Pictured: Citizens of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province are taking the online bus "Jet Bus". Photo courtesy of Xi'an Public Transport Group: Liu Qiang (second from right), a resident of Dongfang Community, Qishuyan Street, Changzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, teaches neighbors to make environmentally friendly enzymes. Photo by Chu Dekai: Residents swim in the Nanping Nanlu Community Natatorium in Nanping, Fujian Province. Photo by Chen Qinhua.
**In his New Year's message 224, the Chairman pointed out that "low-carbon living is becoming a trend".
In July 2023, the general secretary of the National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection proposed to "vigorously advocate the concept of simple and moderate, green and low-carbon, civilized and healthy life and consumption mode, so that green travel, water and electricity saving, 'disc action', garbage classification, etc. become habits" and "form the social atmosphere of people, everything, all the time, everywhere advocating ecological civilization".
In recent years, many localities have actively carried out the creation of green families, green communities, green travel, etc., cultivated and promoted ecological culture, and widely mobilized the public to participate in the construction of a beautiful China. Implement garbage sorting at home, take public transportation for travel, and use your own cloth bags for shopping......More and more people insist on starting from themselves and the small things around them, actively spreading and practicing the concept of green and low-carbon, and low-carbon life has gradually become a fashion.
According to the data released by relevant departments, in 2023, the domestic waste classification coverage rate of residential communities at and above the prefecture level will exceed ninety, the average daily order volume of shared bicycles will reach more than 2,800 orders, and the use of recyclable packaging will exceed 1 billion ......pieces of mail express mailWhat changes does a green and low-carbon lifestyle bring to residents? How to "plant" the green and low-carbon concept into the hearts of more people? Recently, the reporter walked into Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Nanping City, Fujian Province, and Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, to pick up the low-carbon life stories around the masses and feel the surging green vitality.
More than 60% of urban and rural households in Jiangsu Province have initially met the requirements for the creation of green families.
Life is not only healthy, but also creative".
Reporter Yao Xueqing.
On a long table, a bag of orange peels, a bag of brown sugar, a large plastic bottle and an electronic scale were placed in turn, and an old man with gray hair and glasses stood in front of the table. At the Oriental Community Party and Mass Service Center of Qishuyan Street, Changzhou Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, resident Liu Qiang's public lecture on promoting the production method of environmentally friendly enzymes was held again, attracting more than 10 neighbors to participate.
Liu Qiang and his wife have insisted on such lectures for 10 years. In 2021, their family was rated as a green family in Jiangsu Province.
Food waste is the main source of household waste, and proper treatment can turn waste into treasure and achieve waste reduction. 70-year-old Liu Qiang's voice is loud. As she spoke, she beckoned her neighbors to work together, tore the orange peel into small pieces, and then went on the scales in turn, poured brown sugar, orange peel, and water into a plastic bottle and stirred according to the ratio of 1 3 10, and then tightened the bottle cap. "After 3 months of fermentation, the filtered juice is an eco-friendly enzyme that removes oil and is used as a detergent. Liu Qiang said.
At the end of the lecture, Liu Qian handed out a booklet containing the recipe of eco-friendly enzymes to the audience, and asked the neighbors to exchange the waste plastic bottles they brought from home for the enzymes they had made.
Eco-friendly enzymes are easy to source, no chemical additives, and environmentally friendly. Dishes and chopsticks coated with enzymes can be passed with clean water, which can save a lot of water for rinsing. Liu Qian encouraged everyone to try actively.
On the way home from the community party and mass service center, Liu Qian turned into a fruit shop. When the shopkeeper saw Liu Qiang, he straightened up and took a pack of fruit peels and handed them over, "Some customers ask the store to peel the peels, and Liu Qiang often comes over to get the peels, so I will help her keep them." ”
Walking into Liu Qiao's house, there are a lot of bottles and cans, which are classified and placed in all corners in an orderly manner. She told reporters that most of these empty bottles were "picked up" from neighbors or shops to make and hold environmentally friendly enzymes.
It was lunch time, and Liu Qiang and his wife started to prepare the meal together. The selected rotten vegetable leaves, the cut old vegetable gang, together with the fruit skin, etc., are temporarily placed in a bag on the side, and the small amount can be gathered to make environmentally friendly enzymes; Egg shells, chicken bones, etc., are put into a green compost bin, sprinkled with a little probiotic powder, and composted. There is a faucet under the compost bin, "After about a month of fermentation, when the white mycelium grows, the residue is the natural 'nutrient soil';When the faucet is turned on, the liquid that flows out is diluted and becomes a 'nutrient solution' for watering plants. Liu Qiang said.
