Climb the Chuyang Pavilion in the Minghu Park of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, overlook, only to see the sparkling Minghu Lake, migratory birds or frolic in the water, or skim across the lake, or flutter their wings and fly high, the green plants on the shore swing with the wind, and the splendid blue and white "Jade Ruyi" like the Chuzhou Olympic Sports Center, plank road, covered bridge, cruise ship movement and quiet, the scenery is picturesque.
Recently, Minghu Lake in Chuzhou City has passed the review and evaluation of the construction effectiveness of Happy River and Lake by the Ministry of Water Resources, becoming the first "Happy Lake" in the country.
Happy rivers and lakes refer to rivers and lakes that can maintain the health of rivers and lakes, support the high-quality economic and social development of the basin and the region, reflect the harmony between people and water, and give the people in the basin a high sense of security, gain and satisfaction.
In the past, Ming Lake was located in the low-lying land at the end of the Longxing River, and "nine floods in ten years" was the deepest impression of the people. In order to create a happy river and lake that satisfies the people, in September 2015, the Chuzhou Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government decided to rely on the Shengtian River Comprehensive Treatment Project, high-standard and high-quality planning and design, and build the Minghu Wetland Park, which has become the "No. 1 Project" of Chuzhou's green development.
Construction of the Minghu Dam began in 2015 and the lake area was formed during the 2017 flood season. Relying on the original topography, Chuzhou City built the No. 1 and No. 2 gates, comprehensively sorted out the original topography and landform, and relocated the residents of the original lake area, so that the water energy can be stored and discharged. And on the basis of taking the river channel of the Zhilongxing River in the upstream and connecting the surrounding water system, the landscape design and construction are carried out to make the water of Minghu Lake alive and beautiful.
Lu Chuanyang, chief engineer of the Minghu Construction and Management Center, told reporters that in order to realize the upgrade from "beautiful Minghu" to "happy Minghu", it is far from enough to rely on environmental improvement. To this end, Minghu has carried out a comprehensive upgrade in three aspects: helping the development of the river basin, comprehensive river basin management and improving management and protection capabilities.
In the northeast corner of Ming Lake, an 800-square-meter ecological conservation area has been set up to establish a natural wetland space suitable for the survival and reproduction of a variety of frogs. In the middle of the lake area, two small islands have been built with artificial soil to provide a resting place for migratory birds passing through the migratory season. Minghu has also built a green corridor to build a biodiversity habitat ecological environment with graded water level control as the main line.
After the completion of the catchment area of Ming Lake, the catchment area is 69 square kilometers, and the total area of the entire construction area is 239 square kilometers, of which the core area of the water surface area is about 55 square kilometers, wetland and green area of about 5 square kilometers. The total length of the lakeshore is 112 kilometers, there are 17 different forms of people-view interaction areas. At present, the water quality of Ming Lake has stabilized to 21 species, and the number of bird species in the basin has increased to 55.
In order to improve the management and protection level of rivers and lakes, the local government has also built the Minghu Digital Watershed Project, which realizes intelligent management and protection through first-class monitoring, drones, underwater photography equipment, etc. Construct a water ecology hall, develop a long-term management and protection system, introduce relevant indicators of river and lake health evaluation, and regularly evaluate the happiness and health status of rivers and lakes.
The former "low-lying land" has been transformed into a waterfront landscape belt and an urban living room in Chuzhou City, integrating ecology, leisure, entertainment and other functions, showing the beautiful scenery of "different scenery in the four seasons, and endless happiness", and becoming an "Internet celebrity check-in place" for citizens and foreign tourists. Xu Ming, a citizen of Chuzhou who often comes to Ming Lake to shoot **, said: "This is not only an ideal place for citizens to relax and play, but also a happy new home where man and nature coexist in harmony." Economic reporter Liang Rui).
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