Chapter 64 Developing Tourism and Protecting the Ecology
Sister Yun and Wang Xiaofeng's trip, from going to back, lasted more than a month, walked through five provinces and three cities, saw many famous mountains and rivers, strange scenery, and feasted their eyes.
After coming back, they first went to the factory to have a look, and saw that the washing machine factory was prosperous and orderly under the management of Huzi and his wife, so they rested at home. Wang Xiaofeng said to Sister Yun: "Let's go out this time, go around in a big circle, and see many places, there are mountains and rivers, cities and villages. Now I'm back home. I think that some places are indeed better than ours here, such as Mount Tai, Yellow Mountain, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Imperial Mausoleum in Beijing, the Ming Tomb and Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, there are many places of interest and historic sites, and we really can't compare here. However, some places are not much better than ours. What makes them such an attraction for tourists? Because they have invested in development, they have developed their own different scenery characteristics. We have the famous Qinling Mountains here, the main peak of the Qinling Mountains Taibai Mountain, since ancient times is a famous Chinese mountain, Taibai snow cover June day is one of the famous Chang'an eight scenes. There is also the famous Wei River and its eight tributaries, since ancient times, the water out of the Qinling Mountains, eight rivers around Chang'an, Ze by tens of millions of people. Among them, the story of Baqiao folding willows has been passed down to this day. There is also the Bahe Wetland, which is a famous wildlife and botanical garden in Northwest China, with a large-scale and fully functional bird forest. There is also our Liulin Village, where the green branches are draped and the birds are gathered. If these places are developed, they will definitely attract tourists from all over the country. Sister Yun said: "If these places are all developed, how much will it cost?" I'm afraid that it won't be enough to sell our washing machine factory. Wang Xiaofeng said: "How can we rely on our family's funds alone? It can be developed by the government to collect the funds of the whole county and the whole city, or it can develop one or two places first, and then continue to develop when the development is successful, there are more tourists, and there is income. Sister Yun thought for a while and said, "This is a good way." Where do you think it's best to develop first? Easy to develop, quick to work. Wang Xiaofeng said: "I have thought about it, first of all, develop the Bahe Wetland and build it into a wetland park, which can not only attract tourists, increase local financial revenue, but also protect the flora, fauna and ecological environment on both sides of the Bahe River." Kill more than one stone. Sister Yun said: "This is a big involvement, and it is not something that we can develop successfully by wishful thinking." Wang Xiaofeng said: "Good things are helpful." Tomorrow, we will talk to the relevant leaders of the county as the owner of Fengyun Washing Machine Factory and the farmer entrepreneurs of the province and city, and express our willingness to invest in local tourism development. If they agree, they will be invited to come forward and invite several well-known enterprises in the county to jointly fund the development. The power of many people is great, and the wetland park does not have to worry about not being developed. What do you think? Sister Yun said: "In this way, it is naturally possible." Let's bring Yingzi and Sun Jianjun with us, because County Magistrate Li is a relative of Sun Jianjun; At the beginning, the transformation and upgrading of the electronics factory lacked funds, and I also entrusted them to say that the loan was successful. County Magistrate Li is a clean official, a good official, and a person who can do great things, and after listening to your opinion, he will definitely agree. ”
The next day, Sister Yun and Wang Xiaofeng made an appointment with Li Liuying and Sun Jianjun to find County Magistrate Li. County Magistrate Li listened to the opinions of Wang Xiaofeng and Sister Yun, the owners of Fengyun Washing Machine Factory, on jointly raising funds and developing and building Bahe Ecological Park, and was very excited, saying that this is a great thing, and he fully agrees with it and strongly supports it. He said that he should immediately submit it to the county party committee and the county government for joint study, and immediately put it into action after a decision is made.
Half a year later, the county raised 50 million yuan, and he personally took charge, the county garden bureau took the lead, Wang Xiaofeng, Sun Jianjun as a staff officer, asked the provincial garden design institute to survey and design, and then recruited workers to bid for the development and construction. Two years later, the Bahe Ecological Park was successfully constructed and advertised to attract tourists.
During the May Day holiday, Sister Yun and I discussed that the two families would go to Bahe Ecological Park together. On that day, the weather was fine, the wind was beautiful, and the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. Under the leadership of Wang Xiaofeng and Sun Jianjun, Sister Yun and I, as well as two children, a total of eight people, took two cars, talked and laughed all the way, and went to visit the wetland park.
Starting from the eastern suburbs of the county, along the newly paved special road leading to Bahe Park, you will come to the Bahe Ecological Park, a nature reserve located on both sides of the Bahe River, a national fourth-class tourist scenic spot and one of China's top ten ecological leisure bases.
The first thing that catches your eye is the Bahe Forest Park. It is located next to the nature reserve and covers an area of 12,200 acres. The forest in the park is luxuriant, the air is fresh, the lake is clear and blue, the birds are singing, and the wild interest is rich, which retains the original ecological style of the wetland forest, and is a beautiful scenery on both sides of the Bahe River.