In Liu's house, the foam box was modified and placed on the balcony to grow vegetables and flowers; Old cotton wool was stuffed into old clothes and sewn into sofa cushions; Old trousers were changed to make shoe cover ......"It's not only healthy, it's creative. Liu Qiang said.
Take the 'small family' with 'everyone' and be the leader of green life. Liu Qiang said that in March 2014, workers from the Dongfang community came to her and hoped that she would promote the concept of environmental protection to more families. The community not only freed up a room for her to make an "enzyme workshop" to show and teach her neighbors to make environmentally friendly enzymes and compost, but also helped her apply for the public welfare venture capital project of the Municipal Women's Federation and received special financial support. Since that year, the community has invited Liu Qiang to carry out monthly exchanges and interactions, share his experience with the neighbors, and hold a number of environmental protection activities to encourage residents to turn garbage into resources.
In the past 10 years, Mr. and Mrs. Liu have conducted more than 360 environmental protection seminars, with more than 20,000 participants, and have traveled to Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou and other cities.
Inspired by the low-carbon life of Liu Qiao's family, I made milk cartons and shoe boxes into storage boxes to store my son's toys. I took my son to make picture book tags on the labels on my new clothes, which not only reduced the amount of garbage, but also decorated my life. Xu Jie, deputy secretary of the general party branch of the Oriental community, told reporters that in recent years, community residents have used more than 750 kilograms of kitchen waste every year, processed into enzymes and compost, and applied to family balcony greening, community green space maintenance, etc. Driven by Liu Qiao, 11 families were awarded the title of "The Most Beautiful Family" at the street, district and municipal levels due to their outstanding environmental protection deeds, and 1 family was rated as a "Five Good Civilized Family" at the district level.
Zhu Jinsong, chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Women's Federation, introduced that from 2012 to the present, the women's federation of Jiangsu Province, city and county has organized a total of 652 selections for the creation of "green families", and more than sixty percent of urban and rural families in the province have initially met the requirements for the creation of green families.
Yanping District, Nanping City, Fujian Province, allows the masses to enjoy the green space at their doorstep.
enrich new scenarios for low-carbon benefits".
Reporter Wang Yunxin.
Arm rowing, leg kicking, ventilation, turning, ......After swimming 10 times in the pool, Liu Guidi went ashore.
Liu Guidi is a resident of Nanlu Community, Shuidong Street, Yanping District, Nanping City, Fujian Province. Some time ago, the average temperature in the local area was about 10 degrees Celsius, was the water in the pool cold? "It's not cold, the water here is constant in all seasons. Liu Guidi said.
The reporter reached into the water, and the temperature was really suitable. But when I went around the museum, I didn't find heating equipment such as boilers, heat pumps, and electric heaters. Liu Guidi pointed to the roof and said, "The answer is on it." ”
Looking up, beams of sunlight are shining through the ceiling of the hollowed-out swimming pool, dazzling and warm. "The sunlight warms the space and the solar panels on the roof. Liu Yongkun, the person in charge of the design of the swimming pool, introduced that relying on the heat collection system, light energy is converted into heat energy, and the water temperature of the swimming pool can be kept constant at 26 to 28 degrees Celsius in more than 2 3 times throughout the year. ”
What about days when there is not enough light? Liu Yongkun said that there is a swimming pool in the jurisdiction of Nanping Aluminum Co., Ltd. in Fujian Province, which uses the waste heat of the company's production workshop to heat the swimming pool through pipelines.
On this day, there were a lot of people in the swimming pool, but the water was very clear. Not far from the swimming pool, in the special equipment room of the swimming pool, a set of water purification equipment is filtering impurities in the water. "The traditional pool needs to be drained before adding water. With this equipment, the pool water circulates 24 hours a day, and the pool water is always clear without changing the water. Liu Yongkun said that according to the standard of changing the water of the traditional swimming pool every week, this swimming pool of more than 2,000 cubic meters can save more than 2,000 tons of water every week.
