From Qilian Snow Mountain to Juyanhai, Ruoshui River is filled with millions of years of memories

Thinking of the earth, water, and the Ejina River, a vast imagination mixed with a desolate and tragic "water mourning" complex surges in the heart, giving rise to endless reverie and inexplicable awe. In ancient times, this area was part of the Mediterranean Sea. After 30 million years of great changes, Ejina gradually floated up from the seabed, formed land, and evolved from a water town in Zeguo into a desert and an oasis. Historically, due to the abundant water in the lower reaches of the Weoshui River, lakes of various sizes were formed in the Juyan area. The East and West Juyan Seas are two bright pearls embedded in the Alxa Plateau.

The ice and snow in the Qilian Mountains melted, turning into weak gurgling water, and alluvialed into the fertile Juyan Delta in the Alxa Plateau Basin, supporting the ecosystem of the Juyan Oasis and nourishing the long-standing oasis civilization in the Alxa region. However, by the 1980s and 1990s, the pulse of life of the Ejina River was already very weak. The majestic winds rolling frost and snow had long been buried by the raging quicksand. The graceful charm was decorated with vicissitudes and tragedy by disordered civilization. It was once prosperous. The oasis civilization has become increasingly fragile under the encroachment of wind and sand, and the dazzling green civilization in the past has gradually dimmed.

For thousands of years, the Weushui River has surged northward from the Qilian Mountains and divided into 20 tributaries in the Ejina area, leaving countless lakes and clear springs. Eventually, many mouths merged into the Ejina Basin to form a total river. The Juyan Sea covering an area of ??more than 4,000 square kilometers and the huge oasis of 50,000 square kilometers nourish this magical land. The Weishui River has a large water volume and a wide drainage basin, ranking first in Asia. The nomadic people lived in pursuit of water and grass, and regarded this place as a holy place and worshiped it. The royal court of the Yan tribe of the Xiongnu family was established here.

Because of this, there are left here the hurried steps of Dayu to control the floods, the ancient myth of Laozi turning into an immortal, Huo Guang drinking in the horse's victory report, Wang Wei chanting the setting sun... the rise and fall of Dangxiang, the rise and fall of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. , the blending of nationalities, the realization of Feitian's dream - a long time of thousands of years, full of vitality, beside the weak river, the land is full of outstanding people.

When the Han Dynasty was at war with each other, the Han regime garrisoned the fields here. The two Han Dynasties once reclaimed 3 million acres of farmland in this thin layer of soil for military equipment. Today, rivers and canals crisscross the fields, and the remains of the fields are still there. It’s vivid in my mind. Reclamation in the Tang Dynasty also achieved great success, creating the glory of "no wealth in the world can come from Longyou", and used the surplus to relieve the hinterland. The fragile ecological environment has actually created such a developed agricultural and war economy. The price paid by mankind for this is of course painful and far-reaching.

Up the river, a new reclamation area was opened. The Ming army attacked Heicheng and cut off the water, causing the water flow to change. The oasis civilization that had flourished for several times finally stopped stumbling in the early days of the Ming Dynasty amid the helplessness and distress. It breathed in the gloomy harbor of history and suffered. Looking forward to a new round of vicissitudes of life and reliving her past dreams of galloping and roaring.

However, the faint dawn of New China's rejuvenation did not shine on her haggard and frail body, bringing her hope of a thousand-year recovery. On the contrary, in order to solve the problem of survival, the newly born Henan Province also focused more attention on the ecologically fragile but relatively fertile middle and upper reaches of the irrigation area, which made the Juyan Oasis's already haggard appearance continue to decline due to extensive reclamation and Under the pressure of the population surge and overloaded pastures, they finally lost the last ray of luster in their lives in despair, and reached the end of their lives - large-scale reservoirs were built in the middle reaches to store water, and the rivers in the lower reaches were cut off, and the lakes and seas dried up. Oases have shrunk, rare birds have disappeared, and the pearl of the desert has been annihilated by flying sand. Juyan Lake continues to be filled with sorrow and hatred, and unfortunately it has become the second largest dry lake after Lop Nur.

