To build the world’s wetland capital Wuhan plans to build 80 wetland parks

In the next five years, Wuhan will vigorously build a wetland flower city.

As the “city of hundreds of lakes”, Wuhan is one of the mega cities with the richest inland wetland resources in my country and even in the world. On September 7, a reporter from the 21st Century Business Herald learned from the Wuhan Municipal People’s Government Information Office that Wuhan will vigorously build a wetland flower city in the next five years and implement the Huayang River City action to make full preparations for becoming the world’s wetland capital.

Yu Lijun, director of the Wuhan Municipal Bureau of Gardens and Forestry, introduced that in order to highlight the characteristics of the “wetland capital, the flowery river city”, by 2025, Wuhan plans to build 80 wetland-type parks, 50 small and micro wetlands, and 9 flower highlight areas. There are 300 street gardens, 300 hectares of flower fields and a sea of ​​flowers, and 500 kilometers of flower-viewing green roads.

Wuhan is a city living with water, with 1,624 square kilometers of wetland, 165 rivers, 166 lakes, 10 wetland parks, and 5 nature reserves. The rich wetland resources have become the sustainable development of a city with a population of tens of millions of people in Wuhan. Ecological subject.

In fact, the protection and advantages of Wuhan’s wetland resources have always been valued. Prior to this, in order to further implement the requirements for the protection of the Yangtze River, Wuhan City is implementing the Baili Yangtze River Ecological Corridor with high standards. The overall planning scope of the corridor covers 284 kilometers of Wuhan Yangtze River coastline and 112 kilometers of Hanjiang River coastline. It is divided into urban, suburban and rural sections. The overall plan adheres to the idea of ​​”flood prevention and security, ecology first, overall planning of urban and rural areas, classified implementation of policies, highlighting culture, and returning the river to the people”. Currently, 14 key demonstration projects are being accelerated.

The “Wuhan City Wetland Flower City Construction Implementation Plan” issued this time is a further implementation of the protection and development of wetland resources. According to the introduction of the Wuhan Municipal Gardens and Forestry Department, it will adhere to both new construction and renovation, greening and beautification, and the joint construction of landscape gardens, roads and bridges, and guide the whole society to actively participate in building the world’s wetland capital, forming a characteristic riverside flower gallery, and building a flower highlight area. Huayang’s life experience, and promote the development of the wetland flower city industry.

“We will take the opportunity of creating an international wetland city and hosting the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Wetland Convention to tell the story of Wuhan, China’s practice of the concept of ecological civilization, and build Wuhan into a veritable wetland capital of the world.” Yu Lijun Said that at present, Wuhan is continuing to carry out the protection and restoration of 15 wetland nature reserves and wetland parks, including Shenhu International Important Wetland and Donghu National Wetland Park. The Shenhu International Wetland Protection and Restoration Project is about to be completed and will restore 1,400 hectares of wetland degradation. The Zhangdu Lake, Shangshe Lake, Wuhu and other wetland protection and restoration projects are progressing in time.

In addition to wetland protection, the dressing of urban space is also on the agenda. It will also create a colorful flower city in Wuhan that blooms all year round through the implementation of the Flower River City Action. Wuhan plans to build 9 major flower highlight areas, including 10 flower characteristic parks, 300 street gardens, 500 kilometers of flower viewing greenways, 20 flower landscape avenues, 10 riverside flower corridors, 300 hectares of flower fields and 30 flower ponds Blocks, 100 beautiful villages, promote 8 major flower festivals.

In addition, it will also enrich the cultural life of citizens and attract citizens to participate in the construction of the wetland flower city by creating more green stations, holding higher-quality floral flower exhibitions, and launching more distinctive “Park Cultural Season” activities. Come.

(Source: 21st Century Business Herald)