From October 10 to 13, 2023, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, inspected Jiangxi. This is the afternoon of the 10th. When Xi Jinping was inspecting the Jiujiang City section of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park, he walked along the river embankment in the rain to inspect the coastal scenery. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
March, Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Climbing up to the Pipa Pavilion, you can see from a distance the vast mist of the Yangtze River, the constant traffic of ships on the waterway, and the lush green coastline.
Jiujiang is the intersection of the thousands-mile Yangtze River, the thousands-mile Beijing-Kowloon and the hundreds-mile Po Lake. It has 152 kilometers of Yangtze River coastline and is an important node city in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
On the afternoon of October 10, 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Jiujiang for inspection and investigation to learn about the construction of the local Yangtze River National Cultural Park, the ecological restoration of the Yangtze River coastline, and the transformation and upgrading of petrochemical enterprises.
"We must proceed from a community of life in which man and nature coexist harmoniously, focus on the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, and protect the Yangtze River." General Secretary Xi Jinping earnestly enjoined as he climbed up to the Pipa Pavilion to overlook the Yangtze River, and walked along the river embankment in the rain to inspect the scenery along the coast.
Keep your instructions in mind and move forward. Jiujiang takes building the "most beautiful coastline" of the Yangtze River as the starting point, further builds an ecological barrier, promotes digital and intelligent industrial transformation and green transformation, relies on the Yangtze River's golden waterway to develop its port economy, and strives to promote the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt with high-level protection .
Ecological restoration, protecting a river of clear water flowing eastward
Looking along the Yangtze River Embankment in Jiujiang City, thousands of meters of slope protection form a spectacular barrier, quietly "lying" on the bank of the Yangtze River.
"The emergency management project for bank collapse in the Jiangxi section of the Yangtze River mainstream is one of the country's 150 major water conservancy projects. What we are seeing now is a slope protection project on the water, and a foot protection project underwater. The entire project uses materials with strong impact resistance and environmental protection. New technologies and new materials." Ye Lingzhi, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Jiujiang Municipal Water Conservancy Bureau, said that the Jiangxi section of the main stream of the Yangtze River has narrow beaches and fast currents, serious water and soil erosion on the bank slopes, and dangers of bank collapse occur from time to time. "This project can prevent and control water and soil erosion on the bank slopes. , effectively guaranteeing the flood control safety, waterway safety and water supply safety in the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River."
Aerial photography of the Jiujiang City section of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park. Photo by People.com reporter Shi Yu
It is not enough for the embankment to have "armor", the water quality must also be guaranteed.
On March 5, facing the drizzle, monitoring personnel from the Jiujiang Ecological Environment Monitoring Center took a boat to 22 monitoring sections including the Lianggong Dyke in the Jiujiang section of the main stream of the Yangtze River to conduct surface water sampling.
"We have been conducting monthly sampling and monitoring for more than ten years," said Zhang Linhua, deputy leader of the psychological (on-site emergency) team of Jiujiang Ecological Environment Monitoring Center.
One end of the sewage outlet into the river is connected to the river, and the other end is connected to the land pollution source. It is the last "gate" for pollutants to enter the river. There are 857 sewage outfalls into the Yangtze River in the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River. Only by "tightening" these sewage outfalls can the clear water flow be protected.
"We carry out investigation, traceability, classification and filing of the source along the Yangtze River and the mouth of Ganjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, within two kilometers, and implement systematic treatment. Chemical companies within one kilometer along the river are relocated and changed to solve the problem of 'chemical encirclement of the river'." Zhang Nan, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of Jiujiang Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau, said.
At the same time, Jiujiang actively carried out special operations such as "banning and retiring fishing", "shoreline cleanup" and "cracking down on illegal sand mining". Thanks to a series of heavy-handed rectification measures, all kinds of chaos that damaged the ecological environment of the Yangtze River have been effectively curbed. As of the end of 2023, 10 sections of the Jiujiang section of the main stream of the Yangtze River have maintained Class II water quality for six consecutive years, and the excellent rate of sections in the national water environment examination is 93.8%.
There is "armor" inside the shoreline, the water quality is guaranteed, and the shoreline appears "poetic" on the outside.
Miao Huili, a Jiujiang citizen who grew up on the bank of the Yangtze River, is used to taking a walk by the river after dinner. "In the past, the riverside trails were blocked by gates, and the light was not good at night, making it inconvenient to walk." Now, Jiujiang is determined to free up the coastline, make it beautiful, and promote the production coastline to become an ecological coastline and a landscape coastline. , the life coastline has been transformed, and the river has been returned to the people.
In April 2022, the Jiujiang City section of the Yangtze River National Cultural Park started construction. "With the Pipa Pavilion written by Bai Juyi as the main body, it is connected with ancient buildings such as Suojiang Tower and Xunyang Tower to create a cultural park with both natural ecology and humanistic atmosphere." Shi Quan, deputy director of the Jiujiang Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau, said that at present, the Yangtze River National The first and second phases of the Jiujiang City section of the cultural park have been completed and opened, and it has become a check-in place for new "Internet celebrities".
"The changes have been great. There are riverside greenways, cultural bookstores, and recreational facilities. My children and I like to come here," Miao Huili said.
