The spirit of afforestation workers on Saihanba Highland
Saihanba, some 450 km to the north of Beijing, was a barren place until a forest farm was set up there in 1962. Since then, three generations of forest workers have devoted themselves to afforestation. Today, there are 7.5 million hectares of planted forest, releasing 550,000 tons of oxygen a year and supplying 137 million cubic meters of clean water to Beijing. Saihanba has become an ecological screen for the capital city.
Over more than half a century, the Saihanba afforestation workers have endured untold hardships and dedicated themselves to their mission.
In August 2017, Xi Jinping issued an instruction on carrying on the spirit of the afforestation workers in pursuing green development, to build China into a beautiful country and leave to future generations a pleasant environment with blue skies, green mountains, and clear waters.
塞罕坝精神
塞罕坝位于中国河北省北部,曾经是茫茫荒原。自1962年建立林场以来,三代塞罕坝林场人以坚韧不拔的斗志和永不言败的担当,坚持植树造林,建设了112万亩人工林海。如今,塞罕坝每年为京津地区输送净水1.37亿立方米、释放氧气55万吨,成为守卫京津的重要生态屏障。
半个多世纪筚路蓝缕的创业历程,塞罕坝人铸就了“忠于使命、艰苦奋斗、科学求实、绿色发展”的塞罕坝精神。2017年8月,习近平对河北塞罕坝林场建设者感人事迹作出重要指示,强调全党全社会要坚持绿色发展理念,弘扬塞罕坝精神,持之以恒推进生态文明建设,一代接着一代干,驰而不息,久久为功,努力形成人与自然和谐发展新格局,把伟大的祖国建设得更加美丽,为子孙后代留下天更蓝、山更绿、水更清的优美环境。
