On October 12, 2021, Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park was officially established, becoming one of the first five national parks officially established in my country. my country's continental island-type tropical rainforest, which is the most concentrated, diverse, well-preserved, and has the largest contiguous area, enjoys the strictest protection.

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Recently, the reporter went to Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park for field investigation with an interview group organized by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, and experienced firsthand the tremendous changes that have taken place in this national park in the three years since its establishment.

Zhou Yadong, chief engineer of the Hainan Provincial Forestry Bureau (Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Administration), said, “Hainan strives to build a ‘Hainan model’ for national park construction and has done a lot of exploratory and innovative work. National parks and The integrated development of surrounding communities has created a road to rural revitalization with beautiful ecology, prosperous industries, and prosperous people."

The economic benefits of tourism continue to be demonstrated

In the first three quarters of 2023 ( From January to September), a total of 724,500 tourists were received, a year-on-year increase of 17.02%; total tourism revenue was 433 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 12.17%. Wuzhishan City has built a number of coconut-level rural tourist spots and country B&Bs around the national park, and has successfully created two national 4A-level tourist attractions. In the first quarter of 2023, the cumulative number of tourists received increased by 40.4% year-on-year, ranking first in the province in terms of growth rate.

Improvement of people’s livelihood and increase in employment opportunities

Baisha County provides 5,000 acres of rubber forest compensation to 500 villagers, and at the same time vigorously develops the mushroom cultivation industry. Baisha County attaches great importance to the intangible cultural heritage in the national park development, providing employment to 155 people; Wuzhishan City and Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County allocate commercial street shops, market stalls, and carry out vocational skills training. Wuzhishan supports planting cooperatives and tourism enterprises, providing employment to 211 people; Dongfang City relies on local characteristic towns , scenic spots, attracting and supporting villagers to engage in tourism services, catering, transportation and other industries. Wang Xiangxiang has also seen a rare wave of returning home. The annual income of villagers has increased from less than 5,500 yuan in 2017 to 22,400 yuan in 2022.

Rich animal and plant resources

The Bawangling area of ​​Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park is known as the "green treasure house" and "species gene bank". The population of Hainan gibbons, the most endangered primate species in the world, has increased from 4 groups of 30 individuals when the national park system pilot was launched in 2019 to 7 groups of 42 individuals (February 2024). There are 416 species of terrestrial vertebrate wild animals distributed in the area, 10 species of national first-level protected animals, 64 species of national second-level protected animals; 2523 species of wild vascular plants, 5 species of national first-level protected plants, and 95 species of national second-level protected plants. .

The jurisdiction of Yinggeling is located in the central and southern part of Hainan Island. It has recorded 2,323 species of plants, including 4 species of national Class I key protected plants and 28 species of national Class II key protected plants; 512 species of vertebrates, including national There are 9 species of Class I protected animals, 65 species of National Class II protected animals, 232 species of large fungi and 1276 species of insects.

Jianfengling Branch is located in the southwest of Hainan Island, with a forest coverage rate of 97.61%. The park has towering ancient trees, intertwined vines, crisscrossing streams, deep ravines, and typical rainforest features such as hanging gardens, strangles, root boards, and single-tree forests. There are 2,286 species of wild vascular plants (including 32 species of national key protected plants and 45 species of provincially protected plants); there are 400 species of vertebrates (including 7 species of national first-level protected animals, namely clouded leopard, pangolin, Hainan mountain partridge, There are 38 species of secondary protected animals such as peacock pheasant, monitor lizard, python, golden-spotted swallowtail butterfly, etc.), and 2222 species of insects have been identified. It is one of the largest contiguous and well-protected original tropical rainforests in China. It contains rich biological resources and is one of the areas with high biodiversity in the world. It is known as the "gene bank of biological species on the northern edge of the tropics" , was named one of the "Top Ten Most Beautiful Forests in China" by "China National Geographic" magazine.

The Hainan Provincial Government and the State Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly issued the "Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Construction and Improvement Action Plan (2024-2026)", and also issued the Hainan Gibbon Population Protection and Restoration Action Plan and Joint Construction The work plan of the Gibbon National Conservation and Research Center sets a precedent for local governments and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration to jointly promote the construction of national parks and the protection of flagship species.

Work together to promote ecological beauty and common people's prosperity

In promoting the relocation of ecological immigrants in core national park protected areas, Hainan has created a model of equal exchange between rural collective land and state-owned land on agricultural reclamation farms. We have explored a path that allows people to move, stay, get rich, and achieve ecological production and life through "integration and mutual promotion of the three livelihoods". In order to protect the natural environment in the core area and help people get rid of poverty and become rich, Daoyin Village and Pogao Village were included in Hainan Province’s first ecological relocation project in 2017. 30 households from the two villages moved to Yinpo Village, less than 20 kilometers away from Baisha County. . The relocated new village has rows of small bungalows, equipped with facilities such as basketball courts, fitness areas, shared farms, and cultural corridors.

Zhou Yadong told reporters that Hainan Province regards the construction of national parks as "the most important thing in the country" and determines it as one of the 12 pilot projects in Hainan's comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up and a landmark in building a national ecological civilization experimental zone. The first project is to mobilize the whole province to promote the construction of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park.