【 Ecological Civilization @ Wetland 】 Protect the Yellow River Delta and realize the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.

　　On September 18, 2019, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader delivered an important speech at the symposium on ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, solemnly juxtaposing the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin with major national strategies such as the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, thus clarifying the blueprint and path for governing the Yellow River in the new era. People once again focus on the Yellow River Delta, the Yellow River, the Yellow River basin and the construction of ecological civilization.

　　The report of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that "building ecological civilization is a Millennium plan for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation". General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that in the overall layout of "Five in One", ecological civilization construction is one of them; In the fourteen basic strategies of upholding and developing Socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, adhering to the harmonious coexistence between man and nature is one of the basic strategies; Among the five new development concepts, green is one of them; Among the three major battles, pollution prevention is one of them. In an important speech delivered at the symposium on ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin, the Supreme Leader General Secretary pointed out: "Protecting the Yellow River is a great plan for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." This argument is really fateful!

　　The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation. Together with the Yangtze River and other important rivers, it nurtures the Chinese nation and breeds Chinese civilization. The Yellow River basin plays a very important role in China’s economic and social development and ecological security. The Yellow River is peaceful, and the world is peaceful. The Yellow River An Lan is peaceful and peaceful. In a sense, the history of the Chinese nation governing the Yellow River is also a history of governing the country, and many legends and stories about the Yellow River are left behind.

　　Mao Zedong has told many times about the Yellow River, and led the people of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and China into the great struggle to control the Yellow River. Mao Zedong turned his deep eyes to "Up and Down the River". He said affectionately, "Everything in this world can be despised, except the Yellow River; To despise the Yellow River is to despise our nation! " After the founding of New China, Mao Zedong issued a great call to "do a good job in the Yellow River", with the fundamental purpose of "making the Yellow River benefit the people".

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee has focused on the overall situation of ecological civilization construction, and made clear the idea of "water saving first, spatial balance, systematic management and two-handed efforts". Great changes have taken place in the economic and social development and people’s lives in the Yellow River basin, and the good wishes of the people along the Yellow River have been gradually turned into a realistic picture.

　　Harnessing the Yellow River should focus on protection and governance. The main objectives and tasks of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin are to adhere to the concept of "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets", adhere to ecological priority and green development, act according to water, adjust measures according to local conditions, make overall plans for upstream and downstream, main tributaries and left and right banks, jointly do a good job in great protection, promote great governance in coordination, and focus on strengthening ecological protection and governance, ensuring long-term stability of the Yellow River, promoting high-quality development of the whole basin, improving people’s lives and protecting and inheriting.

　　"The Yellow River Basin constitutes an important ecological barrier in China, an important economic zone in China and an important area to win the battle against poverty." General Secretary of the Supreme Leader’s positioning of the Yellow River Basin contains new ideas, profound meanings and far-reaching meanings. "The appearance is in the Yellow River and the roots are in the basin." This cognition fully embodies Marxist materialist dialectics. River basin economy is an important concept with the characteristics of the new era, from which the Yellow River Economic Belt is ready to emerge!

　　Jiuqu Yellow River, vast soup. "Don’t you see how the Yellow River’s waters move out of heaven, entering the ocean, never to return", how spectacular!

　　General Secretary of Supreme Leader not only paid close attention to the "low ecological flow in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the shrinking of estuarine wetlands in some places", but also was delighted to see that "the area of estuarine wetlands in the lower reaches of the Yellow River has increased year by year and the biodiversity has increased significantly". The Yellow River Delta is a magical and magnificent land. The delta formed at the mouth of the Yellow River is an alluvial fan formed by the impact of the Yellow River since 1855, and the estuary wetland ecosystem makes the Yellow River delta show great vitality. Here, there are swampy wetlands with reeds and cattails, muddy bay beaches on both sides of the estuary sand mouth, Suaeda salsa salt flats with wings, shrub and woodland wetlands, and artificial Sophora japonica wetlands. In spring, flowers are blooming, and in early summer, Sophora japonica blooms like a night of heavy snow. In autumn, reed flocks fly in the wild, and it is a paradise for birds such as swans and red-crowned cranes, with natural and cultural landscapes. Here, there are not only the magic and vastness of the vicissitudes of life, but also the grandeur of Huanglong entering the sea and the quiet beauty of the long river sunset. Wetland protection is the crowning touch of Yellow River protection, and biodiversity means bitter fleabane bitter fleabane vitality. This is the eternal chain of life and the eternal love of life.

　　General Secretary of the Supreme Leader stressed: "Draw a blueprint to the end, work one after another, and let the Yellow River benefit the people." It takes a long time to work. This is a kind of wisdom, but also a kind of determination. This is the historic response of China leaders in the new era to the founding leaders of new China, and its main tone and theme is to tell the story of the Yellow River in the new era.　

　　(The author is Lin Jianhua, Dean and Professor of School of Marxism, Beijing Foreign Studies University. This article was also published in today’s headline "Theoretical Sketch")