



從蓮花峰尖傾瀉的山水,跌宕蜿蜒,經齊溪、走芹江,一路浩浩蕩蕩、奔流不息,最終匯成了浙江人民的母親河——錢塘江。
蓮花峰,坐落在開化縣齊溪鎮。開化縣是國家生態縣,境內擁有錢江源國家森林公園和古田山國家自然保護區。2000年,開化縣在全國最早確立“生態立縣”發展戰略?!笆昴ヒ粍Α保跀祵每h委、縣政府和全縣人民的不懈努力下,如今,開化縣的大氣環境質量始終保持在一、二級水平,開化的生態環境總體質量、大氣質量、水體質量、生物豐度指數、植被覆蓋指數均列全國各縣市前列。
然而,擁抱生態,并不是一件簡單時髦的事,這意味著一種付出、一種執著、一種嬗變、一種創新。
生態——“上游吃飯”與“下游喝水”
的辯證統一
開化縣是林業大縣。上世紀90年代初,開化涌現了大辦工業的熱潮,各類小礦山、小造紙廠、小化工企業遍布各鄉鎮。然而,森林的砍伐破壞了環境,企業的發展帶來了污染。青山白化,河水泛渣。最嚴重的時候,出境水達到劣五類,水污染一度導致開化和鄰縣糾紛不斷。
下游老百姓要喝干凈水,而地處上游的開化一旦關閉治污無望的企業,則會有4000多人失去“飯碗”,財政也將失去相當一部分稅收。上世紀末,當開化縣著手關停污染企業時,一些鄉鎮干部和群眾不理解:是保下游喝水重要,還是保本縣老百姓“吃飯”要緊?
“當時想不通??!”錢土金當年是開化縣一家龍頭造紙企業的廠長,回憶往事時他發出這樣的感慨。他22歲就當上了企業的工會副主席。大概在1991年底,1992年初的時候,這家造紙廠生產的水泥袋供不應求,價格從1000元/噸直線躥到3000元/噸。當萬元戶還是個稀罕物的時候,錢土金就能在這家企業領到1萬多元的年終獎金。然而,這樣的“巨額獎金”在1993年就結束了,因為污染下游水源被媒體曝光,之后,造紙廠開始陷入時停時開的困境。2000年,企業正式關停,剛當了兩年廠長的錢土金和上百名職工一起成了失業者。
既要保“下游喝水”,又要?!吧嫌纬燥垺?!這是開化縣委、縣政府的決心,而立足生態,成了“上游吃飯”與“下游喝水”辯證統一的關鍵環節。2000年,開化縣在全國率先正式確立并全面實施“生態立縣”發展戰略,啟動了暴風驟雨般的“治山、治水、治窮、治污”四大治理措施。全縣在關停污染企業、封山育林、退耕還林的同時,積極調整產業結構,重點發展低消耗、高產出、污染少的高新技術、綠色農產品、竹木深加工、生態旅游等特色產業,為地方經濟培育新的增長點,為轉產群眾開辟了新的致富門路。如今,以新能源、新材料、新光源為主導的“三新產業”已成為開化縣的工業主導產業,同時,開化縣還大力發展旅游業,農家樂、采摘游等富有地方特色的旅游項目,成了當地農民致富增收的重要途徑。
因為保護生態,錢土金下崗后,依靠縣政府出臺的扶持政策,當年就在老廠子附近開了家包子鋪,如今他的包子鋪生意紅火,包子的品種從開始時的兩三種發展到10多種,成了當地人離不開的著名小吃。
生態——“種種砍砍”到“走走看看”
的完美嬗變
每天上午8時,開化縣齊溪鎮里秧田村婦女余桂蘭和當地許多村民一樣,拎著兩個大籃子,來到位于錢江源大峽谷景區門口的“崗位”上?;@子里,滿滿的都是用食品袋包裝好的番薯干、野生苦丁茶、菜干等,還有許多瓶則裝著村民自家產的土蜂蜜。
大峽谷景區建成以后,50歲的余桂蘭在新“崗位”上學會了生意經:賣礦泉水、烤番薯等土特產品,山里隨處可見的蘭花是許多城市游客眼中的寶貝,不同品種有不同的價格。
齊溪鎮位于錢江源頭,上世紀70年代末曾造出全國有名的“萬畝林場”。依靠“種種砍砍”,木材經濟一直是當地農民的主要收入。近年來,隨著“錢江源頭”的名聲日益響亮,當地黨委政府抓住契機,確立“生態立鎮、旅游興鎮”戰略,全力創建省級旅游強鎮,吸引了越來越多的城市游客前來“走走看看”。目前齊溪鎮已創建省級農家樂示范村1個、省特色旅游村1個、市級農家樂示范村1個,并分別在里秧田及齊溪2個村建立了農家樂管理中心,全鎮農家樂日接待能力達2000余人,省級旅游強鎮創建順利通過驗收。
