Xinhua News Agency, Lanzhou, June 23 Title: Creating a New Situation of Enriching the People and Revitalizing Gansu -- Gansu Chapter Following the Footprint of the General Secretary
Xinhua News Agency reporter
"The continuous Loess Plateau, the vast grasslands, the vast Gobi, and the white glaciers constitute a magnificent picture, and the whole geographical situation is like a jade." General Secretary Xi Jinping once praised the land of Longyuan.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), General Secretary Xi Jinping has visited Gansu twice and made important instructions on Gansu's work for many times. From the perspective of the overall strategy of the Party and the country, he has clearly positioned, mapped out a blueprint and pointed out the direction for Gansu's development.
25 million people in Longyuan will keep in mind their wishes and strive to build a happy and beautiful new Gansu, create a new situation of enriching people and prospering Gansu, and describe a new picture of Ruyi Longyuan in the new era.
"Making people happy is the cause of the Party"
"Hardness is the best in the world" was a true portrayal of many places in Gansu. The hardship of difficulty in drinking water and traveling almost pervades every poor village.
In February 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping successively came to Yuangudui Village, Weiyuan County, Dingxi City and Bulenggou Village, Dongxiang Autonomous County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture to visit old party members and people in need.
Gansu is one of the provinces with the heaviest task of poverty alleviation in China. The General Secretary should see for himself whether the poor people are living well and how the poverty alleviation policies are implemented.
In August 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Fumin New Village, Huanghuatan Ecological Immigration District, Gulang County, Wuwei City. He stressed that all the work of the Party is for the interests of the people, and making the people happy is the cause of the Party.
This is the picture of Huanghuatan Fumin New Village, Gulang County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, taken on June 11 (UAV photo). Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
General Secretary Xi Jinping's feelings for the people have deeply affected party members and cadres at all levels in Gansu. In order to win the battle against poverty on schedule and build a moderately prosperous society in an all-round way with the whole country, cadres and masses in Gansu Province have to bear in mind the instructions and make every effort to fight. The "Letter of Responsibility" and the "Military Order" were signed at all levels. 360000 people in charge of assistance and 74500 people in the village went to the front line of poverty alleviation to attack the fortress of deep poverty. By the end of 2020, 5.52 million rural registered poverty-stricken people across the province have been lifted out of poverty, and the "chronic difficulties", such as difficulty in traveling and drinking, which have long plagued the poor, have been solved.
Zeng Yucheng, a villager in Yuangudui Village, used to plant land with "two fears": one is that he could not transport it out of the rotten land, the other is that he could not pull it out and sell it at a high price. Since hardening the road to his home, he has used the transferred land to plant lilies and dangshen, becoming one of the largest growers in the village. Guo Lianbing, director of the village committee, said with emotion that before 2013, Yuangudui Village had only 2.4 kilometers of hardened roads. Now all roads in villages and groups are hardened, and Yuangudui is no longer a "muddy ditch". In 2018, Yuangudui Village got rid of the "poverty hat". In 2021, the per capita disposable income of the whole village will reach 12000 yuan.
Since 2021, Gansu has comprehensively implemented the strategy of rural revitalization, and made efforts to consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation. The six characteristic industrial systems of "cattle, sheep, vegetable, fruit, potato and medicine" have been initially formed, and the rural areas of Longyuan have been renewed.
Zhang Yantang (left), secretary of the general party branch of Fumin New Village, discussed work with colleagues at the party masses service center of Huanghuatan Fumin New Village, Gulang County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province (photographed on June 12). Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
In order to make people live a happier life, Gansu is constantly improving the development level of poverty free areas at a new starting point. Financial funds are concentrated into basic, inclusive and bottom-up livelihood construction, and the proportion of livelihood expenditure in total financial expenditure has remained around 80% for consecutive years; Five level medical and health service system has been fully established; Elderly care institutions cover all counties (cities, districts); The standard of subsistence allowances in urban and rural areas has been constantly improved... Longyuan Dadi is drawing a new picture of beauty and harmony.
"Accelerate the development of ecological industry and build ecological security barrier in western China"
In June, the grass of Damaying Grassland in the northern foot of Qilian Mountains was fresh and vigorous. Three years ago, in August 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to learn about the ecological restoration and protection of the Qilian Mountains.
Qilian Mountain is an important ecological security barrier in western China. Once disorderly and indiscriminate development, resulting in broken frozen soil, sparse vegetation and local ecological damage. General Secretary Xi Jinping has made important instructions on this for many times, so that Gansu cadres have been "alarmed by a sharp blow".
To learn from the painful experience, Gansu has taken the courage of "breaking the wrist" to focus on the rectification of ecological and environmental problems. All 144 mining rights in the Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve in Gansu have been withdrawn by classification, 42 hydropower stations have been disposed by classification, 25 tourism facilities projects have been comprehensively rectified, and the rectification of ecological and environmental problems in the Qilian Mountain has been completed on schedule. After the "most rigorous" rectification in history, Qilian Mountain has cured many years of sickness and repaid old debts.
Man can live up to Castle Peak, and Castle Peak will live up to him. Liu Guonian, a staff member of Zhongnongfa Shandan Horse Farm Co., Ltd. who has been herding horses for more than 20 years, personally felt the ecological change of green mountains and clear waters. In recent years, cattle and sheep on the pastures that had been overgrazed withdrew, and deer flocks unexpectedly settled in. When he set off his horse to patrol the mountain, he often had a "positive encounter" with wild animals.
