Research On Afforestation In Gansu Province During Republic Of China Period

In 1915,the Beiyang government took Tomb-sweeping Day as Arbor Day to encourage the national people to plant trees;in 1928,the National government set the anniversary of Sun Yat-sen as Arbor Day,and launched a national afforestation campaign in 1929.Driven by the Arbor Day and the national index afforestation movement,the afforestation movement in Gansu Province in the Republic of China was also carried out throughout the province.Influenced by the situation of Gansu Province and various subjective and objective conditions,there were different manifestations in different regions at different periods.In the early period of the Republic of China,afforestation activities in Gansu province were publici Bed more than practical,so that the public could understand the benefits of afforestation through extensive publicity.At the same time,Gansu province has built a relatively large scale forest,and every county has also carried on the afforestation activities for more than ten years.In the 1930 s,the voice of developing northwest China became increasingly high,and the national government paid more and more attention to the afforestation activities in Gansu Province.After that,the Government of Gansu Province also formulated relevant forest regulations to ensure the development of afforestation.After the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression,Lanzhou became the rear area and received more attention.The afforestation cause made great progress in this period,and large-scale afforestation activities such as afforestation along the Yellow River and afforestation on barren hills were carried out in this period.In Gansu province,afforestation along the Yellow River has a positive effect on reducing the sediment content of the Yellow River and preventing the flood in the lower reaches.The afforestation of barren hills in Gansu province is a large-scale demonstration afforestation plan.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War,afforestation activities in Gansu developed slowly.In short,Gansu province afforestation activities under the call of the state to carry out,after decades of development,has made certain achievements,but afforestation results are very limited,failed to fundamentally change the desolate face of Gansu.