Strive to build a modernization in which man and nature live in harmony

  In the height of summer, all things are prosperous, beautiful China, picturesque rivers and mountains.

  Yunnan's Erhai Sea is full of blue waves, and the green mountains are not far away. Eight years ago, on the shores of Erhai Lake, General Secretary Xi Jinping left an agreement to "take this photo", and Yin Yin advised: "We must protect Erhai well, so that the natural beauty of 'Cangshan is not ink and thousands of autumn paintings, and Erhai is stringless and wanguqin' will stay in the world forever." ”

  The ecological environment has been systematically managed, the protection and restoration of the whole river basin has been strengthened, and the scenery of Cangshan and Erhai is now more beautiful.

  The mountains of Qinling in Shaanxi are majestic, and the clear spring reflects the green jade, inheriting the ancient and modern times. Three years ago, deep in the Qinling Mountains, General Secretary Xi Jinping looked up at the Qingxi mountain wind and said seriously: "The construction of ecological civilization does not mean holding a lot of real money in your hands, but doing it for history and future generations." ”

  Bearing in mind the instructions and being a good "ecological guardian" of Qinling, the ecological status of the Shaanxi section of Qinling has exceeded 99% for the first time.

  One journey to the mountains, one journey to the water, love for the "great of the country". From the southeast coast to the loess high slopes, from the northeast plain to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has talked about the concept of ecological civilization construction wherever he goes, and has devoted great efforts to the construction of ecological civilization.

  In May 2018, the Party Central Committee held a national ecological environmental protection conference, formally establishing Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, systematically explaining the relationship between man and nature, protection and development, environment and people's livelihood, domestic and international, marking that our party's understanding of the law of socialist ecological civilization construction has reached a new height.

  The light of thought illuminates the way forward. In the past ten years in the new era, China's ecological civilization construction has undergone historic, turning and overall changes, creating an ecological miracle and green development miracle that have attracted worldwide attention. In the new journey, the words in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China stirred people's hearts: "Chinese-style modernization is the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature" and "We must firmly establish and practice the concept that green waters and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, and plan and develop from the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature."

  In the land of Shenzhou, Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, laying a solid ecological foundation for Chinese-style modernization, and allowing the people to share the beauty of nature, life and life in the green waters and mountains.

  Thought Navigator——

"The construction of ecological civilization is a millennium plan related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation"

  Ideas are the beacons of history.

  The great river rushes, nine curves in a row. On April 1 this year, the Yellow River Protection Law came into force, providing a more solid legal guarantee for the protection of the mother river of the Chinese nation.

  Jointly grasp the great protection, coordinate to promote the great governance, and every step of the protection and governance of the Yellow River is inseparable from the scientific guidance of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought.

  On May 16, General Secretary Xi Jinping stressed during his inspection tour of Yuncheng City, Shanxi: "The ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin is a major strategic decision made by the Party Central Committee from the height of the sustainable development of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization. ”

  For the Yellow River, General Secretary Xi Jinping has always been concerned about it. At the source of the Three Rivers, he was advised to protect the "China Water Tower"; In Gansu, it was proposed to "make the Yellow River a happy river that benefits the people"; At the mouth of the Yellow River in Dongying, Shandong, he sighed: "When I came here today, the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River have all gone, and my heart is also steady."

  New ideas lead to new practices. The latest remote sensing survey and assessment found that the vegetation coverage of the Yellow River Basin has increased significantly, and the "green line" of vegetation cover upstream has shifted about 300 kilometers west compared with 20 years ago. Last year, the main stream of the Yellow River reached Class II water quality for the first time, achieving 23 consecutive years of continuous flow, and all parts of the basin have taken new steps in ecological protection and high-quality development.

  The prosperity of the river, witness the light of thought. Looking back, we can better understand the historical responsibilities of leaders of major parties and major countries.

  In a few decades, China has completed the industrialization process that developed countries have gone through for hundreds of years, and has accumulated a large number of ecological and environmental problems. Entering the new era, what kind of development do we need, and how to take the road of modernization?

