Three Hunan Units Win Green Environmental Awards
(Reported by reporters Xiao Jianhua and Guan Yulin) The 2015 Green China International Forum and Green China Environmental Achievement Award Ceremony was grandly held in Hong Kong in early December. Three units in Hunan were recognized by the organizer for their achievements in the field of green environmental protection, creating a green whirlwind in Hong Kong.
Among them, Suining County won the "2015 Green China Environmental Protection Achievement Award", Yuanjiang Asparagus, known as "Dongting Cordyceps", won the "Green China Health Achievement Award", and Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan District won the "Green China City Award". Yang Meina, member of the Standing Committee of the Yuanjiang Municipal Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda, and Zhao Fengchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Suining County Party Committee and Executive Deputy County Magistrate, attended the forum in Hong Kong and received this green honor on behalf of their respective units.
It is reported that this Green China International Forum has invited important figures from environmental protection agencies on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and four regions as well as well-known experts and scholars in the environmental protection field to attend. It aims to build a professional, authoritative, representative and influential platform to share the values, concepts, theories and empirical results of China's peaceful rise in the field of environmental protection, and further promote the healthy development of China's environmental protection cause. The 2015 Green China Environmental Achievement Award recognizes and rewards a group of groups or individuals who have made active and effective contributions in ecological environment governance, environmental protection, environmental education and other related fields through expert review, public online voting and other means.
Ouyang Xiaoqing, director and general manager of Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, pointed out in her speech at the award ceremony that environmental issues have become the focus of Chinese people's attention. As the initiator and organizer of this "Green China" event, Hong Kong Wen Wei Po will vigorously promote the environmental protection cause in the four regions across the Taiwan Strait.
Green Suining forest coverage rate exceeds 70%
Suining Forest Coverage Exceeds 70 Percent
Suining, Hunan has a pleasant climate with four distinct seasons, intoxicating pastoral scenery and charming Miao customs. Suining County's terrain is mainly mountainous, with a forest coverage rate of 73.7%, making it the "No. 1 forestry county" in Hunan.
The Huangmulberry Nature Reserve in Suining is full of green peaks, deep valleys, and mountains and flowing water, which constitute the natural and simple charm of the southern primary secondary forest. It is understood that Huangmulberry absorbs 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide and releases more than 10,000 tons of oxygen every day and night.
Yuanjiang asparagus creates green industry
Yuanjiang Asparagus Builds Green Industry
Yuanjiang, Hunan is located in the hinterland of Dongting Lake. The right time and place have created an unreplicable wetland environment and unique asparagus resources. According to statistics, Yuanjiang has 860,000 acres of wetlands, 450,000 acres of asparagus, and an annual output of more than 140,000 tons. Its large quantity and excellent quality enjoy a global reputation. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", asparagus has health effects such as moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, eliminating phlegm and killing insects, diuresis and relieving stranguria. Modern medicine has also proven that asparagus is a good health product for nutrition, beauty and anti-aging.
Minister Yang Meina told this reporter that Yuanjiang City will promote "Yuanjiang Asparagus" as a key investment project, hoping to achieve an output value of tens of billions.
Wulingyuan green tourism wins recognition
Wulingyuan Green Tourism Recognized
The "Green China" selection selects domestic cities that have made outstanding contributions to environmental protection. Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan District won this honor for its beautiful natural environment and green tourism development concept.
Wulingyuan District in Zhangjiajie is a quartz sandstone peak forest landform and enjoys the reputation of "Earth Monument" and "The Most Wonderful Mountain in the World". The three thousand peaks of Wulingyuan are rich in vegetation, and the springs, waterfalls, pools, and streams between the canyons are extremely beautiful. The average negative oxygen ion content per cubic centimeter of air in the core scenic area is as high as 100,000. Nancy Dick, the former governor of Colorado, once said: "Every breath you take in Zhangjiajie should be paid $5." The superior ecological environment of Wulingyuan in Zhangjiajie was unanimously recognized by the guests and judges present at the meeting.