Eco-tourism is booming, people's lives "fish every year"

In recent years, Chagan Lake Scenic Area has adhered to the scientific method of ecological protection, planned ecological tourism from the perspective of development, project construction, festival preparation, scenic spot management, fishery development and other work go hand in hand, the water is clearer, the mountains are greener, the fish are fatter, the birds are more, the masses' pockets are more drummed, and the "golden signboard" of Chagan Lake is getting brighter and brighter.

"Fish every year" changes from blessing to reality

"At the same time of scientific fishing, Chagan Lake increased and stocked in the spring and autumn, and now there are more and more fish, in 2021 we have caught more than 8 million kilograms of fish, large and fat, more than 40 kilograms of large ones." Speaking of harvest, Zhang Wen, the leader of the winter fishing operation, "fishing head", is full of happiness in his words.

Fish can be caught every year, not only relying on scientific fishing, but also benefiting from the effectiveness of water treatment in Chagan Lake. "In the past three years, Chagan Lake has carried out the adjustment of the surrounding planting structure, accumulatively returning forests and grasslands to more than 122,500 mu; building a 6.7-kilometer drainage canal from Chagan Lake to Kulibao, connecting the Songhua River, Chagan Lake and Nenjiang River through Kulipao to realize the exchange of water bodies in Songhua River, Chagan Lake and Nenjiang River, and improving the water quality of Chagan Lake; implementing the project of 'raising fish with water' and 'purifying water with fish', improving water quality through the transformation of fish, and releasing 10 million white carp, grass carp and large white fish every year..." Speaking of the work of lake water environmental governance, Shan Junguo, director of the Publicity Center of Chagan Lake Tourism Economic Development Zone, is a number of family treasures. Nowadays, the water quality is getting better and better, and the annual catch of Chagan Lake is much smaller than the amount of stocking, and there are more and more fish in the lake.

Now, Chagan Lake is not only a paradise for fish, but also a paradise for birds. "A few years ago, it was quite unusual to see birds, but now the water quality of Chagan Lake is getting better and better, there are more and more birds, and we can often photograph different birds." Wang Liu, a tourist who loves photography, said.

As the main supply station on the eastern migration line of the world's 8 major migratory bird migration routes, the excellent ecological environment of Chagan Lake provides a comfortable habitat for birds, and more and more birds come to Chagan Lake to settle down, and with the increase in the number of fish in Chagan Lake, all kinds of water birds that like to feed on fish and shrimp are also living more and more moist.

For Wang Liu, such a gratifying change provides favorable conditions for him to shoot birds. "The Oriental White Stork, the Black-faced Spoonbill, the Arctic Gull, and other rare birds that have never been seen before, are also slowly appearing in my camera."

In recent years, the number of rare birds in Chagan Lake has increased from 239 to 249 species, and the number of habitats has increased from 1 million to 1.5 million, attracting a large number of tourists every year. "We have also planned and implemented special research and tourism projects such as bird science popularization base, fishery science popularization base, and plant science popularization base to further enrich the tourism industry of Chagan Lake." Shan Junguo said.

Quality improvement and upgrading help scenic spots change

"I didn't expect that Chagan Lake would have such a development, although in the past there was a certain scale here, but the attraction was single." Uncle Liu, a 60-year-old villager in Xisonntu Village, sighed, "Now watching the Chagan Lake expansion projects being built one after another, adding 'dry goods' to the 5A-level scenic spots, I feel very proud and full of expectations in my heart." ”

Strolling through the Chagan Lake Scenic Area, everywhere you go is a scenic spot, and the efforts made by Chagan Lake to enter the ranks of 5A-level scenic spots jump out of your eyes. In December 2021, chagan lake scenic spot officially began to close operation, and the three gates of the east, south and north were unique in creativity and profound in meaning. Each gate has built a parking lot and corresponding service facilities, a new tour map, signs, scenery introduction boards and other signs and signs are beautiful and highlight the ecological and environmental protection, according to the 5A level scenic spot standard repair and upgrading of the Wangye Mansion, Hundred Gardens, Wild Duck Bay and other scenic spots have been renewed, Chagan Lake Road and other infrastructure has been beautified and greened, more beautiful and pleasant.

