Pinus tabulaeformis, cotinus, maple, cherry, red leaf peach, arborvitae...

　　On the morning of April 3, General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in voluntary tree planting together with the people in the capital. At the tree planting site, he planted many saplings one after another.

　　After working at the central government, Xi Jinping has participated in voluntary tree planting activities in the capital for 17 consecutive years, and a sapling he planted with his own hands is growing vigorously.

Adapt measures to local conditions, ecological tree

　　"I grew up in Beijing, and a lot of my nostalgia is related to trees."

　　In the spring of 2023 at Dongba Central Park in Chaoyang District, Beijing, when recalling the process of participating in tree planting, Xi Jinping mentioned his special feelings for trees. "In the past, courtyards in old Beijing would definitely have locust trees, persimmon trees, or crabapples, pomegranates, jujube trees, etc."

　　Regarding tree planting, Xi Jinping’s requirements have always been clear and pragmatic. He once clearly instructed that tree planting points should be selected in the afforestation plan, and the places where people plant trees should be selected, and no separate arrangements should be made; tree species should be selected according to the actual needs of the plan and the plot, and expensive seedlings should not be used.

　　"In-depth promotion of large-scale land greening operations based on local conditions." Xi Jinping particularly emphasized when participating in voluntary tree planting in the spring of 2019.

　　The Xifu crabapples on the banks of the Yongding River, the maples in the Tuancheng Lake regulating pond, the whitebark pine in Sunhe Village, the red rhizome in Zhangjiawan Town, and the Chinese Sophora japonica in Yongshun Town, including this time the Pinus tabulaeformis and Cotinus japonica, were planted by Xi Jinping himself. Each tree not only embodies the principle of "adapting measures to local conditions", but also takes into account the actual needs of different locations.

　　This time when he came to Lucheng Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing, Xi Jinping once again said that expanding greening means scientifically promoting large-scale land greening, with the right trees in the right place, the right time and the right laws, so that one tree will live and the other will grow.

　　He emphasized that the people across the country have persisted in afforestation, turning barren mountains into beautiful scenery and transforming deserts into oases, and their achievements have attracted worldwide attention. At the same time, it should be noted that the problem of lack of forests and greenery in our country is still prominent, and the role of forests as a "treasure house" is not fully played.

　　"We must plant one crop after another, one generation after another, and continue to thicken our 'green property'."

Trees help people, trees of hope

　　Every plant and tree is the background of beautiful China.

　　Every voluntary tree planting that Xi Jinping participates in is a vivid practical lesson in ecological civilization for the young people who plant trees together.

　　When planting trees, he saw that the children were not skilled in their movements, so he held hands and taught them how to hold a shovel, carry a bucket, and build a cofferdam.

　　Over the years, during exchanges with young people during voluntary tree planting, some of Xi Jinping’s instructions were profound.

　　"When you become parents, you should also let your children and grandchildren continue to plant trees, generation after generation. This is how beautiful China is built."

　　"Children's education is like planting a tree. It must be upright from the beginning, otherwise it will grow crooked."

　　“From an early age, we must actively participate in labor, plant trees, plant green seeds in our hearts, develop a sense of respecting and loving nature, study diligently, exercise, and thrive, develop morally, intellectually, physically, artistically, and physically, and strive to become the pillars of the country. "

　　Planting trees means planting the future. In the season full of vitality, saplings are planted and seeds of hope are planted.

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Source: China News Network

　　｜Producer: Chen Junjun

　　｜Director: Zhang Mingxin

　　｜Chief Planner: Yu Lan

　　｜Planner: Wu Qingcai

　　｜Coordinator: Ma Xueling

　　｜Written by: Yuan Xiuyue

　　｜Proofreading: Kan Feng

　　|Visual: Ni Wenbing

　　｜Produced by the "Xi Yan Dao" studio of China News Network