"The trees of Babu Sand are green, and the heads of the six old men are white."
Desertification control is not only a confrontation between man and the desert, but also a contest between man and time. Since the mid-80s of the 20th century, the first generation of Babusha sand control people have either died of illness or retired. 31-year-old Guo Wangang took over the shovel in his father's hand and joined the ranks of the old people to control desertification, becoming the second generation of sand control people in Babusha.
This is 43 years......
Guo Wangang
As a representative of the advanced group of three generations of "six old men" in sand control and afforestation, Guo Wangang has always cared for the green like a child and the ecology like an eye. Similarly, as a grassroots party member who is fighting on the front line of "sand prevention and control", he has always adhered to the original intention of a Communist Party member, strictly demanded himself, played a vanguard and exemplary role as a Communist Party member, and led the party members and workers of the branch to continue to carry forward the Wuwei spirit of the new era of "not bowing down in the face of difficulties and daring to turn the desert into an oasis", built a green barrier in the desert sea, and created a miracle of turning the sand sea into an oasis.
Eight-step sand forest farm
Walking into the Babu Sand Forest Farm in Gulang County, the light green and dark green sand plants are scattered, the thick elm trees and sand dates, flower sticks, caragana strips, shuttles, white thorns and other flowers and plants are swaying in the wind, and the bright purple of the big thistle flowers is embellished with the entire Babu sand, and the hinterland of Babu Sand is full of vitality. And behind all these earth-shaking changes, Guo Wangang and other party members and the masses silently squandered their hard work and sweat to protect this land.
"The new era needs more contemporary fools and models of the times like the 'six old men'." On August 21, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping praised when he came to inspect the Babu Sand Forest Farm in Gulang County, "We must continue to carry forward the contemporary Yugong spirit of the 'six old men', carry forward their enterprising spirit of not bowing their heads in the face of difficulties and daring to turn the desert into an oasis, make persistent efforts, make new contributions, and make long-term contributions to make the green Great Wall indestructible." In the past five years, Guo Wangang has kept in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's entrustment, continuously consolidated and expanded the achievements of sand control and afforestation, and built a beautiful homeland.
"We have thoroughly managed 75,000 acres of Babusha since 2000. At the beginning of this year, the county party committee and county government repaired 500,000 cubic meters of ponds for Babusha, and after the pond was repaired, I believe that our Babusha is also green forever. Watching the Babu sand turn green piece by piece, Guo Wangang's confidence became more and more full, and his motivation became more and more intense.
Guo Wangang inspected the status of the forest farm
Today, Guo Wangang, who is in his 70s, is still busy on the front line of desertification control. He led the staff of the forest farm to gallop and work for a long time, so that the sand dunes stopped and the desert turned green.
"Through our decades of governance, Babusha has been thoroughly governed so far, and the situation of sand advancing and retreating has been completely reversed. As a party member, we must continue to carry forward the spirit of Yugong in the new era of not bowing our heads in the face of difficulties and daring to turn the desert into an oasis, and lead our villagers to control more sand and plant more trees, so that our ecological environment will become more and more beautiful. Guo Wangang, secretary of the Party branch and director of the Babu Shalin Farm, said.
With the dedication of a Communist Party member and the feelings of serving the people, Guo Wangang is practicing the "green commitment" with practical actions, and leading more young people to devote themselves to the construction of ecological civilization with the dedication and dedication of a Communist Party member, and strive for the construction of a beautiful China!
Reporter: Xiong Jiao
Source: Gulang County Rong Media Center