The Yellow River, with a total length of about 5,464 kilometers, flows through nine provinces and regions including Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and Shandong, and joins the Bohai Sea in Kenli County, Shandong Province. Following the Yangtze River's "* * * big protection, no big development", the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin were also put on the agenda on 20 19.
The central government has made it clear that the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin are as important as the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. In the future, the Yellow River Basin will promote the implementation of a number of major ecological protection, restoration and construction projects, adhere to urban water, land water, people's water and production water, and explore new ways of high-quality development with regional characteristics.
The significance of the Yellow River to mankind
Tracing back to the source, the "China" was born on the bank of the Yellow River, and the Yellow River basin was once the main body of China. Throughout history, the Yellow River has witnessed the burning yellow background of the Chinese nation, nurtured more than 5,000 years of uninterrupted Chinese civilization, nurtured a harmonious family of the Chinese nation, opened China's mind to the world, and ignited the passion for realizing the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation.
The Yellow River "is an important symbol of the Chinese nation and an important symbol of its spirit", and "Yellow River culture is an important part of Chinese civilization and the root and soul of the Chinese nation". Root, highlighting that Chinese civilization originated from the Yellow River culture; Soul shows the basic core and values of Chinese civilization and Yellow River culture.