Following the inspection footsteps of General Secretary | Walking into the monitoring center of Hetao Irrigation Area | Hetao | Irrigation Area
General Secretary Xi Jinping recently visited Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. On June 5, Xi Jinping pointed out during an inspection of the Modern Agricultural Demonstration Park on the south bank of the Wuliangsuhai Sea that the Hetao area has unique conditions. Although there is no water shortage, it must also save water resources and vigorously develop modern high-efficiency agriculture and water-saving industries. Water flooding. On June 6, Xi Jinping came to the Hetao Irrigation District Water Information Monitoring Center for inspection.
The Hetao Irrigation Area, located at the northernmost bend of the Yellow River, has a history of over 2200 years. The Yellow River irrigation area has reached over 10 million mu and was included in the 2019 World Irrigation Engineering Heritage List. It is the oldest super large irrigation area with millions of mu and an important grain and oil production base in China.
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The Hetao Irrigation District in Inner Mongolia is located within the territory of Bayannur City. The city is located in the golden belt of crop cultivation at 40 degrees north latitude and is known as the "granary outside the Great Wall". It is the main production area of high-quality medium to strong gluten wheat in China.
Since 2018, Bayannur City has been researching integrated saline alkali land improvement technology models, improving and utilizing 200000 mu of arable land, gradually improving soil organic matter, and generally improving the quality of arable land.
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For thousands of years, the irrigation engineering system and management system of Hetao Irrigation District have evolved and developed with the changes in natural environment, social economy, political and military development. In addition, the engineering system planning and design with reasonable development intensity and consideration of ecological environment impact have enabled Hetao Irrigation District to continue to develop well and become a typical example of sustainable irrigation.
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