There are so many beautiful mountains and rivers to experience the charming charm of summer scenery in various places. Protection | Wetlands | Charm
CCTV News: The summer scenery is infinitely beautiful, with lush vegetation, shade of green trees, blooming lotus flowers, and graceful water birds, creating a vibrant scene across the north and south of the Yangtze River.
Hangzhou Xixi: The rippling blue waves are as beautiful as poetry and painting
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This is Hangzhou Xixi National Wetland Park. In the midsummer season, the Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou is lush with greenery and trees, with herons dancing and swallows flying, and lotus fragrant fish leaping. The scattered fish ponds present a beautiful scenery of "a vast expanse of ponds". Here, there are abundant ecological resources, including 739 species of vascular plants, 203 species of birds, 911 species of insects, and 56 species of fish. For the past twenty years, the Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou has aimed to protect the original ecology, coordinating the layout of production, life, and ecology, and exploring a win-win path for wetland protection and utilization.
Nowadays, this 11.5 square kilometer "urban green kidney" plays an important role in flood control, drought resistance, and water conservation in Hangzhou, and is a green space for harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
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Nanjing, Jiangsu: Full Lake Pond, Cedar Weaving, Green Carpet, Lotus Blooming, Sun Red Screening
The large area of Chinese fir seen now is located in Liuhe District, Nanjing City, with an area of over 5800 acres, making it the largest Chinese fir forest in East China. On the water surface under the cedar tree, a series of lotus flowers are in full bloom. The pink flowers stand tall and graceful, with a gentle breeze brushing over them. The lotus leaves are like green waves, and the flowers cover them, nodding slightly. Boating through it feels like walking into a beautiful picture of a summer lotus pond.
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In recent years, local measures such as land transfer and creating ecological buffer zones have been taken to protect wetland environments. Based on this thousand acre lotus pond, the local government has collected over 40 varieties of lotus flowers from 25 provinces and cities across the country for display, for citizens and tourists to enjoy.
Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province: Clear water, green mountains, and good ecological environment. Water birds come to settle down gracefully
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Recently, the reservoir area of Taolinkou Reservoir in Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province has been filled with clear water, lush trees along the river, and a natural and harmonious scenery. From a high altitude, you can see scattered white spots among the verdant greenery, which is the national second level protected animal, the heron. Egrets play and frolic with their companions, or stand alone on branches gazing into the distance. On the water surface, there are also herons spreading their wings and gliding to feed and raise chicks. When the number is high, there can be thousands of herons here. In addition to herons, there are also various birds such as black storks, cormorants, and egrets that inhabit and settle here.
For many years, the reservoir has been based on ecological restoration, implementing afforestation and greening projects, resulting in a greening rate of over 90% in the reservoir area. By conserving water sources, the water quality of the reservoir has been maintained at level two or above the national surface water environmental quality standard. The arrival of birds is also a verification of the effectiveness of ecological environment management in the reservoir area.
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Heilongjiang: Experience the beauty of wetlands with lush greenery
In the Zhenbao Island Wetland National Nature Reserve located in Hulin City, Heilongjiang Province, forests and swamps are scattered and island shaped forests crisscross, with a rich variety of flora and fauna in the area. It is understood that the Zhenbao Island Wetland National Nature Reserve is an important wetland with originality, representativeness, complexity, and ornamental value. To improve the level of wetland ecological protection, the protected area continuously improves infrastructure construction and continues to do a good job in wetland restoration. Nowadays, the protected area has become a national key ecological functional area, and the cool climate and pleasant scenery attract more and more tourists to come here for sightseeing.
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