On the desk of the forest chief's office in Shennongjia National Park, we unexpectedly saw a stack of light blue notebooks with the words "Mountain Patrol Record Book" written on their covers, so we took them over and looked through them. It is the work log of the Banqiao Management and Conservation Center of the Shennongding Management Administration of Shennongjia National Park. The name of the book had been used from 2017 to 2022, and then changed to "Forest Chief Patrol Record Book".
After I scanned a few pages, it stunned and touched me a lot that the 7-year consecutive working records were all finished by Chen Xiaobing himself alone, even with no interruption, which immediately enkindled my respect.
For decades, Qiu Changhong has made the mountains his home and the forests his constant companions. From the highest-altitude Houzishi Protection Station to the remote Dongxi Management Office at the edges of his jurisdiction, to the Yunpan Conservation Center located in an uninhabited area, he continues to stand guard at the frontlines of the Sanduihe Management & Conservation Center. Day after day, year after year, he measures these mountains and waters with his footsteps, dedicating his life to safeguarding this vast ocean of forests.
From the heights of the Shennong Peak (Shennongding), the Yinyu River Grand Canyon unfurls like a colossal sapphire, cradled within the majestic embrace of Shennongjia. Deep and mysterious, it radiates an enchanting luminescence. Sheer cliffs stretch endlessly along the canyon, while ravines and gullies twist and turn like giant dragons. This intricate and formidable landscape presents an almost insurmountable challenge for conservation efforts.
Nature and I coexist, and all things are one with me. It implies that man and nature form a community of life. Since ancient times, humanity has understood the interdependent relationship between nature and mankind. Humans are born in the embrace of nature and grow up with its breath.
In the daytime, she patrols in the deep mountain and valley; at night, she guards the dreamland of the mountain, listening to the nightingale's songs which echo around the valley.