Rural Greening Must Be Advanced Scientifically According to Local Conditions

In recent years, when carrying out village greening in rural areas, the author has found that some places blindly emphasize large landscapes and follow the "faddish" phenomenon of keeping up with cities. Moreover, some county and city leaders, when inspecting developed areas, see that certain local green plants are very unique and, without considering whether the local area is suitable for introduction, order them to be copied and replaced exactly as they are. They fail to realize that many green plants are not necessarily suitable for introduction. They spend a lot of money, yet after several years the plants still have not grown much, and some even die in large numbers due to not adapting to the soil and climate. There are also places keen on planting "hedges" and lawns, where maintenance costs are very high, and if not maintained they look very unsightly. As a result, limited by manpower and financial resources, weeds grow together with the "hedges," and the effect is not good. The author therefore calls for this: blind introduction is harmful and without benefit, and rural greening should still be adapted to local conditions.

In the process of urbanization, rural areas blindly learn from urban greening, pursue "high-end, grandiose" styles, introduce exotic evergreen tree species, add landscape layers, and beautify the rural environment. The original intention is good, but doing so does not fully take into account the characteristics of rural life and agricultural production. Blindly introducing exotic tree species and green plants seeks only beautiful appearance, but ignores the functions of rural greening in windbreak and sand fixation and water conservation. As a result, greening does not produce practical effects; instead, there is no place left to enjoy the shade in summer. In fact, urban-rural integration is not urban-rural homogenization, but rather, through unified urban-rural planning, bringing rural areas up to a level comparable to cities in major aspects such as production development, residents' income, public services, infrastructure, and social security.

Therefore, in terms of greening, cities can have tree-lined avenues that are "uniformly tall and uniformly green," while rural areas may as well retain the local charm of "peach blossoms beyond the bamboo," reflecting their own characteristics and differences. Cicadas chirping in the trees and resting in the shade were once common rural scenes, but now they are becoming increasingly rare. In relevant arrangements for urbanization development and new rural construction, the central government proposed that China's urbanization construction should be urbanization where one can "see the mountains, see the water, and remember the nostalgia." This is undoubtedly a very timely reminder for new rural construction. Therefore, in carrying out tree planting and afforestation and beautifying the environment in rural areas, it is necessary to proceed from reality and act according to one's means, and not blindly introduce species. When carrying out annual greening work, all localities should plan and deploy early, adapt to local conditions, and develop more local seedling cultivation. Only in this way can the "roots" of greening be planted solidly and firmly, laying a good foundation for beautiful rural construction.