First Observation-Moment-Why does the General Secretary cherish the first observation of towering trees?
On the afternoon of July 25, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the Cuiyunlang Ancient Shu Road in Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, to learn about the local promotion of historical and cultural heritage and strengthening the construction of ecological civilization.
The camera of the Xinhua News Agency reporter froze for such a moment——
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
The Qingshi Ancient Road has gone through the vicissitudes of life, and the ancient cypress trees stand in the middle of it, forming a corridor.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Xi
This Jian Ge cypress stands tall and straight, pointing straight into the clouds. It is very unique among the ancient cypresses in Cuiyun Corridor, with the "three highest": the highest, with a height of 27 meters; The oldest, with a tree age of about 2300 years; The strangest thing is that from a distance it appears loose, but up close it appears cypress.
The general secretary stared at the ancient trees and felt the flow of thousands of years and the inheritance of history and culture.
In May 2016, the General Secretary inspected the hinterland of Xiaoxing'an Mountains in Heilongjiang Province, looking up at the towering trees and feeling that the long river of history "flows constantly, day and night";
Photo by Ju Peng, journalist from Xinhua News Agency
In April 2020, a survey was conducted deep in the Qinling Mountains to assess the ecological protection situation.The construction of ecological civilization is not about holding a lot of real gold and silver in our hands, but about doing it for history and for future generations;
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
In April 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the Wuzhishan area of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. "The pace of the general secretary is very slow." The park commentator in charge of the introduction had a deep memory of that scene. "the general secretary stopped from time to time to observe the surrounding trees and listen to the sounds of nature";
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There are no quiet trees in the forest, and there is no stopping flow in the river. Circle after circle of growth rings, engraved with the long history of Chinese civilization. Green patches bear witness to the time, historical, and ecological views of leaders of major parties and countries.
At the National Ecological Environment Protection Conference held in 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping profoundly pointed out that "the Chinese nation has always respected and loved nature, and the Chinese civilization that has lasted for more than 5000 years has nurtured a rich ecological culture".
The reverence for ecology is rooted in the context of Chinese civilization's "unity of heaven and man, and the unity of all things.". Being responsible for ecology is also standing at the height of being responsible for history and the nation, painting a green background for the sustainable development of human civilization.
From the dialectical relationship between natural ecology and human civilization, General Secretary profoundly reveals the law of shared destiny and interdependence between the two.
The harmonious coexistence of man and nature is the inevitable requirement of Chinese path to modernization, and also the meaning of the new form of human civilization.
As the reporter walked along the ancient Shu Road of Cuiyun Corridor, a Han brick cypress tree with lush and vigorous branches. Local experts explain that Han bricks support ancient cypresses, and ancient cypresses embrace Han bricks. Nature and culture blend together, harmoniously coexisting for over a thousand years.
For thousands of years, what has been passed down along with ancient cypress trees is the consistent admiration of the Chinese descendants for ecological nature, and the consistent pursuit of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature by the Chinese nation.
Only by living in harmony with nature can Chinese path to modernization be green and full of vitality, and the Chinese civilization be endless.
Visual: Li Tao, Tang Xing
Jointly produced by the domestic department of Xinhua News Agency and the Sichuan branch of Xinhua News Agency