  Facing the questions of China, the world, the people, and the times, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has raised the construction of ecological civilization to an unprecedented height and written a "green answer".

  In November 2012, the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China included the construction of ecological civilization in the overall layout of the "five-in-one" cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and "the Communist Party of China leads the people to build a socialist ecological civilization" into the party constitution.

  In October 2022, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China profoundly stated that harmonious coexistence between man and nature is one of the Chinese characteristics of China's modernization, and promoting harmonious coexistence between man and nature is one of the essential requirements of China's modernization, and made a major deployment of "promoting green development and promoting harmonious coexistence between man and nature".

  Over the past ten years in the new era, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core has proceeded from the perspective of the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, profoundly grasped the important position and strategic significance of ecological civilization construction in the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, and systematically answered major theoretical and practical questions such as "why to build ecological civilization, what kind of ecological civilization to build, and how to build ecological civilization", forming Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, which has become the fundamental compliance and action guide for China's ecological civilization construction in the new era.

  ——This is a profound reflection on the general trend of the development of human civilization.

  Man and nature are a community with a shared destiny, and the relationship between man and nature is the most basic relationship in human society.

  "Throughout the history of the development of human civilization, ecological prosperity leads to the prosperity of civilization, and ecological decline leads to the decline of civilization. The process of industrialization has created unprecedented material wealth and irreparable ecological wounds. The development method of killing chickens for eggs and exhausting fishing has come to an end, and green development that conforms to nature and protects ecology indicates the future. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out.

  Looking at human civilization and examining contemporary China, General Secretary Xi Jinping scientifically answered the relationship between natural ecology and human civilization, and profoundly revealed the law of the fate of the two and the interdependence of rise and fall. The Party has led the people to successfully embark on the path of Chinese-style modernization and created a new form of human civilization, and the construction of ecological civilization is not only an important part, but also a clear benchmark.

  -- This is a profound insight into the law of economic and social development.

  Yucun, Anji County, Zhejiang, once dug mountains and opened mines, and the pockets were bulging, but the ecology was destroyed. How to coordinate economic development and ecological environmental protection? After the implementation of the "Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Rectification" project, the village made a bitter determination to close down mines and cement factories and develop eco-tourism.

  "Deciding to shut down the mine is a smart move." On August 15, 2005, Comrade Xi Jinping, then Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, came to Yucun to investigate and emphatically pointed out, "We used to talk about both green water and green mountains, as well as gold and silver mountains, but in fact, green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains. ”

  From "selling stones" to "selling scenery", the former pits of Yucun have been transformed into rape flower fields and lotus lotus ponds, which have scenery all year round, blazing a new path of ecological beauty, industrial prosperity and prosperity for the people.

  In March 2020, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited Yucun again and saw the changes in the village, and the general secretary emphasized: "The concept of 'green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains' has become the consensus and action of the whole party and society, and has become an important part of the new development concept." Practice has proved that economic development cannot be at the expense of destroying the ecology, ecology itself is the economy, and protecting the ecology is to develop productive forces. ”

  Small villages hide the big logic of development.

  为当代计，为万世谋。看当前，“我们建设现代化国家，走美欧老路是走不通的，再有几个地球也不够中国人消耗”；谋长远，"The construction of ecological civilization is a millennium plan related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation"；明思路，“一定要算大账、算长远账、算整体账、算综合账”“只有把绿色发展的底色铺好，才会有今后发展的高歌猛进”。

  In the new era, China has firmly embarked on the civilized development path of production development, rich life and good ecology, and one "Yu village" after another is striving to write a new chapter of green and high-quality development.

  - This is all for the deep feelings of the people.

  "We have to make a trade-off, what do we want? Starting from whether the people are satisfied or dissatisfied, whether they agree or not, the ecological environment is very important; From the perspective of improving people's livelihood, this point is also the most important. In April 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping's words when he presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the 18th CPC Central Committee were deafening.

