First sight·Sentiment for the people on the urban greenway
The sea breeze blows gently, and a green road winds forward among the blue sea and sky. On the afternoon of May 22, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the Sunshine Coast Greenway in Rizhao, Shandong Province to learn about the local situation of strengthening coastline ecological protection and restoration and improving people's quality of life.
“One end connects the city and the other connects to nature.” Greenways are green spaces that are constantly growing in the urban fabric, and they are an aspirational pastoral in busy life. From a broader perspective, greenways are also a vivid footnote of “city, better life” in the modernization process.
“Making life better” starts and ends with the people.
Entering the new era, the people have shifted from "wanting food and clothing" to "wanting environmental protection", from "seeking survival" to "seeking ecology". The changes in the main contradictions in society have also placed the construction of ecological civilization at an unprecedented height. "We must make a choice, what exactly do we want? Starting from the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of the people, and whether they agree or not, the ecological environment is very important; from the perspective of improving people's livelihood, this is also the most important point." Between the choices, what is highlighted is the pattern, It is responsibility and emotion.
Along the vast coastline to the south, in another coastal city - Fuzhou, the rural roads have become the bright business card of this "Fuzhou State". In March 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during an inspection of Fudao in the suburbs of Fuzhou, "I hope to continue to build this coastal city and landscape city into a better place to better benefit the people."
Benefiting the people embodies the ingenuity and perseverance of "a people's city for the people".
In the grand blueprint outlined in the "14th Five-Year Plan" outline, "comprehensive improvement of urban quality" is listed in a separate chapter, which clearly states "scientific planning and layout of urban green rings, green corridors, green wedges and greenways".
Rizhao's Sunshine Coast Greenway, Chengdu's Tianfu Greenway, Wuhan's East Lake Greenway, Hangzhou's Zhijiang Greenway... In recent years, various places have accelerated the construction of urban greenways according to local conditions. More and more "blessing roads" are nourishing People’s leisure time tells vivid stories of the harmonious coexistence of people and cities, and people and nature.
Embark on a greenway, walk alone, or ride a bike in the countryside; climb a mountain for a distant view, or have a picnic in the forest; watch the lake, or enjoy the sea and sky...Walking among the mountains and rivers, you can see the mountains and everything. Water, remember nostalgia, this is the "way to happiness" around the people.
Walking into the greenway, natural landscapes, cultural scenery, and historical stories are dotted and complement each other. Many tourists "check in" here. The ecology is more beautiful, the environment is better, and tourism is more lively. This is the "development path" to enhance the vitality of the city.
The greenway extends, spreading the concepts of green development and shared development. In Chengdu, he proposed the concept of building a park city, specifically stating that "the characteristics of a park city should be highlighted and ecological values taken into account"; in Guilin, he urged "we must take good care of Guilin's landscape"; in Hanzhong, he praised Tianhan Wetland Park as a "citizen" "Happiness Park"... Promoting urban green development is an important content that General Secretary Xi Jinping has paid attention to during his domestic inspections in recent years.
The extension of the greenway reflects the people-centered development philosophy. Talking about urban greening, he urged "not to deliberately pursue exotic flowers and rare trees, but to truly plant trees for the people and benefit the masses"; when talking about urban planning and construction, he asked "to integrate the concept of making people's lives more comfortable into urban planning and construction" is in the blood of the people and reflected in every detail"; when talking about urban governance, he emphasized that "the fundamental purpose of promoting urban governance is to enhance the people's sense of gain, happiness, and security"... Bit by bit, piece by piece, President Xi Jinping The secretary has always been thinking about "people" in urban development and making people's lives better.
"A city is a city for the people, and a people's city is for the people." It is written in the largest and fastest urbanization process in world history, infiltrated into all aspects of urban work in the new era, and reflected in the ordinary lives of hundreds of millions of people.
