pass of the ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Protecting "one river with clear water and green mountains on both sides" is not only an inevitable requirement for Chongqing to assume its "upstream responsibility", but also its own development potential.

  Located in the central urban area of ​​Chongqing and in the Jinyun Mountain National Nature Reserve on the banks of the Jialing River, the lakes are "inlaid" in the mountains with rippling blue waves.

  In the past, the private construction of farmhouses on Jinyun Mountain was prominent, and the protected area was "eroded".

In 2018, Chongqing fully launched the comprehensive environmental improvement and ecological restoration of Jinyun Mountain Reserve.

Illegal buildings have been demolished, tree species have been replanted, and ecological relocation has been implemented. Over the past few years, more than 300,000 square meters of green space have been restored.

After system restoration, the "green lung" function of Jinyun Mountain Reserve has been restored. Respecting and protecting nature have become people's conscious actions.

  General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during his investigation in Chongqing: "We must deeply implement the environmental protection action of 'blue sky, clear water, tranquility, green space, and pastoral fields', build an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, accelerate the appreciation of urban and rural natural capital, and make Chongqing a place with beautiful mountains and rivers." Bearing in mind the earnest teachings of the General Secretary, Chongqing has always placed the systematic protection and restoration of the Yangtze River ecological environment in an overwhelming position, promoting ecological priority and green development, focusing on mountain protection, water control, fishing bans, etc., and accelerating the green transformation of production and lifestyle.

On June 4, tourists visit Jinyun Mountain in Chongqing.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  In recent years, the ecological restoration of abandoned open-pit mines in the Yangtze River Economic Belt in Chongqing has been fully completed, with a treatment area of ​​more than 2,200 hectares; more than 3,400 sewage outlets in the Chongqing section of the Yangtze River, Jialing River, and Wujiang River have been rehabilitated; in 2021, the number of days with good air quality will reach 326; 74 The proportion of excellent water quality in the section included in the national assessment reached 98.6%; the city's forest coverage rate reached 54.5%...

This is Chongqing's Guangyang Island (drone photo) taken on June 5.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao

  Bearing in mind the general secretary's entrustment, this year, Chongqing further proposed to consolidate the effect of "water control", so that more waters can reproduce the beauty of "fish flying and shallow bottom"; improve the construction of "green mountains on both sides of the strait and thousands of miles of forest belt", and strive to build 3.15 million forests in 10 years Mu; develop mountain agriculture and eco-tourism according to local conditions... The charm of a city with mountains and rivers and a beautiful place is even more evident.