  In the new era, the main contradictions in our society have been transformed, from "survival" to "ecology", and the people's need for a better living environment has become stronger.

  Important meetings and inspections and investigations after inspection, what the masses of the people think and hope are the deepest concerns of the general secretary:

  "The environment is people's livelihood, green mountains are beauty, and blue sky is happiness." "Where does the happiness of ordinary people come from? It comes from a good living environment. "The construction of ecological civilization can bring the people a sense of gain the most, the environment has improved, and the people have the deepest experience."

  Simple words, reflecting the original intention. Sincere instructions have been transformed into resolute actions to make "the sky bluer, the mountains greener, the water clearer, and the environment more beautiful".

  Set the strategy, draw the blueprint, and show the path. In the overall layout of the "five-in-one", ecological civilization construction is one of them; In the basic strategy of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, adhering to the harmonious coexistence between man and nature is one of them; In the new development concept, green is one of them; Among the three major battles, pollution prevention and control is one of them; Beautiful China is one of the goals of building a modern socialist power by the middle of this century.

  "Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization is an important part of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and is a major achievement in combining the basic principles of Marxism with the practice of China's ecological civilization construction and with China's excellent traditional ecological culture, guiding the construction of ecological civilization from the realization that practice has undergone historic, turning and overall changes." Qian Yong, director of the Xi Jinping Ecological Civilization Thought Research Center, said.

  Guided by ideology and determined to move forward, socialist China is firmly moving towards a new era of ecological civilization.

  Practice Wei Li——

"Protect the ecological environment like eyes, treat the ecological environment like life"

  Mangrove forest is known as "sea forest" and "sea guard". Guangdong Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve, the sea breeze blows, the layers of mangrove forest, like a green ribbon.

  On April 10 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping came here to inspect the growth of mangroves and the surrounding ecological environment. "Mangrove protection, I personally grasped when I was working in Xiamen. After the 18th Party Congress, I gave instructions several times. This is a national treasure, and it must be protected. ”

  Looking at the water and sky from afar, the general secretary said: "The coastal areas are the most production intensive and the most densely populated, and at the same time have a relatively large impact on the natural ecology, we must really pay attention to it and take real and effective measures to strengthen protection." ”

  Tree by tree, forest by forest, bear witness to the far-reaching consideration of the leaders of major parties and major countries.

  "Protect the ecological environment like eyes, treat the ecological environment like life"“要保持历史耐心和战略定力，一张蓝图绘到底，一茬接着一茬干”。

  In the past ten years of the new era, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, a series of fundamental, pioneering and long-term work has been carried out in an all-round way, and the determination, intensity and results of promoting the construction of ecological civilization have been unprecedented.

  -- Protecting the ecological environment with the strictest system and the strictest rule of law.

  The central ecological environmental protection supervision is a major institutional arrangement and major reform measure deployed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and the general secretary has made important instructions and instructions at every key stage and every important link.

  It is not easy to break the inertia of thinking and resolve the intertwining of interests. The central ecological environmental protection inspectors pointed out the pain points and difficulties, and insisted on taking action to meet the tough. The ecological protection of the Qilian Mountains has changed from chaos to governance, Inner Mongolia's "one lake and two seas" have regained vitality, and Yunnan has concentrated on rectifying the problem of illegal construction along the Dianchi Lake... The two rounds of inspections covered the whole area, investigated and dealt with a number of major typical cases of damage to the ecological environment, and solved a number of prominent environmental problems that the people strongly resented.

  Strengthen the top-level design, and issue the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Ecological Civilization" and the "Overall Plan for the Reform of the Ecological Civilization System"; Implement the "strictest environmental protection law in history", formulate and revise many relevant laws such as the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Water Pollution Prevention and Control Law, and the Yangtze River Protection Law; Establish and improve the system of "party and government joint responsibility" and "one post and double responsibility" for environmental protection... The "four beams and eight pillars" of the ecological civilization system have been built to escort the green water and green mountains.