A thousand-year-old oasis treasure land, yellow sand fills the sky, and the grass and trees are full of sadness. The former prosperity has drifted away with the wind, and the former paradise has transformed into one of the four major sources of sandstorms in the country, swallowing up the last hope of human survival, water Is it true that a paradise with a uniform sky and rising stars and egrets can only be found in the memory of history?

Human beings are like this. Out of the instinct of survival, they wander on the edge of chaos, begging for mercy from God, running rampant in the embrace of nature, and seeking to transform nature to create their own lives with overwhelming efforts. suitable.

When the forward progress is blocked and human survival is controlled by external forces, we gradually understand a truth: it turns out that human beings are just ordinary members of the family of all living things. Human beings have no right to change the life trajectory of any other family member. Transformation is We have to pay a price, we can only respect her and adapt to her, so that this big family can live in harmony and live in peace. After experiencing the catastrophe, we have to learn from the pain and have to readjust our role in front of nature, view all things with an equal eye, and change our living conditions with a restrained attitude.

In February 2001, the ecological issues of the Heihe River Basin were placed on the desk of the Prime Minister of the State Council as a special topic.

In August of that year, the State Council approved the "Recent Management Plan of the Heihe River Basin", which designated the comprehensive management of the Heihe River Basin as a key ecological project in the development of the western region. The prelude to the comprehensive management of the Heihe River has since begun.

On July 17, 2002, the Heihe River water reached the East Juyan Sea, with the largest water area reaching 23.66 square kilometers.

On September 24, 2003, water from the Heihe River poured into the Xijuyan Sea, which had been dry for 42 years.

In the spring of 2004, the East Juyan Sea formed a water area of ??35.7 square kilometers, the largest since 1958.

In October 2017, the area of ??Juyan Sea reached 66.3 square kilometers, becoming the largest area in the past 100 years, and the ecology is improving.

In the past 20 years, the vegetation degradation trend in Juyan Oasis has been effectively curbed, the forest and grass coverage rate has increased year by year, the Populus euphratica forest has been rescued and protected, and the 3 million acres of Populus euphratica and Tamarix on both sides of the Weowui River have been rescued and protected, with grassland The area of ??oasis dominated by Populus euphratica forests and shrubs has increased by more than 100 square kilometers. Populus euphratica near Heicheng, which "lives for three thousand years and survives for three thousand years," has also shown signs of resurrection. Juyanhai has become a stop, habitat and destination for migratory birds. breeding ground.

According to the latest monitoring data, there are currently more than 80 species of birds gathering in the Juyanhai Wetland, with more than 30,000 migratory birds inhabiting it. The endangered bighead fish once again swims in the lake area, and rare animals frequently appear. White swans, wild ducks, yellow sheep and other wild animals that have not been seen for many years have reappeared in Juyan Sea. A Juyan ecology where all creatures gather and all things are revived begins to reappear in front of the world.

Today, on the banks of Weushui River, Juyan Beach, and in the reed marshes, fish are playing in the shallows, and wild cranes are swimming leisurely in the clouds; pastoral songs are rising to the sky, and cattle and sheep are seen in the wind-blown grass. It is auspicious and harmonious, and singing and dancing are peaceful. scene. Beside the reeds of the vast Dongjuyanhai Sea for the first time, there is a huge placard: "Small Juyanhai Sea, connected to Zhongnanhai" - yes, this is Ruoshuihe's spiritual call that he has been waiting for for thousands of years. It is a life tribute to the Nirvana rebirth of Ejina Oasis, it is the sincere wish of the heroic tribe returning from thousands of miles east, it is the heartfelt sigh of Juyanhai who has gone through many vicissitudes and hardships towards the dawn of the new century, it is the hope for the growth and reproduction of all things on the land of 120,000 square kilometers. A century of prayer!

When history passes through the fog, when mankind wakes up, and when the snowy water of Qilian Mountain sings with the sonorous footsteps of the new century, and finally gathers in Juyanhai, the intermittent weak water rivers dry up. Juyanhai, the extinct and struggling creatures, and the people of all ethnic groups who were born and stayed here, what a wonderful rain from a long drought, a grand event for a thousand years!

Ruoshui River, the river in my dream!