Walking into the gate of the forest park, walking into the forest along the winding forest stone path, you suddenly feel the cool breeze, the hot sweat dissipates, and the whole body is refreshing, as if entering a cool and magical world. Most of the trees in the forest are poplar trees, with tall and straight trunks, tall and tall, dense branches and leaves, and shade the sun. The sunlight spilled on the ground through the gaps in the branches and leaves, forming patches of broken gold, and as the shadows of the trees swayed, the light was shining everywhere. In the woods, all kinds of birds are singing, flying and jumping, and there is a hoarse chirping sound. Between the branches, the bird's nest is like a large and small black nest, far and near, high and low, looking at each other. The young birds in the nest open their big yellow beaks, shaking the fleshy wings of the young feathers and waiting to be fed; Adult birds fly in and out from time to time, diligently foraging and feeding, full of infinite family affection. The sound of birds chirping in the ears, the chirping of cicadas, and the curling breeze; The grass is shaggy underfoot, the wildflowers are dotted, the fallen leaves are fluffy, and the guano is dripping. A strong sense of wild fun comes to the face, making people feel the perfect fit between the soul of the self and the unity of nature and nature, truly experience the primitiveness and open-mindedness of life itself, forget the troubles of the world, and just want to integrate into nature wholeheartedly.
Climb the high bird-watching platform in the park, the sky is wide and bright, and the heart is open-minded, which has a unique scenery and interest. Originally, I saw the trees standing straight and upright in the woods, but at this time, I couldn't see a single silver-gray trunk, and as far as the eye could see, it was simply a sea of green! What is even more surprising is that on the undulating green sea, there are layers of white "waves" from time to time. People can't help but ask, where are the waves above the forest branches? Or maybe it's floating white clouds, right? Neither. If you look closely, it turns out that the white-winged waterfowl are happily singing and dancing on the top of the trees, enjoying the beautiful life of thousands of birds flying and gathering. Some of them hover in groups, patrolling and guarding their lovely green homes; Some stand in pairs on top of the treetops, singing and falling in love; Some fight each other for nests, food, and love, adding up their claws and wings, chirping and screaming; Some of them stood quietly, leisurely combing their feathers, and taking a short rest...... Looking at these vivid and lovely, thousands of forms of nature's spirits, I forgot about things and me, my heart was relaxed, and my busy and nervous mood on weekdays was completely relieved. Thanks to nature and the people of Bahe for giving the birds such a comfortable and beautiful home, so that they can live freely, reproduce offspring, and create beauty for the world.
The narrator said that this forest and ecological park protects 194 species of birds, including the national first-class protected birds Great Bustard, Oriental White Stork, Black Stork, Red-crowned Crane, etc., 26 species of national second-class protected birds, and recently discovered the world's endangered bird Aurora Jay. There are also precious tree gardens, native botanical gardens, bird watching gardens, leisure ecological gardens, etc., which are lakeside characteristic forest parks integrating forest sightseeing, conference tourism, leisure and vacation, and participatory entertainment.
Leaving the forest park and walking into the Bahe Ecological Park, there is no cool and comfortable shade, but it adds to the sparseness and spaciousness of the river beach nature reserve. Under the blue sky and white clouds, in the sun and wind, I can only see the vast lake, the vast tidal flats, the high embankment winding, and the reeds are deep and deep; On the water, the fish jump, the birds fly, the lake is full of green shadows, ten thousand points of lotus red, bursts of fragrance. Particularly eye-catching is the "Thousand Lotus Garden". The boundless lake swamp at a glance, surrounded by emerald green reeds and wild grasses, the lotus leaves, some like open green umbrellas, "stand" on the blue waves, attracting white gulls and kingfishers to visit frequently; Some are open-minded and frivolous, becoming a resting place for frogs and dragonflies. Among the green leaves, 10,000 lotus flowers compete to bloom. Some are as white as jade, without powder, naturally white, and do not stain the smell of fireworks in the world; Some of them are skillful rouge, red cheeks are like peaches, thousands of charming, and radiant. The poem "The sky and leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red in the sun" may be the best description of the Thousand Lotus Garden, and it is also another charm of the Bahe Ecological Park.
It is understood that there are 1008 kinds of lotus flowers in the Thousand Lotus Garden, among them, the Cantonese varieties represented by "Wang Lian", the Anhui varieties represented by "Yanyang", and the Hebei varieties represented by "Red Jade" are all rare varieties in China. It can be seen from this that the name of this Thousand Lotus Garden not only refers to the vastness of the water surface of the Lotus Garden, but also refers to the variety of lotus flowers, which is really worthy of the name.
There are many scenic spots in Bahe Wetland Park, which are summarized as follows:
Museum of Wetland Ecology. It is currently the first wetland museum in Shaanxi Province. The museum adopts modern sound, light and electrical simulation technology to comprehensively display various aquatic plants and aquatic animal specimens in the wetland, showing the original style of the wetland, and through 3D films, you can understand the wetland park more comprehensively, vividly, interestingly and realistically.