  More than 300,000 river and lake chiefs at the four levels and more than 900,000 river and lake chiefs (including patrol and river guards) at the village level have been set up in provinces, cities, counties, and townships across the country. The mountains are managed, the green is protected, and nearly 1.2 million forest chiefs guard the forest and sea.

  – Taking more powerful measures to protect and restore the ecology.

  In Changting County, Fujian, there was once serious soil erosion. Comrade Xi Jinping has visited Changting five times for investigation and has given important instructions and instructions many times. The comprehensive control of soil erosion and ecological restoration in Changting continued to advance, and it has been a long-term achievement.

  During an inspection in Fujian in March 2021, he learned that Changting had become a beautiful home like an oasis, and the general secretary recalled the past with emotion: "I tell you that investing money in ecology does not seem to raise chickens and eggs like development and construction, but this matter must be grasped." In the end, he raised a golden rooster and laid a golden egg. ”

  "People raise mountains, and mountains nourish people." This new path of green development has brought good days. Ma Xuemei, a villager in Yuandang Village, Putian Town, Changting County, sighed. Today, more than 600 acres of mountain farms contracted by Ma Xuemei are planted with chestnuts, navel oranges, oil tea, etc., and the barren mountains turn green and the land grows gold.

  Changting experience is promoted to the whole country. Terraces were built, dams were dammed, ditches were preserved, and the mountains became "Huaguo Mountains". In the decade of the new era, a total of nearly 600,000 square kilometers of soil erosion has been controlled in the country, and the area intensity of soil erosion has shown a trend of "double decline".

  Take the lead in implementing the ecological protection redline system internationally; Completed the first "multi-plan integration" national-level territorial spatial plan, and optimized the pattern of territorial space development and protection; Nearly 10,000 nature reserves of all kinds have been established at all levels, accounting for about 18% of the land area... A series of effective measures have been taken to protect mountains, retain water, consolidate soil, afforestation and grass planting, and consolidate the ecological foundation for high-quality development.

  – Fighting the battle against pollution with unprecedented intensity.

  "In the process of China's economy shifting from a high-speed growth stage to a high-quality development stage, pollution prevention and environmental governance are an important threshold that needs to be crossed. We must grit our teeth and climb over this slope and cross this hurdle. ”

  "We must not do anything about breaking through the three red lines, still following the extensive growth model, and eating the rice of our ancestors and smashing the bowls of our descendants, and we must not do it again."

  The sonorous words are thought-provoking.

  Fighting pollution and striving for transformation, the lead mining industry in Shuikoushan Town, Hengyang City, Hunan Province was reborn. At the Shuikoushan Nonferrous Metals Group Lead Smelter, a fish tank was placed in the environmental protection workshop, and more than 10 swimming goldfish directly tested the water quality. "If it does not meet the standard, it will never be produced, although the cost of water treatment is much higher, but the early transformation is early and the initiative is early." Tang Zhibo, deputy general manager of the company, said that the company has gone through a "painful period" and has made an annual profit of more than 200 million yuan for four consecutive years.

  In the first year of fully implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, all localities have strengthened confidence, tackled pollution, and added green background and quality to high-quality development. Resolutely win the battle to defend the blue sky, so that the days of blue sky and white clouds and twinkling stars are getting more and more every year; Great efforts should be made to control water environmental pollution, so that the scene of clear water and green banks and shallow bottom of fish flying can improve the "happiness index" of life; Comprehensively promote the improvement of the rural environment and retain the idyllic scenery of birds and flowers for the people.

  -- Promoting the integrated protection of landscapes, waters, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, and systematic governance.