從“種種砍砍”到“走走看看”,仁宗坑村的汪年法深有感觸。老汪今年49歲,上世紀80年代曾依靠買賣木材養家糊口。后來,隨著進錢江源旅游的人越來越多,老汪果斷改行開起了小飯店。2008年,他盤下了205國道旁的一幢老房子,投資150多萬元建起了占地400多平方米的“風華飯店”,除了8個大包廂,樓上還有20個標間供游客住宿?!懊磕晗奶欤虾!⒑贾莸鹊氐某鞘杏慰蛯㈠X江源擠得滿滿的!”汪年法介紹說,自己從鄰村請了6個幫工,年凈收入達到30萬。
在齊溪鎮,旅游資源日益成為當地農民增收的重要依托。在里秧田村,有像余桂蘭這樣在景點門口設攤叫賣的農民生意人,有利用山貨制作旅游產品的家庭作坊,還有農家樂經營戶。用村支書張長班的話說,93戶村民,家家都與旅游產業拉上了關系。
為了讓游客“走走看看”更舒心,今春,村民們還在旅游沿線的山上種下了530多畝石榴、桃子、楊梅等果樹。“等這些果樹長大,滿山鮮艷的花果,呈現在游客面前的將是一個‘彩色錢江源’!”鎮黨委書記程軍華如是說。
生態——“有形之手”和“無形之手”
的無縫對接
關停污染企業、禁止亂砍濫伐。開化縣在“生態立縣”之初,政府這只“有形之手”對生態建設起到了無法替代的作用。而今,隨著整個社會生態意識的增強,市場經濟這“無形之手”正對生態建設起到越來越大的作用。
開化縣音坑鄉下淤村,是縣城數家婚紗影樓的拍攝基地。清晨的陽光柔和地灑在村旁的馬金溪。岸邊,一位身穿潔白婚紗的新娘,時而含情脈脈,時而徘徊于青青草坪,時而依偎著新郎眺望遠方……在一陣陣的“咔嚓”聲中,留下浪漫時刻。
然而,5年前,這里還是一個污水橫流、河道發黑的村莊。村黨支部書記葉志廷回憶起當年情形,眉頭緊鎖。溪里,挖沙船“轟隆隆”作響,河道被挖得坑坑洼洼;有個村民常常去炸魚,一次,反而炸掉了自己的一條胳膊;村后的白虎山、月亮山,也被村民砍成了“瘌痢頭”;12棵千年古樟,被菜園地、露天糞坑與柵欄所包圍。
村里要借助臨近縣城的優勢發展農家樂,就必須對村莊環境進行整治。從2004年開始,對村后470多畝景觀林實行封山育林;挖沙船上岸,取而代之的是清理淤泥和水面垃圾的小木排;河道兩旁、村莊內,栽種了楊柳、香樟、楓木、桂花和山茶花等苗木;污水溝、污水塘、牛棚、露天廁所和違章建筑開展整治。村里還安排3名保潔員,村莊面貌漸漸干凈、整潔了。如今全村20多家農家樂每年吸引數萬游客,村民生態致富的道路越走越寬。
開化縣能源辦創新設計的“秸稈兩相發酵制氣法”不僅獲得了發明專利,還將這項專利轉化生產出尤其適合農村使用的“管道沼氣”,造福越來越多的當地農民。在桐村鎮黃石村,村民黃寶德算了一筆賬:兩噸秸稈可以換200立方沼氣,夠他們家燒一年,比使用液化氣省600多元,比用柴火省1400多元。
在桐村鎮裴源村,“順康牧業”投資3500萬元、年產生豬4.5萬頭的高標準生態化的生豬養殖場正在建設。除引進高科技智能化的飼養設備外,生態環保也是該養殖場的一大特色。養殖場有兩個類似鍋爐的“大鐵球”,這就是沼氣池。新豬場建成后,將把養殖產生的污水全部引進池內進行沼氣處理。利用產生的沼氣進行發電,將能全面滿足養殖場的需要。同時,沼氣池產生的干糞發酵后用于山塘水庫養魚,沼液排入沼液沉淀池,然后進入田間積液池,用于下游兩百多畝農作物、茶葉基地施肥。通過循環利用,“順康牧業”每年能增加效益200多萬元。
下淤村的河道保潔員(朱建平 攝)
A river cleaner of Xiayu Village is at work.
