the northern frontier—
Vibrant, Prosperous and Stable
In the early morning, there are pines in the depths of the Daxing'an Mountains, and the deer and deer are at ease; in the scorching noon, the Erenhot National Gate stands majestically, and the China-Europe Railway Express passes slowly; at dusk, the Alxa herdsmen are watching the fertile soil; in the evening, the underground mines of Ordos are brightly lit. The intelligent shearer rumbles... In the northern frontier of the motherland, such a thriving picture is presented every day.
Under the leadership of the Party, the people of all ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Gansu Province, which are located in the northern frontier of the motherland, are closely united, forge ahead, and make every effort to protect and build the Great American Frontier.
A more beautiful landscape is being presented in front of the world.
The ecological northern frontier builds a green barrier
In June, in the Wulagai grassland of Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, waist-high green grass swayed in the wind like waves.
In the Haolebao branch of Haragatu Farming Ranch, Li Chengjun, a herdsman in his sixtieth year, looked at the calves grazing in the distance with a smile on his face.
More than 20 years ago, the local grassland was seriously degraded and desertified due to overgrazing, natural disasters and other reasons.
Since then, under the guidance of the local government, Li Chengjun began to plant trees and grass, fence and repair, and at the same time actively change the traditional way of animal husbandry.
"Grass and livestock are balanced and grazing is divided into different areas to reduce the burden on the grasslands. The meat quality of the calves after improved breeding has also been improved, and the income has doubled." Li Chengjun said with a smile.
Over the years, the surrounding herdsmen have also joined the team of increasing green, protecting green and scientific breeding.
Today, the local grassland has become green and has become a famous tourist destination.
Walking into the Daxing'anling forest area of Inner Mongolia, the green mountains and green forests, the birds are chirping.
Since the complete stop of natural forest logging in 2015, Zhou Yizhe, a forestry worker who has cut down trees for more than 30 years, has changed from a lumberjack to a forest ranger, from chopping trees with a saw and axe to planting trees with a shovel and pick. There are more and more wild animals such as bears, roe deer, wild boars, etc. Forest tourism and the under-forest economy are also prosperous.” In 2021, the Inner Mongolia Forest Industry Group where he belongs also established a carbon sink company, which has achieved a total of 2,600 carbon sink transactions. million.
The line of Daxinganling, Yinshan and Helan Mountains is the "ecological backbone" of the northern frontier of the motherland. There are grasslands, forests, sandy land, deserts, rivers, lakes and other ecosystems on both sides.
To build an important ecological security barrier in northern my country and make the landscape of the northern frontier of the motherland more beautiful, we must make greater determination and make more arduous efforts.
Inner Mongolia insists on putting the construction of ecological security barriers and ecological environmental protection in an overwhelming position, coordinating the overall protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, strengthening the hard constraints of "three districts and three lines", and placing more than 50% of the country's land area in the ecological protection red line .
In recent years, the comprehensive vegetation coverage and forest coverage rate of grasslands in Inner Mongolia have achieved "double increase", and desertification and sandification land have achieved "double reduction".
The western section of this "ecological backbone" is the ecological forest area of the Heihe National Reserve Forest in Zhangye, Gansu Province.
"There used to be sand and gravel factories all over the place, with ravines criss-crossing, wind, and sand and gravel running around. Now it's a tree-lined park, so beautiful." Zhangye resident Wang Jianxin said.
In 2017, the rectification of ecological and environmental problems in the Qilian Mountains National Nature Reserve was launched.
In accordance with the historically formed topography and site conditions, Zhangye City adheres to the combination of natural restoration and comprehensive management, and scientifically conducts large-scale land greening.
Up to now, the construction project of the Heihe National Reserve Forest Ecological Forest Area has completed afforestation of 60,000 mu, built 37 water storage ponds and dams, replaced 9.73 million cubic meters of earth, and planted more than 18.9 million seedlings of various kinds. Vivid example.
The fertile northern frontier industry is booming
"Hulong!" In the Harwusu Open-pit Coal Mine in Zhungeer Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, several huge dump trucks traveled between the pits.
As soon as the truck body was lifted, hundreds of tons of raw coal poured down, making a loud noise.
A closer look reveals that there is no one in the cabs of these hill-like dump trucks.
"In 2022, our unmanned marshalling will have a cumulative transportation mileage of 13,865.6 kilometers." Guo Anbin, deputy mine manager of Harwusu Open-pit Coal Mine of National Energy Group Zhuneng Group Co., Ltd., introduced that as of now, Harwusu Open-pit Coal Mine has completed 36 The transformation of the unmanned line control of a truck and the collaborative operation system of multiple engineering auxiliary equipment.