Wetland Native Botanical Garden. The native tree species, green space, interesting bridge, flowing water, etc. in the park allow visitors to broaden their horizons, grow knowledge, sigh at the richness and colorfulness of nature, thousands of postures, and relax and happy.
Wetland children's amusement park and go-kart park. Let visitors enjoy the fun of playing and racing during the tour.
Wetland Cruise Terminal. Equipped with dozens of boats of various sizes, for visitors to raft on the lake and enjoy the endless fun of nature.
In addition, there are ancient Qinling Cultural Museum, wetland aquarium, fish breeding center, fishing center, wetland reed maze, beach volleyball court, water sports center, Jinshui Mountain Resort and so on. Each scenic spot has its own style and interest, each has its own characteristics and functions, and cannot be described one by one.
At the end of the tour, I felt a lot of emotion and passion. Sun Jianjun's poems were flourishing, and he improvised a poem, entitled "Bahe Wetland Travel":
The heavenly immortal treasure mirror fell into the world, reflecting the jade face of Qinchuan. Ten thousand green clouds embrace lotus petals, and a river of clear water moistens the dust.
The cranes are cruising the sea, and the sails continue to explore the clouds and mountains. In the sound of fishing songs, tourists are happy, and photography and poetry are almost forgotten.
On the way back, everyone talked about the forest park, bird watching platform, thousand lotus garden, ecological museum, aquarium, fish breeding center, reed maze and Jinshan Resort in Bahe Ecological Park, and talked about their perceptions and experiences with great interest.
Sister Yun and I sighed: "I really didn't expect that the Bahe Ecological Park would be developed and built so well and so beautifully, compared with the previous barren grass river beach, it is simply different." What an eye-opener! Mr. and Mrs. Huzi asked, "What was it like before?" Wang Xiaofeng recalled: "When I was a child, in the late autumn and early winter, I followed my father here to hunt wild geese. I saw a large swamp as far as the eye could see, overgrown with wild grasses, reeds, and willow bushes. Wild geese come from the north and land here to feed and rest. We hid in the willow bushes, and when we saw geese, we aimed and shot. You can hit a few of them each time. If there is less, they will eat it at home, and if they have more, they will sell it at the market for money. However, then it was impossible to fight. They asked, "Why?" Wang Xiaofeng said: "Because this place has been transformed into a 'terrace' and crops have been planted. The two children had never seen "Taida" and asked what Taida was like. Wang Xiaofeng explained: "Because of the low-lying terrain here, the crops are prone to flooding, so people dig ditches around the fields, put the dug soil in the middle, and then plant crops. The weeds, the reeds, and the willow bushes were burned and cut down. The geese lost their place to feed and stopped coming. They asked, "Why did you change it to a terrace?" Sister Yun said: "Because there was not enough food to eat at that time, people tried to open up the wasteland and grow a variety of foods." They couldn't help but sigh when they heard it.
Wang Xiaofeng and Sun Jianjun did not forget their achievements in the development and construction of wetland parks, and praised them: "It's better to develop and build wetlands into parks now!" You see, this large forest, as well as the bird watching platform, the Thousand Lotus Garden, the aquarium, the reed maze, the resort, the scenery is beautiful! Today's Bahe wetland, the sky is bluer, the water is greener, the trees are greener, there are more birds, and the air is fresher! Also, with so many tourists coming here every day, the income is much higher than growing crops before! Everyone applauded.
Huzi remembered what his father said about hunting with his grandfather, and sighed: "It's not good, now the Bahe wetland is no longer hunting." Sun Jianjun said: "It's good not to hunt!" In the past, hunting was allowed, but the birds became less and less, and many rare birds were almost extinct. At that time, the bird regarded human beings as enemies, and when they saw them, they flew away. Birds are the natural enemies of pests, and when there are fewer birds, there are more pests, so the crops are reduced, the harvest fails, and people always do not have enough to eat. Now the wetland is developed and built into a park, planting trees, grasses, flowers, hotels, resorts, and the scenery is becoming more and more beautiful. Hunting is no longer allowed, birds have become friends of human beings, more and more, pests are becoming fewer and fewer, coupled with scientific farming, crops are harvested every year and have high yields. The development of tourism has greatly increased income. The people have been lifted out of poverty and become rich, and every family has no worries about food and clothing. When nothing happened, the family drove to visit the wetland park. Scattering rice, the waterfowl will come down in flocks to feed, not afraid of people at all, living in harmony with humans, and interdependent. Isn't that good? ”
"Yes, great!" Sister Yun, Sister Yun, and Huzi and his wife applauded together and said, "It's better to build the wetland into a park now." Today, on both sides of the Bahe River, the scenery is more beautiful, there are more birds, there are more tourists, people's income has increased, and life is richer! "Everyone talked and laughed all the way, and they were very happy.