From July 29 to July 30, the Minghu Lake Water Park took an important step forward along the path of applying for a national water park. A panel led by Zhang Xuejian, counsel from the Department of Water and Soil Conservation under the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), investigated the scenic zone and agreed that the Minghu Lake Water Park had beautiful scenery and high quality water. They urged us to improve the construction as soon as possible, normalize the management, and build top-class water scenery and water culture of the cool city.
Vice Mayor Xie Chaobi attended the evaluation conference.
The Minghu Lake Water Park consists of four scenic spots: one lake, two reservoirs, and one wetland. The lake refers to the Fengchi Garden, the reservoirs refer to the Minghu Lake Reservoir and Dewu Reservoir, and the wetland refers to the Minghu Lake Wetland Park. The scenic zone has fantastic natural sceneries. The beautiful mountains, the clear waters, , the luxuriantly green plants, the blue water ripples on the surface, and the water birds flying freely over the lake, all these come to your eyes. The application for becoming a national water park has great significance in relying on the unique climate resources of the cool city, integrating tourist resources, developing and protecting water resources, protecting ecological environment, demonstrating city sceneries, enhancing city taste, and providing citizens with a platform for relaxation, entertainment, and sightseeing.
The panel investigated the four scenic spots and agreed that the water park had obvious advantages in terms of rich natural resources, beautiful in sceneries, and convenient geographic location. The panel also commented that with the scientific and reasonable planning, the scenic zone was compliant with the idea of returning to nature and the scientific development concept. They also thought that the CPC Liupanshui Municipal Committee and the municipal government had attached great importance to the application for a national water park and has made great efforts to promote the level of ecological civilization construction. This is a big initiative.
After hearing the report on building the Minghu Lake Water Park and watching the scene video on applying for a national water park, the panel gave some opinions on the details about building the scenic zone:
The 12th five-year plan is the best period to apply for and build a water park; therefore, this favorable chance shall be seized to ensure your successful application.
Water resources tourism planning shall be made according to the scenic zone requirements to focus on water culture and pay attention to protection of water environments and the safety of water projects.
The scenic zone shall be built sticking to the theme of cool city, highlighting the features of national water park, embodying the overall cultural design, and emphasizing on the water traits and water culture of the cool city.
Concentrate on mechanism construction and management level according to the scenic zone management specifications during the process of scenic zone construction and management.
Accelerate the progress and perfect the construction as soon as possible to build top-class water sceneries and water culture of the cool city.
Xie Chaobi said that the city would improve the water care, water usage, and water management based on the requirements from the experts and the features of the cool city to ensure the successful application for a national water park.