绿染陇原

Greening Gansu

“昨夜惠风过,今朝满眼春。”放眼西部,天翻地覆。西部三年大开发,甘肃三年大变化:千里旱塬生机勃勃,濯濯童山绿意盈盈,基础设施建设突飞猛进,结构调整大见成效……。若干个从无列有、由小到大,许多个“名列前茅”、“全国第一”,为甘肃经济提速、社会发展铺平了道路。千百年来以“苦瘠甲于天下”著称的甘肃,开始从根本上摆脱困境,走上持续快速健康发展的轨道。甘肃的实践证明:西部的繁荣不是梦,中华民族的伟大复兴不是梦。

Gansu Province in Northwest China was known as "the poorest place under heaven" in history. The province s economy had been relatively backward because it has impoverished soil, arid weather and lacks water. However, on the threshold of the 21st century, the State launched a mighty campaign to develop the vast western regions. Seizing the opportunity, Gansu has undergone earth-shaking changes. It turned 6.34 million mu of low-yield farmland to grassland or woodland and afforested some 9.43 million mu from 1...