Jinyang Lake is located in the upper reaches of Shichuan River, a secondary tributary of Weihe River. Its water source is mainly composed of Malan River, Heju River and Qishui River, with an annual total flow of about10.60 billion cubic meters. It shoulders the irrigation task of 400,000 mu of farmland in Tongchuan, Weinan and Xianyang 2 1 town. The lake area is surrounded by mountains and rivers, sometimes egrets fly low on the water surface, and sometimes wild ducks play in the forest. On the left bank of the lake, there is an orchard with an area of 1000 mu, planted with apples, crisp pears, winter dates and other trees, where you can fully enjoy the beautiful scenery of blooming in spring and fruitful Mid-Autumn Festival. The botanical garden opposite the lake is an ideal place for leisure, viewing and popular science. There are trees, shrubs and herbaceous flowers such as Magnolia grandiflora, Paeonia suffruticosa, Cinnamomum cassia and Pinus bungeana 108 varieties, reaching more than 68,000 plants. You can feel quiet in spring, cool in summer, green in autumn and not lonely in winter. There is a refreshing and interesting feeling of enjoying flowers and catching crabs by the mountains and rivers.
Wandering in the lakes and mountains, enjoying the unique style of Jinyang Lake today, the historical situation is on the verge. On 1969, 40 years ago, on a barren hill and wild slope, Taoqupo Reservoir started construction and was completed in 1974. During the five-year investment period, the workers lived in caves on the roadside, and the contact with the outside world was only a muddy Panshan Road. They had to carry food by hand from stone pillars dozens of miles away and drink untreated river water. There are two cars in the history of Taoqupo. One is a dump truck dubbed "Crown", and there is a big bucket in front of it. When you come out of the mountain, everyone can only stand behind. After retiring, it was replaced by a tool car called "Bluebird". The titles of "Crown" and "Jade Bird" show the optimistic spirit of Taoqupo people to conquer nature. Because it was built on a limestone fault with complex geology, the water in a reservoir disappeared overnight and all leaked during the operation.
1992, Japanese experts came here to inspect the completed reservoir. They were surprised and praised the people of China for creating miracles on earth. And this miracle has condensed the hard work and sweat of several generations of Taoqupo people.
Once barren hills and wild slopes, now the mountains and rivers are beautiful. 1986, Tao Qu people made the afforestation plan of the reservoir area from the reality, which was valued and supported by the superior leaders. This year, * * * planted100000 trees, covering an area of 1020 mu. In the following ten years, one barren hill after another was conquered. 1993, Taoqu people made a decision to develop a thousand mu orchard in the reservoir area. However, it is extremely difficult to build a thousand acres of orchards on barren hills. Relative height difference from reservoir to fruit forest base170m. To solve only the first-class water supply, it is necessary to build a second-class pumping station and lay a six-kilometer pipeline. Taoqupo people are self-reliant from design to construction and installation. That winter, everyone was wrestling in the ice and snow, and when they were careless with the steel pipe, their hands froze together. In this way, the first stage of the water supply system was finally completed. Later, in order to solve the problem of insufficient fertilizer in the newly reclaimed terraced fields, Taoqupo people pulled up their own dung carts and pulled dung to and from the county town twice a day. At that moment, no one would have thought that these people were covered with dust and odor. They are full-time employees on state salaries.
Hard work has brought rich harvest. With unremitting efforts, Taoqupo people have won the glorious title of advanced afforestation unit in the whole province and 300 advanced afforestation units in the whole country, and become a typical example of green economy and comprehensive management of small watersheds in Shaanxi reservoir area. In the 1990s, the writer Mr. Ping Ao devoted himself to writing here. When he revisited his old place again, he wrote the poem "Stay in Taoqupo and enjoy the grand view of Jinyang Lake". Today, Taoqupo has become a landscape park integrating humanities and ecology. It danced out the blood of Xuanyuan Huangdi and branded the footprints of Dayu's water control. The "Fumigation Hall" in the park displays exquisite paintings and calligraphy works of Liu Gongquan, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, and Fan Kuan, a painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. Pavilions and pavilions in the garden step by step, hidden in lush clouds. The observation deck, majestic and wide, virtually shows the grandeur and grandeur of the Great Wall of Wan Li; The 18-meter-high "Shuang Yi Tower" stands on the stage with a panoramic view of the lake area. Fan Zhongyan lamented that "the sky has fallen one after another". Hotels, restaurants, swimming pools ... Wide asphalt roads shuttle back and forth, welcoming guests from all directions to approach Jinyang Lake.
The clear water is long, witnessing the changes and development of history. Forty years have passed, and both Taoqupo Reservoir and China have grown. Whenever I walk into this picturesque garden reservoir area, my heart moves with the wind, as if I had walked into a beautiful dream. The dream of Jinyang Lake makes it come true!