As a swimming enthusiast, Liu Guidi has checked in many swimming pools. In her eyes, the swimming pool at the door of her home still contains a lot of ingenuity, "The fan is basically not turned on, but it is not boring." "It turned out that on the top of the swimming pool, 60 non-powered fans were evenly distributed, rotating with the wind. "As long as there is wind, it can be naturally ventilated. Liu Yongkun said.
The small swimming pool embodies green and low-carbon everywhere, and it is just a microcosm of the green community created by the Nanlu community.
In 2021, the "Opinions on Promoting the Green Development of Urban and Rural Construction" issued by the Office of the Central Committee and the Office of the State Council proposed to "carry out in-depth actions to create green communities". In July 2023, the Department of Urban Construction of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued the "Excerpt of Excellent Cases of Green Community Creation Action", and the South Aluminum Community was selected.
Walking out of the swimming pool, the evergreen street trees accompanied the way, and some elderly people sat on the benches, leisurely basking in the sun. On the colorful trail, many residents are exercising with brisk walking or jogging.
The community has changed so much. Liu Guidi, who has lived in the Nanlu community for more than 20 years, has been deeply troubled by the environment, "In the past, the roads were dirty and messy, and when it rained, sewage flowed sideways, and I didn't dare to wear white shoes at all. "Built in the 50s of the last century, the South Aluminum community is in disrepair and needs to be renewed. In December 2021, Yanping District launched a new round of renovation of old communities, requiring the integration of green concepts and the creation of a number of green communities, and the Nanlu community was included in the first batch of pilots.
As soon as it rains, water accumulates, and this problem needs to be solved. "There are many elderly and children in the community, can we add some places to rest?" "The elderly have bad legs and feet, can the road surface be made into a trail that can protect the knees?" In accordance with the work requirements of Yanping District to "listen to the voices of the masses in the renovation of old communities", the South Aluminum Community started from soliciting the "micro wishes" of residents, based on the needs of residents, integrated the green concept, and successively invested 33 million yuan for the construction of green communities.
The colored trail in front of you is different from the traditional plastic runway, and it is made of permeable concrete. "It's both a recreational trail and a water-saving pathway. Huang Xiaomei, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Neighborhood Committee of the South Aluminum Community, introduced that the renovated pavement will not only not accumulate water, but the water that seeps into the ground can also be reused.
On the way, gazebos and benches give residents a place to rest. "From a distance, it looks like it's made of wood, but it's actually made of aluminum. Liu Guidi has worked in Nanping Aluminum Co., Ltd. for many years and is very familiar with this material. Aluminum materials are durable and not easy to corrode, and Nanping Aluminum Co., Ltd. has made public facilities for the community by using the best aluminum raw materials, "which is environmentally friendly, but also beautiful, and is not bad in the wind and sun." Liu Guidi said.
With the creation of a green community, the life philosophy of Liu Guidi and her neighbors has also changed. "In the past, people didn't have much concept of low-carbon life, but now they find that they are just making a gesture. Liu Guidi said that now residents will separate dry and wet garbage and actively participate in volunteer activities such as cleaning their homes.
The construction of green communities is still advancing. In the community parking lot, rows of brand-new charging piles are about to be put into use. "It's convenient to charge in the future, and when I change the car next time, I'll also buy a new energy one!" Liu Guidi said.
Enrich the new scenarios of low-carbon benefits for the people, so that the masses can enjoy the green space at their doorstep. Huang Guicheng, secretary of the Yanping District Party Committee, said that the South Aluminum Community will be used as a pilot to promote the construction of more green communities, so that green will become the bright background color of the community.
Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province has basically formed a 15-minute green transportation convenience service circle.
The city is green and on the 'fast lane'".
Reporter Gao Bing.
At 5:40, Qu Xiaolei, a 30-year-old bus driver, went out to drive his new energy vehicle as usual and went straight to the bus hub station of Xi'an Aerospace Base in Shaanxi Province.
In the bus station, the online bus "Jet Bus" that he drives every day is parked. This bus is 5 years long6 meters, with 9 seats, the "body" is small. Different from ordinary buses, "Jet Bus" adopts the operation mode of passenger mobile phone reservation, vehicle "on-call", and route "private customization".
After carefully checking the condition of the car, Qu Xiaolei drove the bus to the first area he was responsible for - next to the Shenzhou Avenue subway station. "Ding-dong! Just after 7 o'clock, the mobile phone rang a prompt for successful ordering, and after a while, two passengers walked out of the subway entrance and went straight to the bus.
