Ecological barrier of ＂Three North＂ project in Guanlan, Chaotou
On the vast territory of the northern part of the motherland, a "Great Green Wall" stretching across Wan Li is constantly expanding and expanding, which is the "Three North" project of our country.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader recently visited Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, presided over a symposium on strengthening comprehensive desertification control and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as "Three North" and delivered an important speech. He emphasized that strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and deepening the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three Norths" are related to China’s ecological security, the construction of a strong country, and the sustainable development of the Chinese nation. It is a noble cause that contributes to the present and benefits the future.
The project started, creating a precedent for large-scale ecological construction in China.
"In those years, the wind and sand drove us away and moved home nine times." This is the childhood memory of Shi Guangyin, the winner of the "July 1st Medal" and the national hero of sand control. At that time, his home was on the southern edge of the Mu Us Desert.
At that time, the wind and sand were blowing all over the sky, and the sand entered and retreated, not only in one place and one domain. There are eight deserts, four sandy lands and vast Gobi in the three northern regions of China. By the end of 1970s, the Wan Li sandstorm line from Heilongjiang in the east to Xinjiang in the west had been formed.
△ Houses surrounded by desert in Erdos City, Inner Mongolia (photo/website of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Sanbei Shelterbelt Construction Bureau)
More than 13 million hectares of farmland in the "Three North Areas" suffered from sandstorms, and the grain output was low and unstable. More than 10 million hectares of grassland have been seriously degraded due to desertification and salinization. The loess plateau loses more than 10,000 tons of soil per square kilometer every year, which is equivalent to scraping off 1 cm thick topsoil. What should I do in the face of a series of problems?
In May, 1978, experts from the State Forestry Administration put forward "Opinions on Building Shelterbelt in Wan Li and Transforming Nature" to the CPC Central Committee. In November of that year, "the State Council approved the Plan of the State Forestry Administration on Building Large Shelterbelt in the Key Areas of Sandstorm Hazard and Soil Erosion in the Three North Areas" and issued it, which marked the official start of the construction project of the "Three North" Shelterbelt System and initiated the large-scale ecological construction in China.
Build the "Green Great Wall" in the northern part of the motherland
It starts from Bin County, Heilongjiang Province in the east and reaches Wuzibeili Pass in Xinjiang in the west, involving 13 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
From 1978 to 2050, 73 years span, 3 stages and 8 projects.
The "Three North" project, with its large scale, long time, difficult project and outstanding effect, has attracted worldwide attention.
△ Schematic diagram of the overall planning of the "Three North" project (Figure/website of National Forestry and Grassland Administration Three North Shelterbelt Construction Bureau)
In order to turn the sandstorm line in Wan Li into a "green Great Wall", the "Three North" project has made a series of major breakthroughs in sand control, drought-resistant afforestation, aerial seeding afforestation, and closing hills (sand) for afforestation. Builders invented fish scale pits, horizontal steps, terraces on reverse slopes, etc. to improve water utilization; Use wheat straw to tie a grid in the sand and use grass grid to fix the sand.
Shi Guangyin, who was driven away by the wind and sand when he was a child, advanced into the sand by virtue of the "blocking sand control method" and the tenacious perseverance of doing only one thing in sand control all his life. This time, he advanced and the sand retreated … …
From 1978 to 2020, from the first phase to the fifth phase, more than 40 years have passed by. The "Three North" project has realized a historic change from "sand entering and retreating" to "green entering and retreating", from simple afforestation to the management of grass and sand system in landscape forest fields and lakes, and from shelter forest system to green ecological barrier.
Great changes have taken place in the northern part of the motherland. This great change is not only reflected in the remarkable increase in forest coverage and afforestation area, but also visible and tangible: the Kubuqi Desert, known as the "sea of death", has become a model for global desertification control; Horqin grassland, which was once severely desertified, was dressed in green again; Duolun County, Inner Mongolia, which used to be "windy with yellow sand all over the sky", has become a summer resort in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei … …
△ Shelterbelt of the State-owned Xinhua Forest Farm in Linhe District, Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia (photographed by Li Jin, a reporter from the General Station of Guoguang)
From 2021 to 2030, the "Three North" project entered the sixth phase of construction. The human miracle of "green enters sand and retreats" continues.
Draw an updated picture of beautiful China.
"Consolidate and develop the green ecological barrier in the northern part of the motherland and make new and greater contributions to building a beautiful China." In November 2018, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the construction of the "Three North" project, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader gave important instructions to the project.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader has made many in-depth visits to relevant provinces in the "Three North" region, and made important instructions on strengthening the "Three North" shelterbelts and promoting the construction of ecological projects.
The Saihanba Forest Farm in Hebei Province, which creates a miracle of transforming wasteland into forest, is an important area for the construction of the "Three North" project. In August 2017, the General Secretary of the Supreme Leader praised the forest farm builders for "forging the spirit of Saihanba with a mission in mind, hard work and green development". Four years later, when the General Secretary visited Saihanba, he stressed that it is necessary to inherit the spirit of Saihanba and deeply understand and implement the concept of ecological civilization.
△ Hebei Saihanba Forest Farm (Photo/vision china)
At the foot of Qilian Mountain, the story of three generations of Babusha Forest Farm, represented by the "six old men", continues to this day. In August 2019, in Babusha Forest Farm, the Supreme Leader General Secretary said that the new era needs more contemporary fools and model of the times like "Six Old Men". We should carry forward the struggle spirit of "six old men" who dare to turn the desert into an oasis in the face of difficulties, and encourage people to devote themselves to the construction of ecological civilization, make continuous efforts, and strive for a long time to build a beautiful China.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the guidance of the supreme leader’s ecological civilization thought, China has continued to carry out large-scale land greening actions. The national forest coverage rate and forest stock have maintained "double growth" for many years, and desertification and desertified land area have achieved "double reduction" for many years.
Green is the background color of the beautiful China in the mind of the Supreme Leader General Secretary.
As General Secretary of the Supreme Leader emphasized when he participated in the voluntary tree planting activities in the capital in 2023: "Let’s take active actions, start with planting trees, plant green mountains and Jinshan Yinshan that belong to everyone, and draw an updated picture of beautiful China."
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