The horse herders in Shandan Horse Farm are releasing horses. Today's Shandan Horse Farm is striving to build a national high-quality horse germplasm resources protection and speed horse racing breeding base (photographed on June 10). Photographed by Zhang Zhimin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
In August 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to "check and accept" in person, and affirmed the phased achievements of ecological environment restoration and protection in Qilian Mountains. The General Secretary earnestly urged that "we should not slip down on the watermelon skin when we are at this stage of development" and "accelerate the development of ecological industry and build the ecological security barrier in the western part of the country".
Bearing in mind the entrustment of General Secretary Xi Jinping, Gansu firmly shouldered the political responsibility of building a solid ecological security barrier in the west of the country, took the ecological industry as an important starting point for high-quality development, and accelerated the implementation of the "rich change" with the "green change".
This is the wind power base (UAV photo) in Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, taken on April 16. Photographed by Chen Bin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
At the foot of Qilian Mountain, wind turbines rotating against the wind are distinctive landmarks of green "butterfly transformation". Gansu is a province with large scenery resources. Focusing on the "double carbon" goal, the local government plans to build a clean energy base and optimize the layout of wind power development. Jiuquan ten million kilowatt wind power base was completed, and Huaneng Gansu Longdong ten million kilowatt multi energy complementary comprehensive energy base was started. The total investment of the project exceeded 100 billion yuan.
In 2021, the added value of ten ecological industries represented by clean energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, and advanced manufacturing will account for 27% of the provincial GDP. Lanzhou New Area, the first national level new area in northwest China, has attracted a large number of ecological industries, and the regional GDP growth rate has led the national level new area for five consecutive years.
Guo Wangang (right), the head of Babusha Forest Farm in Gulang County, Wuwei City, Gansu Province, and the staff of the forest farm water the new seedlings (photographed on May 6). Photographed by Guo Gang, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency
The Yellow River meanders 913 kilometers in Gansu. Mother River touches the heart of the General Secretary. In 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping told leaders at provincial and municipal levels in Lanzhou to take the responsibility of ecological restoration, water and soil conservation and pollution prevention in the upper reaches of the Yellow River first, and Lanzhou should take the lead in maintaining the health of the Yellow River water body.
The whole province should act quickly——
A planning system for ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin has been basically established, and a number of major ecological projects have been launched. The system of river lake leader and forest leader has been fully implemented. In 2021, the proportion of excellent water quality of 41 national examination sections in the Yellow River basin in Gansu Province will be 92.68%. Gansu has steadily promoted the integrated ecological protection and restoration of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, and the ecosystem function has continued to improve.
This is a photo of photovoltaic power generation array (UAV) in Xipo Photovoltaic Industrial Park, Jinchang City, Gansu Province, taken on June 13. Photographed by Chen Bin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
Standing at the intersection of the superposition of major national strategic opportunities and the enhancement of its own development potential, Gansu is integrating the needs of the country, the capabilities of Gansu, the expectations of the people, and the future direction, accelerating the promotion of emerging industries, transforming and reshaping traditional industries, strengthening the guidance of scientific and technological innovation, and unswervingly promoting high-quality development.
"Protect the endless roots of the Chinese national spirit"
In 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes as the first stop of his investigation in Gansu. General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that "Dunhuang culture shows the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation", "it is necessary to reveal the cultural spirit and cultural mind of the Chinese nation contained therein, and constantly strengthen cultural confidence".
"The General Secretary looked carefully, asked from time to time, and kindly urged tourists to take care of cultural relics. The whole inspection process was full of deep feelings for Dunhuang culture. Telling good stories about Dunhuang, spreading good Chinese voices, and strengthening cultural self-confidence are the bounden duty of 'Dunhuang people'," said Su Bomin, president of the Dunhuang Research Institute.
Yang Jinli, a mural restorer from the Technical Service Center for Cultural Relics Protection of Dunhuang Research Institute, repaired the diseased murals in Cave 231 of Mogao Grottoes (photographed on April 19). Photographed by Chen Bin, reporter of Xinhua News Agency
Chinese excellent traditional culture is an important source of cultural self-confidence. Following the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, in recent years, with the efforts of all parties, the Dunhuang Research Institute has actively promoted the protection and research of cultural relics: launched the digital restoration project of Dunhuang cultural relics lost overseas, promoted the compilation of grotto archaeological reports, classified collation and publication of Dunhuang documents and other important projects, and published important academic monographs such as the Dunhuang Art Dictionary. The important requirements of "a model of world cultural heritage protection" and "a highland of Dunhuang studies" put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the Dunhuang Research Institute are gradually becoming reality in the continuous struggle.
Every brick and tile of the Great Wall is a living history. At Jiayuguan Pass City, the "No.1 Grand Pass in the World", General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed that we must pay attention to the protection and inheritance of history and culture, and protect the endless roots of the Chinese national spirit.
Taking the planning and construction of the Great Wall National Cultural Park as an opportunity, Gansu proposed to build the Gansu section of the Great Wall National Cultural Park into a new highland for the protection and inheritance of the Great Wall cultural heritage.
General Secretary Xi Jinping told the cultural workers present to provide more excellent spiritual and cultural products for the people during the investigation of Readers Publishing Group Co., Ltd.
"Readers" take this as their own responsibility and strive to produce good books and fine works. The circulation of Reader has maintained a positive growth for three consecutive years, ranking first in the circulation of domestic abstract journals.
Bearing in mind the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, Gansu will further promote the construction of the Innovation Zone for the Inheritance of Chinese Civilization and the Great Wall, the Long March and the Yellow River National Cultural Park, let cultural relics come down from the walls and out of the caves, expand the circle of influence of cultural "treasures", and protect the root of the Chinese national spirit.
Written reporters: Ren Weidong, Song Changqing, Zhang Qin, Wang Bo
Video reporter: Zhou Mengdie, Duo Lei, Zhang Zhimin, Zhang Rui, Wang Chao (reporter)
