向贫瘠的土地宣战——山西吕梁地区拍卖“四荒”治理小流域纪事

Declaring War on Barren Iand

一九九二年,山西省吕梁地区率先推出拍卖“荒山、荒坡、荒沟、荒滩”使用权,加速小流域治理的重大举措后,在全国引起了强烈反响,得到了党中央、国务院及有关部门的充分肯定和高度评价。1994年初。

To speed up treatment of small watershed in 1992 Luliaug Prefecture of Shanxi Province firstly sold the right to use waste mountains, wasteland, waste gullies and waste beaches(four wastes) at auction. This action has caused strong repercussions in Loess Plateau and even in the whole country. The Pretty Committee, the State Council and the departments concerned appreciate it highly and approved the sale. At the beginning of 1994, the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPC Jiang Zemin made an inspection visit to Luliang and pointed out: what the auction of " four wastes" sold was the right to use them but gained the initiative of farmers to tame rivers and mountains.After five years, what is the result of this reform on laud- use system achieved? On December 5 - 7, 1997, the national on - the - spot experience exchange meeting on auction of " four wastes" and accelerating treatment of soil erosion was solemnly hold in Longyi, Luliang. Through practice the answer of Luliang farmers is: 42 percent of affected area in the prefecture was primarily controlled, the sand and mud volume entered into the Yellow River was reduced by 20,000,000 tons, and 40 percent of buyers of " four wastes" cast off poverty.