Three pictures to see China's "new looks" during the 15th Five Year Plan period
2026-03-09
Opening the draft outline of the 15th Five Year Plan, which is over 100 pages long and over 70000 words long, there are three distinctive "beauty" maps that are eye-catching - a green water and green mountains map, a brilliant heritage map, and a clean energy map, jointly outlining a more vivid and beautiful picture of China in the next five years. Ecology: The "Three Zones and Four Belts" have launched a beautiful "upgraded version". Compared with the "Three Zones and Four Belts" clearly defined in the "14th Five Year Plan", the draft outline of the "15th Five Year Plan" includes a new member in the layout of major ecological system protection and restoration projects. In the next five years, China's consolidation and optimization of ecological security barriers will mainly focus on the "Three Zones"+1- Qinghai Tibet Plateau Ecological Barrier Zone, Yellow River Key Ecological Zone, Yangtze River Key Ecological Zone+"Three North" Project Zone; The "Four Belts" - Northeast Forest Belt, Northern Sand Control Belt, Southern Hilly and Mountain Belt, and Coastal Belt Protection and Restoration. The layout map of major projects for the protection and restoration of important ecosystems in the draft outline of the 15th Five Year Plan. Why them? As the "water tower of China", the Qinghai Tibet Plateau and the Yangtze River and Yellow River, which have multiple ecological and economic values, are geographical units with special and important ecological and cultural value to the country. They often contain the most typical ecosystems, the most important natural resources, and the most precious species, and require coordinated planning and integrated protection. The "zones" and "belts" on the layout are like the bones that support the construction of a beautiful China. Only with strong bones can one be strong. In the north of China, the eight deserts and four sandy lands form the Wanli sandstorm belt from the Tarim Basin in the west to the west of the Songnen Plain in the east, which is the new member of the "Three North" project area. Li Lili, a National People's Congress representative and chief engineer of Shanxi International Energy Group Water Company from the Yellow River "Several Bends" battle area, was deeply impressed: "Currently, we are in a critical stage of comprehensively promoting and overcoming difficulties in the 'Three North' project battle. The concept of scientific desertification control has shifted from single vegetation construction to comprehensive ecological restoration. This layout map is also an action roadmap, guiding relevant regions to work together and gradually build a fully functional and unbreakable Northern Xinjiang Green Great Wall." To achieve a forest and grass coverage rate of 40.9% in the 'Three North' project area, 110000 hectares of afforestation have been completed in the southern Qiuling Mountain area, and 400 kilometers of coastline have been restored... In the next five years, specific projects and indicators will gradually be blurred. Create varying shades of greenery on the layout map. World Heritage: Strengthening protection and inheritance, illuminating the land of China. On the map of China's world heritage distribution, small dots are like shining pearls, illuminating the land of China. China has 15 world natural heritage sites and 4 world natural and cultural dual heritage sites, ranking first in the world in terms of quantity. From the distribution map, it can be seen that these natural heritage sites and dual heritage sites are distributed from the southeast coast to the Qinghai Tibet Plateau and northwest desert, covering various ecosystems such as mountains, forests, grasslands, lakes, wetlands, deserts, and coastal zones. Many heritage sites also exhibit the characteristics of natural and cultural integration and harmonious coexistence. ”Yuan Jiming, Director of the Natural Reserve Management Department of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said. The distribution map of China's world heritage sites in the draft outline of the 15th Five Year Plan. Guarding natural treasures and inheriting Chinese cultural heritage, the relevant deployment of the draft planning outline strengthens effective protection and inheritance. We will include world natural heritage sites in the monitoring scope of nature reserves, and focus on improving the level of protection and management capabilities. At the same time, we will continue to strengthen inheritance and utilization, rely on the advantages of natural heritage resources, develop characteristic industries such as ecological cultural tourism and agroforestry, and better meet the needs of the people for a better life, "said Yuan Jiming. The murals in Mogao Grottoes shine brightly for thousands of years, and the stone plows of Liangzhu penetrate through time... In different latitudes and longitudes of China, 41 world cultural heritage sites gather the shining moments of Chinese civilization with a long history. According to the relevant arrangements in the draft planning outline, "protection" and "inheritance" are key words to help the beauty of nature and culture bloom together. Wang Wanfu, a National People's Congress representative and deputy director of the Dunhuang Academy's Protection and Research Department who has always been concerned about cultural heritage protection, stated that on the one hand, attention should be paid to the application of new technologies, such as using artificial intelligence to empower the entire chain of cultural heritage protection and enhance dynamic monitoring capabilities; On the other hand, we also need to cultivate new scenarios for inheritance and experience, allowing more people to enter with interest and immerse themselves in cultural charm. Energy: The layout of new energy infrastructure is more abundant. The schematic diagram of clean energy base layout shows that the overall pattern has not changed, but the layout of new energy infrastructure is more abundant. The draft of the planning outline clearly states that the carbon peak target will be achieved as scheduled during the 15th Five Year Plan period, and among the main indicators of economic and social development, non fossil energy accounts for 25% of the total energy consumption. From the schematic diagram, it can be seen that new energy bases such as the "Shage Desert" in the vast northern region, integrated water, wind, and solar energy bases in the upper reaches of the Yalong River, Jinsha River, and Lancang River, offshore wind power bases from the Bohai Sea to the South China Sea, and coastal nuclear power bases are all tailored to local conditions. Multiple energy sources such as wind, solar, water, and nuclear power are being developed in a coordinated manner, laying a solid foundation for accelerating the construction of a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient new energy system. The layout diagram of clean energy bases in the draft outline of the 15th Five Year Plan. The fundamental change in energy structure is an important aspect in achieving the 'dual carbon' goal and promoting green and low-carbon transformation. ”Nan Cunhui, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of Chint Group, said that the booming development of clean energy will provide strong support for guiding enterprises to increase the proportion of green energy application and fine manage carbon emissions in the production process. When calculating big accounts, we should focus on small things. In the schematic diagram, the number of double arrows for the power mutual aid project between regional power grids has significantly increased. The draft planning outline makes arrangements for optimizing the national power flow and cross regional channel layout, accelerating the construction of smart grids, and improving urban and rural distribution networks. Sun Chunmei, a National People's Congress representative and the head of Kaixin Tianyuan Ecological Farm in Dongshe Town, Tongzhou District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, said that rural areas can explore the construction of "photovoltaic storage and charging" microgrids, and build integrated projects of "new energy+energy storage+charging" in large-scale facility agricultural parks to improve the mechanization level and "green" content of agriculture. The planning maps carrying beautiful visions will gradually become reality through hard work and struggle. (New Society)
Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue
Source:Xinhua
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