Picturesque rivers and mountains | Mulanpi: Blocking the river and lying quietly, from “water control” to “water conservancy”

　　Guangming NewsMulanpi is a business card of Putian City, Fujian Province. As one of the most complete existing ancient large-scale water conservancy projects in my country, Mulan Pi is a unique creation of an irrigation project that blocks salt and stores fresh water in the southeastern coastal region of China.

There is a saying that has been circulating in Putian since ancient times, “It rains in the East and West Townships, and the water floods the North and South Oceans.” This refers to the Mulan River as the boundary, with Nanyang on one side and Beiyang on the other. “A thousand years ago, this was the tragedy of Putian and the pain of Putian.” A local staff member told reporters, “Every time it rained heavily, both sides of Mulan River were completely flooded, and the houses basically collapsed. It was difficult for the people to The crops they planted were also flooded.”

The picture is taken by Zhang Jingyi, Mulanpi, Putian City, Fujian Province

The establishment of Mulanpi completely changed the situation of “only cattail grass grows, but no seedlings” in the southern and southern plains. Successive Putian Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have always adhered to the spirit of “drawing a blueprint to the end” and the method of whole-basin system governance. Starting from overcoming technical, financial, demolition and other difficulties to construct the Mulan Creek downstream flood control project, it has gradually moved towards basin-wide flood control, ecological, and The overall planning and consideration of culture has achieved the transformation of “turning water hazards into water resources”.

The staff introduced the past of Mulan Creek like this, “Further down Mulan Creek is sea water. When the tide rises, the sea water pours in. If the water cannot be drained out, it will cause floods. Heavy rain will also cause floods.” After the completion of Mulan Pi, the people’s ” The fear of water gradually turns into a love for water. “Now the area around Mulan Creek has become a very prosperous place. The generation in their twenties and thirties basically have no memory of the floods in Mulan Creek. Most of them only feel the joy that the beautiful scenery of Mulan Creek brings to everyone. “

A local villager recalled the scene when Typhoon Dusuri landed on the coast of Fujian not long ago. “This was the heaviest rain in Putian in a hundred years in my impression, but the people living next to us didn’t feel anything. No one was nervous. Because this embankment is very strong, we have great confidence that it can keep our homes safe.”

It is understood that the Putian Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have also established a ten-mile scenic belt in Mulan River to enrich the cultural and entertainment life of the surrounding people. “It used to be overgrown with weeds and we were reluctant to walk down here, but now it is very beautifully built with a wide runway and a dancing square. Everyone is happy to come here. It is really rare.” (Zhang Zhang) Competition one)