Green transformation, accelerating the pace of digital and intelligent development
For about ten minutes driving east from Pipa Pavilion, the reporter came to Sinopec Jiujiang Branch (hereinafter referred to as "Jiujiang Petrochemical") located on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
As soon as a ship berths, Mi Pengtao, director of the Environmental Protection Office of Jiujiang Petrochemical Safety and Environmental Protection Department, and his colleagues operate infrared imaging detectors to detect whether there is oil and gas leakage.
"The wharf is the last gateway into the river, which is very critical." Mi Pengtao said that the oil and gas recovery system on the ship can collect the volatile oil and gas that escapes and volatilizes during the unloading process through pipelines, with a recovery rate of more than 95%.
When you walk into the Jiujiang Petrochemical Production Plant, you will see everything is clean and tidy.
"What comes out of these chimneys is not pollutants, but water vapor that has been processed by flue gas desulfurization and denitrification devices." Mi Pengtao said proudly, pointing to the huge equipment in front of him.
In the sewage observation pool, the treated oil refining sewage turned into a pool of clear water, with the "water quality supervisor" koi swimming freely. On the electronic screen beside the pool, the real-time monitoring data is compared with the national standard data, and the water quality situation is clear at a glance.
More than ten years ago, on windy days, the factory area and its surroundings were filled with a pungent smell. Coupled with the backward production technology, single product, high energy consumption and other reasons, Jiujiang Petrochemical once faced the situation of shutting down and converting.
Transformation is the only way out. "Since 2014, Jiujiang Petrochemical has regarded pollution reduction, carbon reduction and green transformation as the way to sustainable development of the enterprise, and has slowly reversed its decline with science and technology as the guide." Xie Daoxiong, representative and party secretary of Sinopec Jiujiang Branch, said, Jiujiang Petrochemical The "Petrochemical Smart Factory Pilot Demonstration" project was included in the list of smart manufacturing pilot demonstration projects of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2015.
"Intelligentization is the only way to transform and upgrade traditional industries." Xie Daoxiong said that "not letting a drop of oil and excessive sewage be discharged into the Yangtze River" is Jiujiang Petrochemical's solemn commitment. The company will coordinate the conservation, intensive and efficient use of resources to create a green low-income city. Carbon development benchmark.
Jiujiang regards digitalization and intelligence as the main direction to support the technological transformation and expansion of enterprises, deeply implements the "Thousands of Enterprises Technical Transformation" transformation action, accelerates the construction of intelligent manufacturing units, intelligent production lines, intelligent workshops and intelligent factories, and implements major technological reforms in five years. More than 1,400 projects have been modified. Up to now, the city has established 2 national-level green parks and 26 national-level green factories.
The "capsule" warehouse located at the public terminal of Jiujiang Port's Chihu operating area in Chaisang District, Jiujiang is the second new smart bulk cargo terminal in the country and the first in Jiangxi. Photo by Zhu Haipeng, People's Daily Online
Connect rivers and seas to build a high-level opening-up pattern
On March 22, at the Hongguang International Port Terminal in Pengze County, Jiujiang, six containers loaded with 12.7 tons of nitrile gloves worth US$354,900 were successfully cleared under the supervision of Jiujiang Customs, a subsidiary of Nanchang Customs, and arrived by river ship. Changing ships to go to sea at Yangshan Port in Shanghai.
"In November last year, Jiujiang Port expanded its opening of Ruichang Port Area and Pengze Port Area and passed the national acceptance. On February 28 this year, Shanghai-Xun Express directly docked at the Hongguang International Port Terminal in Pengze Port Area to load foreign trade export boxes." Peng Qian, chief of the Port Management Section of the Jiujiang Port and Shipping Administration, said that since then, Jiujiang Port has added a new foreign trade route.
"Compared with hauling goods to Chengxi Port, Hongguang International Port, which is less than 10 minutes' drive from the company, is more cost-effective." said Zhang Lining, international logistics business manager of Jiangxi Yingke Medical Co., Ltd.
With the expansion and opening of Jiujiang Port, there is an urgent need for rapid movement of goods between port areas. The Jiangxi Provincial Department of Commerce and Nanchang Customs have actively collaborated to promote the Jiangxi International Trade "Single Window" platform to launch the "Smart Linkage Logistics Data Collection Function" in November last year. Information interconnection between commerce, customs, terminals and enterprises can be realized through the APP. Interoperability and mutual recognition promote efficient linkage of various operating links and improve the company's shipping efficiency. ()
To the east, it runs stably to Shanghai with "daily flights"; to the west, it sails to Sichuan and Chongqing for scheduled liner services, and launches China-Europe-Asia freight trains and China-Laos international freight trains... "Since this year, Jiujiang Port has deepened cooperation with ports along the river, new With the addition of Jiujiang-Yunnan Shuifu and Jiujiang-Anhui Bengbu routes, the number of direct container liner routes in Jiujiang Port has increased to 16, and the number of rail-water combined transport stations inside and outside the province has reached 27," Peng Qian said.
This year's work report of the Jiujiang Municipal Government proposes to promote the construction of a port-type national logistics hub; improve the functions of open platforms such as comprehensive bonded areas and cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot areas, complete the construction of designated supervision sites for imported fruits; make good use of riverside, chemical industry parks, etc. Advantageous resources, actively undertake industrial gradient transfer...
Jiujiang is taking advantage of its geographical advantages as a "city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River" to connect the east and west, connect the north and the south, and connect the river and the sea, allowing the golden waterway of the Yangtze River to continue to release "golden benefits." (People's Daily Online reporter Shuai Jun Shiyu)