  Think about the big picture with systems thinking. In 2013, General Secretary Xi Jinping creatively pointed out: "Landscape Lintian Lake is a community of life"; 4 years later, "grass" was included in this system; In 2021, the National Two Sessions participated in the review of the Inner Mongolia delegation, and the general secretary emphasized the addition of one word: "To coordinate the governance of landscapes, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand systems, the word 'sand' should be added here." ”

  System governance has achieved remarkable results. The water quality of Dianchi Lake has remained Class IV. for five consecutive years, and the ecological functions and biodiversity of the lakeside have gradually recovered. Since the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan", China has completed ecological protection and restoration in the "three districts and four belts" national ecological security barrier, covering an area of about 5.37 million hectares, and the beautiful home has been rejuvenated.

  – Always maintain the strategic focus of green development.

  Green transformation, breaking old kinetic energy and cultivating new kinetic energy requires the courage of strong men to break their wrists, and also the determination to "fight hard and perseverance".

  During the critical period of new crown epidemic prevention and control, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly inspected the ecological protection situation in various places, with far-reaching intentions: because of the difficulties encountered in economic development, we should not start to pave the stall for projects and break through the red line of ecological protection.

  The Central Economic Work Conference held at the end of last year clearly stated that it is necessary to promote the green transformation of economic and social development, and coordinate to promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion and growth, and build a beautiful China.

  All localities adhere to green development and accelerate the cultivation of new momentum. Hunan pressed the "accelerator" of the green transformation of the manufacturing industry, Guangxi vigorously promoted the construction of new energy storage, and Zhejiang plans to add 2 million kilowatts of grid-connected clean coal power and 4 million kilowatts of wind photovoltaic installed capacity this year to enhance the "gold content" of development with industrial "green content".

  The sky is bluer. In the past ten years in the new era, the fight against pollution has gnawed one hard bone after another, and China has become the fastest country in the world to improve air quality. In 2022, the proportion of days with good air quality in cities at the prefecture level and above nationwide will reach 86.5%, and the proportion of heavily polluted days will drop to less than 1% for the first time.

  The rivers and lakes are clearer. Coordinating the management of water resources, water environment and water ecology, rivers and lakes have changed their appearance. In 2022, the proportion of excellent cross-sections of surface water quality in the country will rise to 87.9%, which is close to the level of developed countries. The proportion of excellent water quality in coastal waters in China reached 81.9%.

  The momentum of green development is stronger. The scale of renewable energy development and utilization in China and the production and sales of new energy vehicles rank first in the world. In the decade of the new era, the proportion of coal in primary energy consumption has dropped from 68.5% to 56%, energy intensity has fallen by 26.4%, and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP have fallen by 34.4%.

  "In the past ten years in the new era, China's ecological civilization construction has made historic achievements and undergone historic changes, creating an ecological miracle and a miracle of green development that have attracted worldwide attention, fully demonstrating the truth power and practical greatness of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought." Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu said.

  Continue to struggle——

"Green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains, protecting the environment is protecting productivity, and improving the environment is developing productivity"

  Deep in the mountains, in the tea garden of Jiangjiaping Village, Pingli County, Shaanxi, the tea is fragrant and the scenery is pleasant. Kou Qingxing, secretary of the village party branch, remembered: "On April 21, 2020, the general secretary came to the village, walked into the tea plantation, inspected the growth of spring tea, and had a cordial conversation with the tea farmers. ”

  On that day, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out: "People do not live up to the green mountain, and the green mountain will not live up to the people." Green waters and mountains are both natural and economic wealth. ”

  Keeping in mind the instructions, the villagers of Jiangjiaping Village worked hard to become rich and prosperous because of tea. In 3 years, 800 acres of old tea gardens will be transformed, 350 acres of new tea gardens will be expanded, new scenic spots will be created, green tea mountains will become golden mountains for prosperity, and walk out of the green development road of tea tourism integration.

  Small mountain villages map the great China. A big party determined to do great things for thousands of years, with wisdom and foresight to draw a future in which "people live up to the green mountain, and the green mountain will not live up to the people".

