TouristsaresailingonthewatersnearXiamen,southeastChina'sFujianprovince.(People'sDailyOnline/XieYingjun)TheclearwatersandgreenshoresoftheYundangLake,thewhiteegretsplayinginXiatanweiCoastalWetland,andtheazureskyabovetheWuyuanBay...TheseecologicalmasterpiecesinXiamen,southeastChina'sFujianprovinceserveasavividportrayalofthecoordinateddevelopmentofecologyandeconomy,aswellastheharmoniouscoexistencebetweenmanandnature.XiamenisakeybirthplaceandearlyadopterofXiJinpingThoughtonEcologicalCivilization.InMarch1988,seeingthepollutedYundangLakewherealmostnotraceofaquaticanimalscouldbefound,XiJinping,whothenservedasamemberoftheStandingCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinaXiamenMunicipalCommitteeandexecutivevicemayorofXiamen,putforwardtherequesttocarryoutaplanthatdetailedlegalgovernance,stoppingpollution,dredgingwork,revitalizationofthebodyofwaterandimprovementofthesurroundingenvironment.Afterfivephasesoflarge-scaletreatment,theonce"stinkylake"hasbeentransformedintoa"greenlung"ofthecity.StartingwiththecomprehensivetreatmentoftheYundangLake,Xiamenhasactivelypromotedecologicalprotectionandrestorationofsea,riverbasins,andtheentireregionforover30years.TouristswalkonafitnesstrialinXiamen,southeastChina'sFujianprovince.(People'sDailyOnline/ZengDemeng)Ithasexploredapathtoecologicalcivilizationthatwellcoordinateshigh-qualitydevelopmentandecologicalprotection,andpromotestheharmoniouscoexistencebetweenmanandthesea,whichshapesabeautifulecologicalenvironment,promoteshigh-qualitydevelopment,andimprovesthequalityoflife.ThismirrorsthepositiveprogressmadebyXiamenindevelopmentphilosophyandapproach,andservesasavividexampleofadvancingecologicalcivilization.Asoundeco-environmentisthefairestpublicproductandthemostinclusivepublicbenefit.Fromcarryingoutbeachrestorationprojectstokeepingthemostbeautifulbeachesforthepeople,toconstructingmarineandwetlandparks,beautifulshorelines,andrecreationaltrailsaroundlakesandbays,andtoexploringanecologicalmanagementmodelofco-construction,co-governanceandco-sharingtobenefitthepeoplewithasoundecology,Xiamenhasconsistentlyprioritizedaddressingthemostpressingenvironmentalconcernsthatdirectlyimpactandareofutmostimportancetothepublic,soastobetterpracticethenotionthat"Everypersonisaprotector,contributor,andbeneficiaryoftheenvironment,"andfullymotivatetheinitiativeandcreativityofthepeople.Overthepast30years,Xiamenhasbeencommittedtobuildingacommunityoflifethatincorporatesmountains,rivers,forests,farmlands,lakes,grasslandsanddeserts.Thecityhastakenalaw-based,science-based,holisticandcoordinatedapproachtogovernanceandtriedtoresolverootcausesofproblemsinenvironmentalprotection.PhotoshowstheGulangyuscenicareaofXiamen,southeastChina'sFujianprovince.(People'sDailyOnline/WangWangwang)Thishasledtocontinuousimprovementinthemodernizationofecologicalenvironmentgovernance,achievingapositiveinteractionbetweenhigh-levelecologicalprotectionandhigh-qualitydevelopment.Xiamenhassuccessfullyembarkedonapathofhigh-qualitydevelopmentthatprioritizesenvironmentaloptimizationforgrowthandusesdevelopmenttoenhancetheenvironment.Respectingnature,adaptingtonatureandprotectingnaturetopromoteharmoniouscoexistencebetweenmanandnatureisadistinctivefeatureofChinesemodernization.Currently,China'seconomicandsocialdevelopmenthasenteredastageofacceleratedgreenandlow-carbondevelopment,anditisanimportantperiodforbuildingabeautifulChina.Chinaisplanningandpromotingecologicalandenvironmentalprotection,continuouslyenhancingthepotentialandmomentumofhigh-qualitydevelopment,andpromotingharmoniouscoexistencebetweenmanandnaturewithahigherperspective,broadervision,andgreaterefforts.Itisstrivingtobuildabeautifulhomelandwithblueskies,greenlandscapes,andcleanwaters,andtocomposeamagnificentchapterofChinesemodernization.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.