Qinghai, located in the northeast of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the birthplace of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River, and is also a solid barrier for the ecological security of the motherland. It is famous for its reputation as the "Source of the Three Rivers" and the "Water Tower of China", and is unique for its keen sensitivity to the climate of the Northern Hemisphere, the stable regulation of the global ecosystem, and the rich collection of natural species of alpine creatures.
General Secretary Xi Jinping has placed great expectations on Qinghai's ecological civilization construction, emphasizing: "Qinghai's greatest value is in ecology, the greatest responsibility is in ecology, and the greatest potential is also in ecology. In recent years, Qinghai has always kept in mind that protecting the ecological environment is the "great power of the country", firmly established the concept of "two mountains", based on the advantages of ecological resources, and carefully built a beautiful Qinghai demonstration model of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
On June 25, the interview group of the theme activity of "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in Qinghai" successively visited Guide County and Gonghe County in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to conduct research and interviews on the local protection of the "China Water Tower", the cultivation of ecological culture and the comprehensive management of the Yellow River.
The delegation first set foot in Guide National Geopark. In the park, the Danxia Canyon with different colors and shapes is amazing. They are like a thick history book, which not only records the grand history and evolution of the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, but also depicts the growth trajectory of the Guide section of the Yellow River and the change trajectory of the geological and natural environment of the Guide area, like an all-encompassing geological museum.
The magnificent cluster of colorful peaks in the Guide National Geopark. Photo by reporter Li Zhiwei
"If you want to see the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, first protect an inch of land. Soil is the cradle of life, and in this earthly homeland, the road to happiness that can support human beings must start from the soil under their feet. No soil is not lucky, and no land is blessed. The word "lucky" for happiness is next to the word soil. La Haiqing, the person in charge of the Guide National Geopark, said that protecting the soil and protecting the original ecology is to protect our homeland.
In recent years, the park has been driven by innovative cultural industries, and is committed to building a global scenic spot integrating plateau culture, ethnic culture, Yellow River source culture, and heaven, earth and human culture, realizing the transformation from single tourism to green eco-tourism. Through various measures such as transforming the tourism industry, strongly boosting the construction of scenic spots, extending the tourism industry chain, improving service infrastructure, and vigorously promoting the industrial idea of cultural concepts based on rich natural resources, the park has developed rapidly in a few years, and the annual tourist reception volume has increased from tens of thousands of people at the beginning to one million people, and a total of 1.5 million tourists will be received in 2023, with a tourism income of 23 million yuan.
A corner of Guide County. Photo by reporter Li Zhiwei
If the Yellow River is compared to the mother river that gave birth to the splendid civilization of China, then the section that flows through Guide is like the mother's cardamom years, pure and vibrant. Perhaps in everyone's impression, the water of the Yellow River is turbid, but the water of the Yellow River seen in the waterwheel square of the Qingqing Yellow River Scenic Area in Guide County is crystal clear, as crystal clear as jade, which is breathtaking.
Qingqing Yellow River Scenic Area Waterwheel Square. Photo by reporter Li Zhiwei
Qingqing Yellow River Scenic Area Waterwheel Square. Photo by reporter Li Zhiwei
"In recent years, Guide County has thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought and the '16-character' water control strategy, continuously increased the ecological protection of the Yellow River Basin, improved and improved the long-term management and control mechanism, the county's water ecological environment has continued to improve, and the development and utilization have become more scientific, effectively ensuring the ecological safety and flood control safety of the Guide section of the Yellow River, and constantly polishing the ecological business card of 'the Yellow River Guide Qing in the world'." Fu Shangxing, director of the Guide County Water Conservancy Bureau, introduced.
"It is said that 'the Yellow River in the world is clear and clear', but in fact, it has the second half of the sentence - 'the clear water source comes to Longyang Gorge'." The accompanying commentator Dorjee told everyone.
With curiosity, the members of the interview group set off from Guide County, and after an hour and a half of driving, they came to the third stop of the day's itinerary - Longyang Gorge Ecological Tourism Resort in Gonghe County.
Longyang Gorge is known as the "Grand Canyon of China". Photo by reporter Li Zhiwei
Longyang Gorge is the first gorge mouth of the Yellow River to enter the Yellow River Gorge area after flowing through the Qinghai Prairie. "Dragon sheep" is a Tibetan word meaning steep valley. The mouth of the gorge is only 30 meters wide, the canyon is 33 kilometers long, and the two walls of hard granite stand upright nearly 200 meters high, which is an excellent location for the construction of hydropower stations, and the Longyangxia Hydropower Station, known as the "first dam of the Yellow River", is located here.
Relying on the Longyangxia Hydropower Station, the Longyangxia Ecotourism Resort has a variety of terrains and landforms such as mountains, canyons, basins, grasslands, rivers, Danxia, and deserts, attracting many tourists to check in.
"It can receive 8,000 tourists a day in the peak tourist season, and the company's income last year was about 15 million yuan." Zhu Mingzhen, assistant general manager of Qinghai Longyangxia Art Garden Cultural Tourism Co., Ltd., said that the company adheres to the road of ecological priority and green development, and will spend nearly one-third of its income on the governance of the ecological environment every year.
Longyang Gorge Ecological Tourism Resort. Photo by reporter Li Zhiwei
People do not live up to Qingshan, and Qingshan will not live up to people. The unique resource endowment has injected a steady stream of vitality into the development of Qinghai's cultural and tourism industry. By protecting, developing and utilizing precious resources, and transforming ecological advantages into development advantages, Qinghai will surely move towards a broad road of high-quality development and sustainable revitalization. (Reporter Zhu Jinli, Li Jiaomeng, Li Zhiwei)