"Promote the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin and compose a grand symphony of the Yellow River in the new era."
Imbalanced development levels, insufficient internal motivation, fragile ecological environment... For a long time, the development of the Yellow River Basin has been plagued by many shortcomings. These issues are not only constrained by inherent deficiencies but also exacerbated by human factors of neglect and mismanagement.
The Malidang Hydropower Station is located on the mainstream of the Yellow River at the junction of Tongde County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, and Maqin County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The project site has an average elevation of meters, with a total installed capacity of ten thousand kilowatts. It is the highest-altitude and largest-capacity hydropower project under construction in the Yellow River basin. The project is a key energy project for both the state and Qinghai Province, and it is also a backbone power source for the implementation of the "West-to-East Electricity Transmission" and "Qinghai-to-Henan Electricity Transmission" initiatives. On a certain date, the first unit (Unit No. ) of the Malidang Hydropower Station was officially connected to the grid for power generation. The image shows the Malidang Hydropower Station on that day. Photo by Zhang Long/Xinhua News Agency.
——To promote high-quality development, we should "make do with what we have."
Water is the lifeline of development. However, one of China's national conditions is water scarcity, and the Yellow River Basin is even more water-scarce.
There is a set of data: The Yellow River flows through provinces and regions before reaching the sea, supporting a population, cultivated land, grain production, and GDP that account for %, %, %, and % of the national total, respectively, with only % of the country's water resources.
Establish a zoning control system for water resources carrying capacity, restrict urban development scale, high water-consuming project construction, and large-scale tree planting in areas with severe water scarcity, and establish a total water withdrawal control system covering the entire basin... In recent years, the entire Yellow River basin has taken action, with the concept of "making do with the soup and bread available" deeply embedded in the development of various industries.
——To promote high-quality development, it is essential to enhance the capacity for scientific and technological innovation.
"The Yellow River under heaven is richest in the Hetao region." From ancient times to the present, the construction and development of the Hetao Irrigation District have ensured the continuous prosperity of local agriculture.
Today, the informationization construction in the Hetao Irrigation District has made rapid progress. The era of relying entirely on manual methods to transmit and record water information has passed, achieving joint, real-time, and precise monitoring and dispatching of water conditions.
Not just the Hetao region! In Qinghai's Talatan, the expanse of photovoltaic panels helps build a national clean energy industry highland; on the coast of Shandong's Bohai Sea, multiple automation technologies significantly enhance port operational efficiency... From upstream to downstream, inland to coastal areas, the cases of technological innovation empowering the high-quality development along the Yellow River are countless.
——To promote high-quality development, it is essential to firmly establish the concept of "one chess game".
Shandong and Qinghai Provinces sign an agreement to deepen exchanges and cooperation in areas such as climate change response, green and low-carbon development, biodiversity conservation, smart ecological Yellow River, and ecological environmental protection industries.
Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces have signed an agreement to jointly advance ecological environmental protection in the Jin-Shaan Grand Canyon, the Fen-Wei Plain, and other areas, aiming to collectively promote the goal of "a clear stream flowing into the Yellow River" on both banks.
Henan and Shandong provinces have reached a cooperation agreement to promote the integrated development of the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration and the Central Plains urban agglomeration through interconnected transportation infrastructure, providing strong support for ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin...
Source: Qiushi Net Planning: Zhou Zhaocheng Xu Wenyan
Production: Tang Baolan
Review: Yan Yuqing
Producer: Li Da