錢塘江源頭的原生態 (豐智慧 攝)
A rural scene of Kaihua County where Qiantang River starts
新人正在美麗的山水間留下幸福的時刻。(徐祝安 攝)
A couple is taking wedding photos against the restored rural scene in Kaihua.
Kaihua County Develops Green Economy
By Zhu Jianping
Kaihua County sits in the western Zhejiang. The streams from its mountains zigzag and help form Qiantang River, the mother river of the province. Lotus Mountain is considered the place where the mighty river starts. A national ecological county, the 2,236-km2 Kaihua houses Qiantang National Forest Park and Gutian Mountain Nature Reserve. Established as a county in 981 AD, Kaihua established itself in 2000 as the first county in China that strategically decided that a well-protected ecology was its economic lifeline and engine.
The county paid a heavy price before it became aware of the crisis and the importance of preserving its ecology. In the early 1990s, the county witnessed a booming industry wave. Small factories engaged in mining and chemicals and papermaking mushroomed. Serious pollution in Kaihua caused a serious problem to the downstream Qiantang River.
In the late 1990s, the county government had to shut down the worst pollution makers. People complained. What was more important: the drinking water for the people in downstream or the living of the local residents of the county? Many local government officials and residents questioned the wisdom of the shutdown campaign.
In 2000, Kaihua established green growth as the economic development strategy. Polluting enterprises were shut down, reforestation projects were started, and farmland in mountains was turned back for reforestation. Local industry was restructured. High-tech industry with low pollution, low energy consumption and high returns was introduced. Policies for tourism were issued. Today, Kaihua has a well-balanced industry. Local people make money in new ways and the local ecology has improved and flourished.
Qian Tujin used to work for a local cement factory in the 1990s. He earned very good money in 1991 and 1992. The factory was suspended in 1993 as the heavy pollution was widely reported in media. When the factory was officially shut down in 2000, Qian, who had been the manager of the factory for the previous two years, and his 100 employees lost their jobs. With a government startup fund, Qian started a steamed bun shop near the previous cement factory. Today, the shop enjoys a brisk business.
Qixi Town is at the water head of Qiantang River. Villagers used to make a living on logging. Today, forests are maintained and villages are tourist destinations. Household restaurants and inns can receive 20,000 per day. The 49-year-old Wang Nianfa used to live on logging. Today, he operates a 20-bed inn-restaurant business by State Highway 208. Every summer, he employs six people to help entertain tourists from Shanghai and Hangzhou. He makes a profit of 300,000 a year.
Xiayu Village was seriously polluted. It looked extremely ugly even five years ago. In 2004, the village started a restoration project. Villagers planted trees in more than 30 hectares in mountains around the village. The river was dredged and trees were planted along the banks. The houses and village infrastructure were refurbished. Today, ecology has been restored. More than 20 households run restaurant/in businesses. A few photograph studios in the county capital use the village as a scenic venue to take wedding photographs for young couples.
At Peiyuan Village, a 35-million-yuan pig farm is now under construction. The farm is supposed to be a green project. The farm is designed to raise 45,000 pigs a year and is to have two big iron-balls that serve as biogas cisterns. All the wastewater from the future pig farm will be processed in the two big balls. Biogas will be used to generate electricity for the whole operation. Dehydrated pig manure will be fed to fish in fishponds and reservoirs in mountains and biogas slurry will be further processed to fertilize crops and tea plantations in nearby fields. This green system minimizes pollution and creates additional benefits worth 2 million yuan a year.