Shan Junguo introduced that in 2021, Chagan Lake will jointly plan 21 quality improvement and upgrading projects, with a total investment of 2.043 billion yuan. "To develop tourism, we must pay attention to hardware, but also pay attention to software." We have comprehensively improved the software and hardware facilities of scenic spots, continuously improved the potential of tourism development and the carrying capacity of scenic spots, and made every effort to build Chagan Lake in all seasons and Chagan Lake in the world, so as to promote the popularity and influence of Chagan Lake. ”

Walking into the chagan lake ecological town, the natural landscape and the cultural landscape are harmoniously blended. In order to let the green water and green mountains continue to exert ecological benefits and economic and social benefits, Chagan Lake takes "subtraction in scenic spots and addition outside scenic spots" as the development principle, and builds the "original ecology, zero emission, carbon neutral" Chagan Lake ecological town 13 kilometers away from the scenic spot. In order to provide space for tourists to "eat, live, travel, shop and entertain", Chagan Lake increases the supply of tourism products on the one hand, and "reduces the burden" for the green waters and green mountains, and conscientiously answers the question of "ecological protection", so that the protection of ecology and the development of ecological tourism complement each other.

The development of tourism has led to an increase in the income of the people

Ecology has improved and tourism has become more intense. In 2021, Chagan Lake received a total of 2.1129 million tourists and achieved a comprehensive tourism income of 1.859 billion yuan. The tourism development of Chagan Lake has also radiated to stimulate the economic development of surrounding townships and towns, and driven more people to increase their income and become rich. In the land of lakes, bits and pieces of joyful changes are happening...

In The village of Sithorntu, a large road runs through the village, the country houses are neatly arranged, the courtyards have their own ethnic characteristics, the roadside is a wooden flower basket with unified specifications, sorting garbage bins, and the stone piers next to the road are also painted with graffiti, and the beautiful picture of rural revitalization is unfolded here.

Located on the shore of Chagan Lake, Xisontu Village relies on its unique location advantages to vigorously develop rural tourism, and develop supporting services such as special catering, characteristic homestays, leisure and entertainment according to local conditions. Duan Chunbo, an accountant in Xisontu Village, introduced that there are currently 80 hotels and homestays in the village, with complete reception functions, and the number of tourists received by the whole village can reach more than 20,000 person-times a day, which can receive large-scale conferences and team training. Over the past three years, the per capita income of villagers has increased by 16,000 yuan, and the average annual income has doubled to 32,000 yuan, and the people have eaten "tourism to get rich".

In addition, in order to enhance the rural resort environment, Xisontu Village built a five-color Hada corridor belt, a leisure and cultural square into the village and other tourist attractions; improved infrastructure, built asphalt roads, built new drainage ditches, installed solar street lights, built new environmental protection toilets and public squares; carried out in-depth greening and beautification of the village, demolished the original wooden fence and broken wall remnants, built a new unified specification hedge wall on both sides of the main street, planted flowers and grass, and created a beautiful landscape in the village.

Villager Zhao Li, who is more than 50 years old this year, has witnessed the changes in the village, and the village, which was poor and white when she was young, has developed eco-tourism, and the village has become more and more beautiful. "I opened a snack shop in the village more than twenty years ago, when there were few foreign tourists and every month was tight. Later, the village was built better and better, improving the appearance, more tourists, more and more people came to eat here, and my snack department has become a big mountain villa, which is better than in the city. Zhao Li said with a smile.

With the resounding business card of Chagan Lake, Xisontu Village has embarked on an "original" rural tourism development path. (Liu Dongxue, reporter of this newspaper, Liu Yuping)

Source: China Tourism News