Inner Mongolia, which is located in the northern frontier, keeps up with the new trend of the world's energy technology revolution, extends the industrial chain, improves the comprehensive utilization efficiency of energy resources, accelerates the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system, and strives to do a good job in the article on modern energy economy.
In 2021, Inner Mongolia will transport a total of 580 million tons of coal to other provinces; the external power will be 246.7 billion kWh, accounting for more than 15% of the country's cross-provincial external power.
Traditional industries are constantly being upgraded, and emerging industries are also booming.
Inner Mongolia and northern Gansu are important wind energy resource areas in my country. The wide distribution of wind energy resources and the congenital conditions of vast land and sparse population endow them with unique advantages for developing clean energy.
Rows of wind turbines stand tall in Minqin County, Wuwei, Gansu Province.
"Thanks to the good wind energy conditions in Wuwei, we have built a wind farm with a rated capacity of 400 megawatts." Yang Xiao, head of the wind farm of China Guangdong Nuclear Power Gansu Minqin Second Wind Power Co., Ltd. 5 billion kWh of "green electricity" has been sent out, which is equivalent to saving more than 1 million tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 3 million tons.
At present, the installed capacity and power generation of new energy in Inner Mongolia account for 35% and 20% respectively. It is expected that the power generation of new energy will exceed that of thermal power in 2030.
Inner Mongolia's non-coal industry accounts for nearly 60% of the added value of industries above designated size. Economic development is changing from resource-dependent to innovation-driven, from extensive high-carbon to green and low-carbon, and from decentralized and low-efficiency to intensive and efficient. change.
Opening up the northern frontier to upgrade and expand foreign trade
At the Ganqimaodu Port in Urad Middle Banner, Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia, trucks with electronic license plates flowed endlessly.
The "smart bayonet" system scans the license plate information to transmit the background verification information, and the unmanned bayonet automatically lifts the lever. The customs clearance time of each vehicle is only about 10 seconds.
"In the past, enterprises went through various formalities after the goods were imported. Now, enterprises have completed the inspection in advance, and the 'smart bayonet' can automatically read and check the information of goods and vehicles, realizing vehicle identification, data matching, and barrier lifts. , cargo inspection and release and other coherent automated operations, the customs clearance time is reduced by more than 70%." Shang Guimin, head of Urad Customs, introduced.
Not long ago, the "Tianma" China-Europe freight train loaded with goods left Wuwei South Station in Gansu Province, and was sent to Hamburg, Germany, via Horgos Port.
"The train carries a total of 100 standard containers with a value of nearly 20 million yuan." The relevant person in charge of the Gansu Provincial Department of Commerce introduced that this is the first single-name cross-border e-commerce international freight train issued by Gansu.
Since the first international freight trains opened in 2014, Gansu has successively opened a number of international freight train lines, initially forming a three-dimensional open channel network with four directions and five three-dimensional open channels for China-Europe, Central Asia (Zhongji-Ukraine), South Asia, and international land-sea trade.
Open channels are smooth, and foreign trade is upgraded and expanded.
In recent years, Inner Mongolia has vigorously promoted the transformation of "economic channel" to "channel economy" and "passing economy" to "landing economy", from the processing of goods on the ground to the transformation and value-added, from the simple transfer and distribution of raw materials to the "import-processing-sales of raw materials" "The integrated development model has gradually formed.
Since 2021, Gansu has achieved a total import and export of 30 billion yuan to countries along the “Belt and Road”, accounting for nearly 16 percentage points of the total foreign trade value higher than the national average. Exports were 11.83 billion yuan, maintaining a double-digit growth rate.
The northern frontier is both a frontier and an ethnic area, and it plays an important role in maintaining ethnic unity and frontier tranquility.
The border line of more than 4,000 kilometers is not only distributed with 20 ports open to the outside world, but also people of all ethnic groups who silently guard the border.
76-year-old Nima and her 54-year-old son Hadab and Yishou are 51 years old on an 11-kilometer border in the Badain Jaran Desert in the Alxa Right Banner of the Alxa League, Inner Mongolia.
Today, Nima's family is equipped with more advanced equipment such as "Desert 110" walkie-talkies and patrol motorcycles.
"Compared with my mother, my form of border guarding has changed, but what remains the same is to stick to the border for the motherland. I will keep in mind my mother's original intention of guarding the border and continue to protect the border of the motherland!" Hadab He firmly Say.
"We will thoroughly implement the overall national security concept, resolutely adhere to the bottom line of security development, build a security and stability barrier in the northern frontier of the motherland, and ensure a more stable society and a more peaceful people." Wang Bin, director of the Political Department of the Public Security Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, said.
Our reporter Wu Yong, Zhang Hao, Zhai Qinqi, Zhao Shuaijie