"Fujian Xiaoerhai Lake!" "The beauty of the Wizard of Oz." "Hidden in the Xanadu around Fuzhou." …… In the past "May Day" holiday, the beautiful Olive Lake in Xiongjiang Town of Minqing was once again screened in the circle of friends of Fuzhou people. The blue lake, verdant mountains, and a town full of "Taiwan flavor" make a beautiful pastoral picture pleasing to the eye. After the beautiful scenery of green mountains and green waters, it is a gorgeous turn. In January 2024, Xiongjiang River will start the clearing and returning of breeding cages in Shuikou Reservoir Area. In three months, more than 100000 square meters of cages in the watershed under its jurisdiction will be cleared and returned, completing the magnificent transformation from a small fishing village to the "Little Erhai Lake". 
The beautiful Xiongjiang River. Courtesy of Xiongjiang Town "After raising fish, no one swims anymore." In early summer, strolling along the Olive Lake, the endless blue lake makes people feel refreshed. But a year ago, it was a different scene here: on both the north and south sides, rows of net cages were densely packed, stretching out on the water, leaving only one waterway in the middle. "Xiongjiang has a high terrain, and there are many restrictions on industrial development, so aquaculture was the best choice for development at that time." Liu Shixiong, a large aquaculture farmer, recalled that since the 1990s, many brave and hardworking Xiongjiang people have "gone down to the river" to breed, and the continuous net cage has become a scene in the river. However, the rapid development of aquaculture has brought opportunities, but also brought many hidden worries. "Farmers breed fish in a high density and put in a large amount of bait. In addition to fish excreta and dead fish, water hyacinth grows on the river, which is not conducive to the ecological environment protection of the reservoir area for a long time." Huang Mingyuan, member of the Party Committee of Xiongjiang Town, introduced that as an important part of the Minjiang River basin, the water quality of the Xiongjiang River basin directly affects the water quality of the Minjiang River basin. "When I was young, I often went swimming. After raising fish, the water gradually became dirty, and no one swam." Liu Shixiong sighed. Last year, the beautiful scenery of Olive Lake became popular on the Internet, and the tourists who came to visit it, as well as the booming rural construction and entrepreneurship in Fujian and Taiwan, provided Xiongjiang Town with new development ideas. "It is extremely urgent to improve the water ecological environment quality of the whole basin, develop tourism relying on Olive Lake, and eliminate breeding cages with a broken resolve." This is the consensus of the party committee and government of Xiongjiang Town. "On shore, the scenery is beautiful" In January this year, in accordance with the requirements of comprehensive management of the ecological environment of the Minjiang River basin, Minqing started the removal and return of breeding cages in the Minqing section of Shuikou Reservoir Area. In just three months, Xiongjiang Town completed the task ahead of schedule, and took the lead in realizing the overall clearance of breeding cages within the Minjiang River basin. As early as 2024, Xiongjiang has begun to try to reasonably plan cage culture to avoid disorderly competition. Xiongjiang Town has successively guided the delimitation of the scope and area of cage aquaculture, guided the orderly and standardized development of aquaculture, reduced the damage to the environment, and laid a good foundation for the rehabilitation work. After the start of the rehabilitation work, the town and village cadres went to the village for the first time to explain the policy to the farmers, provide assistance, and explain the significance of the rehabilitation work in detail. At the same time, a series of real gold and silver compensation policies were introduced: cage, auxiliary facilities, fishing boats, all of which were fully compensated according to the standard. According to the regulations, aquaculture products are not included in the compensation, but it still takes time to sell aquatic products. What should we do? Township cadres fully tap resources and become "salesmen". Villages and towns, village cadres, fishery cooperatives, etc. are mobilized to contact the aquatic product factories and businesses they know to bring goods to farmers. The products were sold not only to Fuzhou, Nanping and Sanming, but also to Zhejiang and Jiangxi. At the end of April, attracted by the patient persuasion and reward and subsidy policies of township cadres, farmers have chosen to "go ashore to change jobs". What awaits them is a new Xiongjiang Town and tailored jobs. It is reported that Xiongjiang Town adheres to the people-oriented principle and customizes multiple jobs according to the needs of different farmers. Waiters of the elderly canteen, forest rangers, home stay administrators... The former farmers are now taking new positions one by one, adding luster to the construction of the beautiful Xiongjiang River. "We also know that we need to rectify, but we have only done breeding work for so long, and we can't help but feel reluctant. Now we all have new jobs, and we found that the scenery on the shore is just as beautiful!" Liu Shixiong said with a smile. "Clean up and welcome tourists to visit on National Day" How about the scenery of Xiongjiang River after the cage is cleared? Walking on the road along the Xiongjiang River, the smiling faces of tourists are the best answer. "It's beautiful. It's a worthwhile trip!" Visitor Zhang Zhiwen and three friends came to the riverside, posed and happily played cards. "It's really the Xiaoerhai Lake in Fujian!" Seen from a high place, the old row of cages has disappeared, and instead is a red plank road, like a brilliant red ribbon, extending on the blue river. Tourists can walk along the plank road, which is also equipped with pavilions, tea rooms and other supporting buildings to facilitate tourists' fancy water. On the other side, the construction of the valley beach is also nearing completion. The reporter saw at the scene that the orange sand beach is connected with the quiet mountain road and pond, and the gurgling water flows down the reconstructed river channel, bringing a different kind of mountain leisure. "The Taiwan team named this place 'Dreamy Jiangwan Bay', hoping to give tourists a different tourism experience." Huang Mingyuan introduced that later, a water plank road will be built on the valley beach, which will be connected with the plank road on the other side to provide tourists with a new tourism experience. "Clean up and welcome tourists to visit on National Day." On the lakeside road, the prosperous "Maker Street" reflects the bright future of Xiongjiang Town. In the future, Minqing will continue to "integrate into the metropolitan area and build a landscape city", accelerate the implementation of projects such as enjoying the Minjiang River, make full use of Minjiang tourism resources, and open a new chapter in the development of cultural tourism in Minqing. (Reporter Ruan Guanda) |
