Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has inspected Yunnan twice and made a series of important instructions, requiring Yunnan to "actively serve and integrate into the national development strategy, forge a path of leap-forward development, and strive to become a demonstration area for national unity and progress, an ecological The vanguard of civilization construction, facing the radiating center of South Asia and Southeast Asia, and writing the Yunnan chapter of the Chinese dream,” pointing out the way forward for the development of Yunnan.
Yunnan has always kept in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's entrustment, practiced the new development concept, worked hard and forged ahead, took firm steps for high-quality development, continued to improve the ecological environment, and made people's lives happier.
Let people of all ethnic groups have a good life
In April 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping said in a reply letter to the masses of Dulongjiang Township, Gongshan County: "It is my long-standing wish and the goal of our common struggle to let people of all ethnic groups have a good life."
In April 2014, the Gaoligong Mountain Tunnel on the Dulongjiang Highway was completed, and Dulongjiang Township, the main settlement of the Dulong people in my country, bid farewell to the history of being isolated from the world for half a year every year.
Every family lives in an affordable housing, every household has a new industry, and 85% of the households in the township buy a car.
Planting grass and fruits, raising Dulong chickens, opening farmhouses... The Dulong man and Xiaoyong said, "We have to work harder, and our life will be better in the future!"
Yunnan is the province with the largest number of ethnic minorities in my country. There are 25 ethnic minorities living in the country. The population of ethnic minorities is 15.63 million, accounting for one third of the province.
The great change in Dulongjiang Township is a microcosm of the unity, progress and development of Yunnan's ethnic groups in the past 10 years.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Yunnan has implemented a precise strategy, concentrated its efforts to overcome difficulties, built a large-scale poverty alleviation pattern, and won the tough battle of poverty alleviation. All 9.33 million rural poor people were lifted out of poverty, all 8,502 poor villages were listed, and 88 All poverty-stricken counties have been removed, and 1.5 million people have been relocated, which has historically solved the problem of absolute poverty.
After completing the task of poverty alleviation, Yunnan has made great efforts to promote the effective connection between the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation achievements and rural revitalization.
Imposition photo: The picture above is a scene of Tuoping Village, Pihe Township, Fugong County, Yunnan Province (photographed on November 25, 2016); Taken on June 25, 2010, drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao
Yunnan adheres to the main line of building the consciousness of the community of the Chinese nation, and carries out in-depth demonstration and creation activities of ethnic unity and progress. 11 cities and 84 units have been named as national unity and progress demonstration units, and the bonds of brotherhood and mutual help among all ethnic groups are stronger. .
The production and life of 11 ethnic groups and ethnic minorities with small populations have undergone tremendous changes, achieving "one step across the millennium".
Now, until the people of ethnic and minority ethnic groups are moving towards an open, inclusive and developing new life, many of them have never known what business is in the past, but now they can sell their products to the whole country through e-commerce.
People out of poverty sort vegetables at a vegetable cold chain enterprise in Huize County, Qujing City, Yunnan Province (photo taken on March 3, 2022).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xinbo
Five ethnic minority autonomous prefectures have entered the era of high-speed rail, 100% of administrative villages in ethnic areas have hardened roads, and 4G network broadband is fully covered... Modern lifestyles have entered the majority of ethnic areas.
"We are a family of 25 people from 5 ethnic groups. Four generations of our relatives live in harmony and live happily," said He Wanchun, a 76-year-old Tibetan from Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. There are many families, and everyone has lived a good life that they could not have imagined in the past.”
Fight the three major defense battles of blue sky, clear water and pure land
In January 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection in Yunnan: "To build a stronghold of green water and green mountains is the concept of invaluable assets, and to fight the three major defense battles of blue sky, clear water and pure land."
Bao Mingwei, an elephant doctor in the Wild Elephant Valley in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, takes elephants for wild training (photo taken on July 28, 2022).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
In 2021, a group of wild Asian elephants from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan went all the way north, and finally returned to their original habitat safely under the care of people.
At the beginning of this year, Bao Mingwei, an elephant doctor in the Wild Elephant Valley in Xishuangbanna, found that there were 6 newborn baby elephants in the 4 elephant herds in the Wild Elephant Valley.
By the end of 2021, the wild Asian elephant population in Yunnan is around 360, an increase of more than 60 from 293 in the 2018 survey.
Yunnan is known as "animal kingdom", "plant kingdom", "world garden" and "species gene bank".
Asian elephants are first-class protected wild animals in my country. They are mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, Pu'er, Lincang and other places in Yunnan.
The person in charge of the Yunnan Forestry and Grass Bureau said that the recovery in the number of wild elephants is a vivid example of the construction of ecological civilization and the protection of biodiversity in Yunnan.
Yunnan unswervingly follows the path of ecological priority and green development, and promotes ecological protection and high-quality development to go hand in hand.
Tourists take a small meter-gauge train to Xianghuiqiao Station in Jianshui County, Yunnan Province (photo taken on July 1, 2022, drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao
The sky is bluer.