  Based on history, based on the present, facing the world, and focusing on the future. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China made strategic arrangements, and the goal of ecological civilization construction was clear: by 2035, "green production and lifestyle will be widely formed, carbon emissions will peak and decline steadily, the ecological environment will fundamentally improve, and the goal of a beautiful China will be basically achieved".

  Anchor new goals and forge new journeys. From industrial structure, production methods, and lifestyle changes, to pollution control, ecological protection, and tackling climate change, all industries and fields adhere to green and low-carbon development, and work together to promote carbon reduction, pollution reduction, green expansion and growth.

  Study ideology, strengthen party spirit, emphasize practice, and make new achievements. Since the launch of the theme education on learning and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, all regions and departments have deeply studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, strengthened theoretical study to guide development practice, solved development problems through in-depth investigation and research, and solidly built a modernization in which man and nature live in harmony.

  ——This is a long-standing green action.

  Dongba Central Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing, is full of greenery and particularly moving.

  On April 4 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping braved the rain to participate in the capital's voluntary tree-planting activities, shoveling soil to build pits, cultivating soil cofferdams, lifting water for irrigation, and successively planting saplings such as oil pine, Xifu begonia, national locust, persimmon tree, and red ruimu.

  Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the general secretary has participated in voluntary tree planting in the capital for 11 consecutive years, and has ardent hopes for the cause of land greening:

  "Afforestation and greening is a cause that contributes to the present and benefits the future, and it must be done year after year, generation after generation, roll up our sleeves and work hard." "China's artificial afforestation scale is the largest in the world, and it continues to be afforested. China has contributed to the greening of the earth and the improvement of global climate change, and the Chinese people have contributed indispensably. ”

  Persistently plant trees and grass, strengthen comprehensive prevention and control of desertification, and further promote the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three Norths", and continuously extend the green territory. In the past ten years in the new era, the country has accumulated afforestation of 1.02 billion mu, the forest coverage rate has reached 24.02%, the conservation area of planted forests has reached 1.314 billion mu, ranking first in the world, and the key treatment areas have achieved a historic transformation from "sand into people retreating" to "green sand retreating", and desertification and land desertification have achieved "double reduction". "By 2025, 100 million mu of land greening tasks will be implemented every year, and no less than 20 million mu of artificial afforestation will be carried out. Adhere to the combination of expanding area and greening with improving quality and efficiency, and scientifically promote the high-quality development of land greening. The relevant person in charge of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration said.

  From planting and protecting greenery to garbage sorting, from "CD-ROM" actions to resource conservation, General Secretary Xi Jinping has led hundreds of millions of people to actively participate. "Green" has become a mode of production and management, as well as a way of life and behavior, and "the most beautiful ecological environment volunteers" and "most beautiful ecological rangers" continue to emerge, and green and low-carbon new winds are blowing.

  ——This is a loud commitment to people's livelihood.

  I will remember what the people are worried about; What the people desire, I will do.

  "The ecological environment is a major political issue related to the mission and purpose of the party, and also a major social issue related to the people's livelihood." "The economy has to go up, and ecological civilization has to go up. We must resolve to deliver on our promise to the people. General Secretary Xi Jinping's firm words responded to the people's new expectations for a more beautiful environment.

  In September 2013, when attending the special democratic life meeting of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, the general secretary solemnly pointed out: "Hebei accounts for 7 of the 10 most polluted cities in the country. Without a determination to adjust the structure, we will not be able to explain to history and the people. ”

  A tough battle against pollution has begun in the land of Yan Zhao! Reducing coal burning, adjusting industries, and governing according to law, Hebei has promoted industrial transformation and upgrading with "broken wrists" and improved the quality of the ecological environment. Shijiazhuang photography enthusiast Wang Ruchun composed a "sky diary" with more than 3,000 photos, recording the transformation from "smog" to "blue sky always".

  There is no end to ecological environmental protection. Hebei has made it clear that this year it will continue to fight the battle against pollution, and all districted cities will steadily withdraw from the "bottom ten" of air quality in key cities in the country.