In the past few days, the temperature has cooled, the subway and bus are seamlessly connected, and there is no freezing, which is really convenient! Passenger Liu Juan wrapped tightly, "On the subway, I filled in the reservation information in advance, the fare was 3 yuan, and as soon as I left the station, I saw the bus waiting." ”
The area south of East Chang'an Avenue of Xi'an Aerospace Base is a newly constructed and newly developed area, where many industrial parks and large enterprises have settled, but the city's fixed bus lines have not yet been covered. In April 2022, Xi'an's first "Jet Bus" pilot service area landed here.
Qu Xiaolei introduced that in this 13-square-kilometer operation area, there are currently 12 "Jet Bus stations". "Jet Bus" does not have a fixed route, according to the needs of passengers, fixed stations and not fixed routes. "Passengers enter the boarding point and destination through the WeChat mini-program, and the platform will automatically assign them to the nearby 'Jet Bus' to match the best route. In less than 5 minutes, we were able to get there. Qu Xiaolei said.
Outside the car window, the sky is getting brighter. At 7:40, Qu Xiaolei ushered in the busiest "morning rush" period of the day. "In this area, the vast majority of passengers are office workers, busy in the morning and evening, and scattered in the afternoon. He once calculated that if there were fixed-route buses, the area would need about four lines and nearly 100 buses. Now, only 12 "Jet buses" are needed to "take orders and start with passengers, and wait for no passengers".
Flexible, affordable, convenient and, most importantly, green and low-carbon. Qu Xiaolei said that thanks to the seamless connection of "subway + Jet bus", residents in the area drive private cars to and from work less and less, and choose more and more public transportation, "My cousin is like this, I used to basically drive to the company, but now" subway + Jet bus ", the round-trip commuting time is shortened by 1 hour." ”
Today, the service area of Xi'an "Jet Bus" continues to expand, and the city's service area has reached 235 square kilometers, covering 77 industrial parks (office buildings) and 18 residential areas, connected to 5 subway stations, transporting more than 2,000 passengers per day on weekdays.
Convenient bus service, not only "Jet Bus". Xi'an has opened 20 "community bus" lines, providing daily subway stations and community connections to tens of thousands of residents in 243 communities along the route. 218 customized bus lines have been opened, and more than 1 million passengers have been transported ......
At noon, Qu Xiaolei completed the morning shift and went home from work. "Now I commute to and from work every day, commuting 50 kilometers round trip, all on it. Qu Xiaolei walked into the parking lot and pointed to his new energy vehicle, "Just charge it once a week, it's very convenient to charge, 90 minutes to be full, only 30 yuan." ”
According to the 2022 annual report of the Xi'an Green Travel Index released in October last year, by the end of 2022, the number of new energy vehicles in Xi'an reached 25980,000 vehicles, with a public charging infrastructure coverage rate of 947%。
New energy vehicles have low energy consumption, low noise, sufficient power, and a particularly good driving feeling. Qu Xiaolei said that green travel is the general trend, and now not only him, but also the travel mode of the people around him have changed greatly: his father, who used to go out and preferred to drive, now often chooses to walk every day to buy groceries. My mother goes to work every day and takes the "community bus" at the door of her home to go directly to the subway entrance; His girlfriend asked him to ride a shared bicycle on the weekend and wander the streets and alleys ......
A little bit of "small family story" converges into a "big city picture". In September 2023, the Ministry of Transport selected 13 typical cases of priority development of urban public transport and green travel, and Xi'an was on the list of "exploring diversified public transport services and creating a high-quality public transport service system".
At present, Xi'an Rail Transit has opened and operated 9 subway lines, with an average daily passenger volume of 35460,000 person-times, the intensity of passenger flow ranks among the top in the country; All 8,289 buses in the main urban area have been replaced with new and clean energy vehicles, and the proportion of green buses has reached 100%.
Weaving a dense three-dimensional 'traffic network', the city is green and driving on the 'fast lane'. Ma Shengli, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Xi'an Municipal Transportation Bureau, introduced that the 15-minute green transportation convenience service circle in Xi'an has been basically formed, and the city has invested 290,000 shared bicycles and 7 public bicycles90,000 vehicles, with an average daily riding volume of 700,000 people, realizing the seamless connection between slow traffic and public transportation, and building an integrated public transportation system of "subway + bus + slow traffic".
People** 2024-02-23 13th edition).