CCTV news(Focus Interview): During the Spring Festival holiday this year, many families chose to travel. Xiamen, Fujian Province is a popular destination for Spring Festival travel. Xiamen has a unique style. The city is on the sea, the sea is in the city, beach, blue sea, blue sky, green trees, beautiful scenery, groups of tourists and delicious snacks are everyone’s impression of Xiamen. But you may not know that Xiamen also faced environmental and ecological problems such as water pollution and beach degradation. So what kind of changes has this coastal city experienced to become the high-quality, good-looking, modern and international Xiamen it is today?
In the New Year of the Year of the Dragon, Xiamen Island is packed with tourists. During the day, everyone enjoys the island style on the beach; at night, the New Year light show in the center of Xiamen introduces the past and present of this island. The place where the light show is staged is called Yuandang Lake. It is hard to imagine that such a lively place, more than 30 years ago, turned into a smelly lake that everyone avoided due to the increase in residents, the settlement of enterprises, and the discharge of domestic sewage and industrial wastewater.
In the 1980s, citizens responded very strongly, and the management of Yuandang Lake was put on the government’s agenda. In 1988, a special meeting on “Comprehensive Management of Yuandang Lake” was held in Xiamen. The host of the meeting was Comrade Xi Jinping, then member of the Standing Committee of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor. He set the “law-based management of the lake, The two-fold policy of intercepting and treating sewage, dredging and building banks, revitalizing water bodies, and beautifying the environment. At the same time, it was decided that Xiamen City would invest 10 million yuan every year for three consecutive years to improve Yuandang Lake.
Zhang Yihe, then deputy director of Xiamen Municipal Public Utilities Bureau in Fujian Province, said that the general secretary set the twenty-point policy, which set a precedent for ecological protection, ecological restoration, and water pollution control, and was Xiamen’s “first shot.”
Afterwards, the Xiamen Municipal Government issued the “Yundang Lake Management Measures”, shut down and relocated polluting enterprises in accordance with the law, and built the first sewage treatment plant beside Yuandang Lake. After large-scale dredging, the cleared silt piled up the island in the middle of the lake. The channel between Yuandang Lake and the sea was opened, and shore greening work followed up. In 1992, the first dragon boat race was held on Yuandang Lake.
Guo Fang, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that our context at that time was that “development is the last word.” It was very forward-looking to be able to propose that we should not sacrifice the environment in exchange for development of one place and time. The twenty-word governance of Yuandang Lake embodies the concepts of systematic and scientific governance.
Over the past 36 years, Yuandang Lake has gone through five phases of large-scale management, and the mayor’s mechanism for managing the lake continues to this day. Today, the lake area has established a digital sewage management system. Through tidal water intake, the lake water can be replaced in less than three days. The island in the middle of the lake created by the silt has now become the home of various birds.
Today, Yuandang Lake is not only one of the favorite places for Xiamen citizens. The Yuandang Lake Huandao Road area has developed into a headquarters economic zone, attracting many domestic and foreign companies to settle here.
Cui Yonghui, member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, introduced that the Twenty-Cross Policy proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping at that time contained profound thoughts on the worldview and methodology such as people first, problem-oriented, and systemic concepts. In the past 36 years, Xiamen has always followed these two-point policy, drawn a blueprint to the end, and worked one term after another. The former smelly lake has become a good place for citizens to relax and a city living room today.
During his work in Xiamen, Comrade Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to the protection of the ecological environment. In addition to proposing the Twenty-Two Yuandang Lake governance policy, the “Xiamen Economic and Social Development Strategy from 1985 to 2000”, which he presided over, devoted a chapter to discussing Xiamen’s urban system and ecological environment issues. In 2000, the development of the special economic zones in Xiamen Island was booming, but the construction gap among the districts outside the island was obvious. At this time, Xiamen came to a development crossroads.
Cui Yonghui, member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, introduced that in June 2002, Comrade Xi Jinping, then governor of Fujian Province, conducted an in-depth investigation in Xiamen and proposed the strategy of “enhancing the island and cross-island development”, further elucidating the urban development transformation and ecological environment Protect the idea of unity.
Guanyinshan Beach is one of the largest beaches in the northeast of Xiamen. Even if the cold wave comes, it cannot stop tourists from enjoying the sea. There have been beaches in the northeast of Xiamen Island since ancient times. However, 20 years ago, due to oyster farming, offshore sand dredging and other activities, this beach continued to degrade and erode, almost turning into a rocky hill. At that time, several bays around Xiamen Island were facing similar problems. The water quality in the bays deteriorated and the shore erosion was serious. If Xiamen wants to achieve cross-sea development, it must first carry out comprehensive improvement of the bay.
Zhou Lumin, then deputy director of the Xiamen Municipal Ocean and Fisheries Bureau in Fujian Province, said that the improvement of the bay area has created a good condition for the development of the entire city. Our focus has been from pollution prevention to ecosystem health.
In the face of more complex bay governance, the Twenty-Cross Guidelines for Yuandang Lake Governance once again provide guidance. Xiamen City has successively promulgated more than 10 laws and regulations related to marine protection. Various bays have begun clearing out aquaculture, dredging and renovating, and returning land to the sea in accordance with the law. Land sewage is collected and treated before being discharged into the sea. Specialized forces are organized to clean up sea drifts on a daily basis. Rubbish. Xiamen City has also renovated seven seawalls to speed up the flow of seawater and promote the self-repair of the marine ecosystem.