  The change is not only one city and one region. The eight landmark campaign action plans for the 14th Five-Year Plan for in-depth pollution prevention and control have been completed, and all localities have continued to promote the defense of blue sky, clear water and pure land. Yunnan proposed to carry out a zero-zero clearance of inferior Class V water quality sections this year. Hubei has made it clear that it firmly adheres to the bottom line of water environment safety, and includes important drinking water sources and important wetlands into the ecological protection red line.

  - This is a broad and profound systemic change.

  "Promoting green and low-carbon economic and social development is a key link to achieving high-quality development."

  "Green water and green mountains are gold and silver mountains, protecting the environment is protecting productivity, and improving the environment is developing productivity."

  The determination to achieve high-quality development is unswerving.

  Let "Ugin" become "green gold". Shanxi Ruiguang Thermal Power Co., Ltd., standing on a chimney more than 100 meters high, once billowing smoke turned into white water vapor, and the captured food-grade carbon dioxide can be used for food preservation and other fields. "Bearing in mind the instructions of the general secretary, we will accelerate the research of green and low-carbon technologies, and reduce about 540 tons of soot, more than 1,340 tons of sulfur dioxide and more than 1,200 tons of nitrogen oxides every year, so as to achieve clean and efficient use of coal." Dong Xin, deputy general manager of the company, said.

  From the Pearl River Delta to the Yangtze River Delta, from Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, we will no longer simply talk about heroes based on GDP, optimize the industrial structure and energy structure, promote the application of energy-saving and carbon-reduction technologies, and develop green and low-carbon industries... The green changes in the factory workshop and the vast fields have witnessed the courage and perseverance of the giant ship of China to break the waves.

  China writes a new "green answer" for high-quality development: in the first five months of this year, investment in high-tech industries increased by 12.8% year-on-year, significantly faster than the growth rate of all investment; The production index of information transmission, software and information technology services increased by 11.3%, all maintaining rapid growth; The production of new energy vehicles and solar cells increased by 37% and 53.6%, respectively.

  ——This is China's action to benefit the world.

  "China will increase the intensity of its nationally determined contributions, adopt more powerful policies and measures, strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030, and strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060." On September 22, 2020, at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, General Secretary Xi Jinping solemnly announced to the world.

  Promise and walk the talk. Implement the national strategy of actively addressing climate change, incorporate carbon peaking and carbon neutrality into the overall layout of ecological civilization construction, build and implement the "dual carbon" policy system, launch the national carbon market trading, and effectively protect biodiversity... China is actively and steadily promoting the "dual carbon" work, and will achieve carbon peak to carbon neutrality in the shortest time in global history.

  "In the face of ecological and environmental challenges, mankind is a community of common destiny with both prosperity and loss, and no country can be left alone." China has become an important participant, contributor and leader in the construction of global ecological civilization, a responsible major developing country, and has made great contributions to the sustainable development of the world. The builders of the Saihanba Forest Farm in Hebei Province, who created the miracle of transforming wasteland into forests and seas, and the "Thousand Villages Demonstration and Ten Thousand Villages Rectification" project in Zhejiang, which has created thousands of beautiful villages and benefited thousands of farmers, have successively won the "Champion of the Earth Award", the highest environmental honor of the United Nations.

  "China's concept of ecological civilization shows a positive mindset to create a better world for all." Eric Solheim, former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, believes that China's many successful practices in building an ecological civilization have provided valuable experience for the international community.

  In today's China, green development is accelerating, green territory continues to expand, green contributions continue to increase, and a new era of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" is magnificent.

  From the blue sky, white clouds, clear water and green shores, the world sees a prosperous China; From the picture of overcoming difficulties and breaking through and conquering passes, the world sees a China forging ahead.

  Strive for a new journey and a new era. The modernization process of harmonious coexistence between man and nature has profoundly changed China and influenced the world.

  (Beijing, 16 July (Xinhua) -- People's Daily reporters Zhao Yongping, Liu Yi, and Wang Hao)