Yunnan adjusted and optimized the structure of industry, energy, transportation, and land use, fully completed the tasks of remediating "scattered and polluting" enterprises, and eliminating small boilers. Nearly 150,000 yellow-label vehicles were eliminated ahead of schedule. The ratio of days with good air quality in cities where the provincial (city) government is located remain above 98%.
The water is clearer.
"The water quality of Dianchi Lake is getting better and better." This is the feeling of many Kunming citizens.
Compared with 2012, in 2021, Dianchi Lake Caohai, Waihai and Xingyun Lake will all be degraded.
The proportion of excellent water bodies in Yunnan Province has reached 89.6%, an increase of 34.5 percentage points in 10 years.
The water quality of the nine major plateau lakes has been stabilized and improved, and the water quality of the six major water systems at the outbound and outbound sections of the province is 100% up to standard.
The ground is greener.
Yunnan has comprehensively strengthened the prevention and control of soil pollution sources. The safe utilization rate of contaminated farmland and key construction land in the province has reached 90% and 100% respectively, and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has achieved negative growth for four consecutive years.
The province's forest area is 374 million mu, the forest coverage rate is 65.04%, and the forest volume is 2.067 billion cubic meters. All three indicators are in the forefront of the country.
In terms of biodiversity protection, 90% of Yunnan's important ecosystems and 80% of national key protected terrestrial wild animals and plants have been effectively protected...
Tea farmers pick tea in the National Germplasm Big-leaf Tea Tree Resource Garden in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province (photo taken on May 10, 2022).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Jiang Wenyao
Yunnan promotes the green transformation of industry, the green rise of agriculture, and the green upgrade of cultural and tourism industries.
During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the energy consumption per unit of regional GDP decreased by 14.56%, and the carbon emission intensity decreased by 24.72%.
Green energy has become the first pillar industry in Yunnan.
Strive to become a radiation center for South Asia and Southeast Asia
In January 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized during his inspection tour in Yunnan that Yunnan "must actively serve and integrate into the country's major development strategies, promote great development through opening up, and speed up the construction of major international channels for interconnection with neighboring countries."
The first international freight train (front) of the China-Laos Railway full of 30 standard containers in the New Year departs from Kunming to Vientiane, Laos (photo taken on January 1, 2022, drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao
On December 3, 2021, the China-Laos Railway officially opened for operation, building a convenient international logistics channel between China and ASEAN.
As of July 31 this year, 5.45 million passengers and 5.95 million tons of cargo have been sent.
"The total value of various goods we have sent through the China-Laos railway has exceeded 430 million yuan." The person in charge of Yunnan Zhongwei Warehousing and Logistics Co., Ltd. said that the China-Laos railway has large throughput, high efficiency and convenience, and is a "golden channel" for cross-border trade. .
Yunnan takes the lead in opening up to the outside world by building a radiation center for South Asia and Southeast Asia. It actively participates in the construction of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, the China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor and the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor. Depth continues to expand.
China (Yunnan) Pilot Free Trade Zone has formed 46 nationally pioneering institutional innovation achievements, and Kunming City has entrusted Mohan Town, Xishuangbanna Prefecture to jointly build an international port city...
This is a scene of the Yunnan Sanqing Expressway that will open to traffic in 2021 (taken on January 15, 2022, drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Hu Chao
In the past 10 years, Yunnan's railway network of "eight out of provinces and five out of China" has been continuously improved, and the expressway network of "seven out of provinces and five out of China" has basically taken shape. The domestic section of the China-Myanmar International Corridor Expressway is fully connected. The number of navigable cities in Yunnan and South Asia and Southeast Asia ranks first in the country. The China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline is put into operation, and 13 cross-border power interconnection channels have been built. The Lancang-Mekong River "golden waterway" plays a prominent role.
The Fuxing train passes the Lancang River Bridge on the Dabao Section of the Dali-Swiss Railway. The red bridge is the China-Myanmar Oil and Gas Pipeline Bridge, and the Jihong Bridge is below it, presenting a landscape of three bridges crossing the Lancang River (taken on July 22, 2022, drone photo).
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Xinbo
Ruili is the land port with the largest variety of import and export commodities between China and Myanmar.
In 2012, Ruili National Key Development and Opening-up Pilot Zone was listed.
From 2012 to 2020, Ruili's total foreign trade import and export volume increased from US$2.287 billion to US$11.426 billion, with an average annual growth rate of 22.3%.
Building a radiation center and enhancing its own radiation capabilities are the foundation.
In the past 10 years, Yunnan has been striving to promote high-quality leap-forward development, and the province's comprehensive economic strength and infrastructure construction have made significant progress.
From 2012 to 2021, Yunnan's economic aggregate will grow from 1.1 trillion yuan to 2.71 trillion yuan.
Following the direction of General Secretary Xi Jinping, cadres and people of all ethnic groups in Yunnan are working hard and perseveringly, trying to paint a more beautiful and colorful picture on the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.
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