In 2006, Guanyinshan Beach also began to be restored. Experts used 1.2 million cubic meters of sand for restoration in multiple phases. The widest part of the 2.4-kilometer beach reached more than 80 meters, which is wider than ordinary beaches. Although other developed spaces on the shore have It has been compressed, but it has become one of the most popular beaches in Xiamen.
At the same time, according to their own natural conditions, different bays in Xiamen have built romantic beach trails, planted mangroves, and built wetland parks. The improvement of the natural ecological environment not only promotes the warming of the tourism economy, but also attracts the arrival of other industries. The business district opposite Guanyin Mountain Beach has attracted many corporate headquarters.
Cui Yonghui, member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Party Committee, said that Xiamen has always followed the requirements of General Secretary Xi Jinping, adhered to sustainable development, insisted on development for the people, and left the most beautiful coastal space to citizens and tourists as a public good. If I want to gain something from these sacrifices, what I want to gain is a higher-quality living environment and a higher-quality industrial form. Facts have proven that high-level protection and high-quality development can be unified.
Entering a new era, under the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thoughts, Xiamen’s bay-shaped city construction has also entered a new stage. Junying Village is the highest village in Xiamen. The villagers here have always relied on tea tree planting to develop their economy. In 1986 and 1997, Comrade Xi Jinping, who was working in Fujian at the time, came here twice, and each time he paid attention to the environment and development here.
Gao Quanwei, secretary of the Party branch of Junying Village, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, said that the first time he talked about “development on the mountain with a hat on the mountain”, he saw that all the trees in our village were cut down, and even the weeds were cut back to be used as fertilizer. In fact, he told us Manage the mountains and water well. The second time we were asked not only to plant tea and fruits, but also not to forget about forest greening.
The mountain spring flowing out from Junying Village drips into a river, flowing into the Dongxi River, the longest river in Xiamen City, all the way to the sea, and finally merges into Xiamen Tong’an Bay. In the past, the water quality of Dongxixi Creek could not be guaranteed due to incomplete collection of domestic sewage in the upstream and discharge of agricultural plant and breeding sewage, which also affected the environment of Tong’an Bay.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has begun to explore the delineation of ecological protection red lines. Large areas in Xiamen City, including Junying Village, have been classified as ecological red lines. Various types of polluting planting and breeding within the red lines have begun to be cleared, and economic activities have Located in ecological conservation.
Wang Hetuan, director of the Ecological Environment Bureau of Tong’an District, Xiamen City, Fujian Province, said that the red lines must not be developed or developed with pollution. We have established an ecological compensation mechanism to compensate for retirement through other (methods). Dongxixi is divided into 31 control areas for zoning control and development.
In 2023, after the issuance of my country’s first national land and space planning outline, Xiamen took the lead in the country in formulating and implementing the “Xiamen City Land and Space Master Plan (2021-2035)”, establishing a protection pattern from the top of the mountain to the ocean, and regulating the protection of various regions. The function is clearly positioned.
Sun Shuxian, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that Xiamen is at the forefront of integrating multiple regulations in the country, strengthening the management and control of marine and coastal land space, and coordinating the resolution of spatial contradictions and conflicts in ecological construction, environmental protection, and social and economic development, and has achieved significant results. effectiveness.
Now, after more than 30 years of afforestation, the hills surrounding Junying Village are lush and green, and the village has become rich by relying on green industries such as tea and eco-tourism. In the area where the East and West streams flow, after the pollution sources were cleared, urban rainwater and sewage diversion and rural sewage reconstruction were carried out. The water quality was greatly improved. The riverbanks near the basin were restored and became a good place for citizens to relax and have fun.
Tong’an New City in the lower reaches of Dongxi River relies on a good ecological environment to create a Xiamen Science City that is livable and suitable for business, attracting a large number of high-tech enterprises and scientific research teams to settle in.
Over the past 36 years, Xiamen has developed from a seaport-type scenic city into a bay-type ecological city based on the Yuandang Lake Twenty-Cross Policy, promoting high-quality development with high-level marine ecological restoration, and providing other cities in my country with a balance between high-level protection and high-quality development. gained valuable experience.
Sun Shuxian, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that the “Xiamen Practice” vividly interprets the profound connotation of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, and strongly proves that the blue sea and silver beaches are also gold and silver mountains. It enlightens us that we must pay attention to the unity of high-quality development and high-level protection and restoration. Plan development from the perspective of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Zhao Chenxin, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, introduced that General Secretary Xi Jinping has guided Xiamen on a high-quality development path in which people and the ocean coexist harmoniously. In the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will regard adhering to high-quality development as the last word in the new era, summarize and apply the important experiences and practices of the “Xiamen Practice” of Xi Jinping’s ecological civilization thought to development and reform work, and further promote land, river basin, and High-level protection and high-quality development of bays and sea areas will promote the construction of Beautiful China to a new level.
Today’s Xiamen “looks up to see fresh blue, and looks around to see pleasant green.” From the Twenty-Cross Policy for the management of Yuandang Lake, to the scientific management and restoration of Xiamen Bay, to the establishment of an ecological protection pattern from the top of the mountain to the ocean, over the past 36 years, Xiamen has provided ecological environment management, ecosystem restoration, and ecological network construction. Urban development creates a good ecological foundation, explores a path to high-quality development, and becomes a window to show the world the construction of ecological civilization with Chinese characteristics. Every mountain and sea is a precious natural resource that needs to be cherished and cared for in order to become a beautiful scenery that benefits the people and a valuable resource that boosts the economy.
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2024-02-23 01:38:00
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