Unleashing the Wild Soul of Fujian: Where Ancient Spirituality Meets Fascinating Wildlife
People’s Daily Online, Quanzhou, October 28th. From October 26th to 27th, the China Wildlife Conservation Association, the Forestry and Grassland Survey and Planning Institute of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Fujian Provincial Forestry Bureau, the Quanzhou Municipal Forestry Bureau, the Jinjiang Municipal People’s Government and the Red The “Cultural Empowerment, Conservation Integration and Create a Future” 2024 National “Bird Love Week” Nature Notes Summary and the first wildlife cultural exchange event in Fujian Province co-sponsored by the Forest Foundation (MCF) and others were held in Jinjiang City.
The scene of the launching ceremony. Photo by Yang Haoyu, People’s Daily Online
The first wildlife cultural exchange event in Fujian Province brought together various cultural products. Through exhibitions, interactive experiences, stamp collection and check-in, 167 outstanding works of nature notes were displayed, attracting tens of thousands of visitors and driving the development of the cultural tourism economy. The event also held awards for the 2024 National “Bird Love Week” nature notes, and launched the 2025 National “Bird Love Week” nature note collection activity, advocating that governments, schools, communities, enterprises, etc. collaborate to carry out nature education and bring benefits to the city. New energy and charm. Quanzhou Blue Bay Habitat Garden, Jiujiu Creek Pastoral Scenery, and Weitou Bay Bird Habitat have become new classrooms for natural education and “new landmarks” for cultural tourism.
Teen market scene. Photo provided by the organizer
This event has seven exhibition areas, with more than 100 rare wild animal specimens making their debut in the Cultural Center Art Museum; viewing rare and endangered wild animal stamp collections and nearly 200 rare bird photography exhibitions, and experiencing the perfect integration of art and nature; 4 A wildlife culture study and handicraft activity, including paper-cutting, handmade soap, wooden clocks, etc. for primary and secondary schools; organizing 2 youth markets with a total of 98 cultural and creative stalls, as well as interesting puppet parades, Black Wukong interaction and other activities to experience the excitement The extraordinary garden event showcases rich and colorful wildlife culture, arts and cultural industries, turning public welfare activities into a “new paradigm” of a better life.
At the exhibition area. Photo provided by the organizer
“This event aims to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping’s Thoughts on Ecological Civilization, commemorate the 35th anniversary of the implementation of the Wildlife Protection Law, showcase my country’s long and profound wildlife cultural history and booming wildlife cultural industry, and guide more primary and secondary school students to understand Wetland protection and migratory bird protection knowledge,” said Wang Zhizhen, Party Secretary and Director of the Fujian Provincial Forestry Bureau who participated in the event.
Wang Zhizhen, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Fujian Provincial Forestry Bureau, delivered a speech. Photo provided by the organizer
During the event, Jinjiang Municipal Forestry and Landscaping Bureau signed a cooperation agreement with the “Beautiful Jinjiang” ecological protection special fund with Alxa SEE and the Mangrove Foundation (MCF), launching a “new model” of ecological fund protection and governance in various forms. , guide social organizations, enterprises, individuals, etc. through multiple channels to actively participate in ecological protection and restoration actions, and enhance social responsibility and environmental awareness.
At the same time, the event awarded “Caring Enterprise” certificates to three companies including Kalmei Sporting Goods Co., Ltd., Panpan Food Co., Ltd., and Licheng Food Co., Ltd., providing a platform for all parties to display and communicate, and promoting the integrated development of related industries; Issued “loving partner” certificates to Jinjiang Slippers Industry Association and well-known fashion design master Lin Shenghuang, etc., jointly assist enterprises to develop new wildlife cultural products, build a “new track” for the wildlife cultural industry system, develop new cultural formats, and integrate ecological values Further transformation will promote further integration of wildlife culture and empower the development of new productive forces.
Nature note sharing and exchange event site. Photo provided by the organizer
Fujian Province’s forest coverage rate reaches 65.12%, ranking first in the country. It provides a large number of refuges for biodiversity. It is home to 1,733 species of vertebrates and 291 species of nationally protected wild animals. It is an important species gene bank along the southeast coast of my country.
“It is necessary to build a large-scale protection and governance pattern from the mountain top to the ocean.” In recent years, Fujian Province has kept in mind the instructions and continued to promote the establishment of laws and regulations for wildlife protection, habitat protection, endangered species rescue, scientific research and monitoring, law enforcement supervision, publicity and education, etc. The overall wildlife resources show a good growth trend, and the beautiful scenery of “birds singing, flowers fragrant, warblers singing and swallows dancing” can be seen everywhere in Fujian.
At the exhibition area. Photo provided by the organizer
“The collision of rich species resources and China’s excellent traditional culture has promoted the long-standing wildlife culture to continue to shine.” Wang Zhizhen introduced that in recent years, the development of wildlife culture in film and television, games, cultural creation, clothing, shoes and hats, etc. Successfully implanted and used, it has achieved significant economic and social benefits. It has not only created huge wealth and many employment opportunities, but also attracted more people to pay attention to the cause of wildlife protection and become a disseminator and practitioner of ecological civilization ideas. , jointly maintain biodiversity and ecological balance.
“We look forward to using this event as an opportunity to promote the whole society to deeply explore the spiritual connotation and cultural elements contained in the wild animal world, to promote the fascinating wildlife culture and popular products, and to promote the in-depth integration and uniqueness of the development of wildlife culture and protection. Help build Chinese-style modernization where man and nature coexist harmoniously.” Wang Zhizhen said. (Yang Haoyu, Wu Dongliang, Li Zeyu)
(Editors: Chen Chuchu, Liu Qing)
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