Cctv news(Reporter Wang Jiazhu) It takes about an hour’s drive from downtown Xi ‘an to the west along Huanshan Road to reach zhouzhi county. At the end of November, the season has passed light snow, and the Guanzhong Plain is getting colder. However, the villages in Luoyu Town at the northern foot of Qinling Mountain are full of vitality.

　　On November 30th, which lasted more than two months, the reconstruction and construction of beautiful countryside in 13 administrative villages in two districts of zhouzhi county was completed on this day.

　　When Jiang Anshun, a villager, walked out of his house, he couldn’t hide his excitement when he saw a new, clean and tidy village street in put in order, white walls and gray tiles, a simple and elegant farmhouse and leisure square, and the distinctive beautiful countryside logo at the entrance of the village. He said: "I didn’t expect my hometown to become so beautiful."

The entrance of reconstructed Zhouyi Village

　　Zhouzhi county, a land sheltered by the Qinling Mountains, is named after "the mountain song is terrible and the water song is awkward". It is adjacent to the Qinling Mountains in the south and the Weihe River in the north. It is known as the "Golden Week" and is the west gate of the provincial capital Xi ‘an. It has a good natural ecology, is a national ecological demonstration county, and has a profound cultural heritage.

　　According to the "Implementation Plan for Revitalizing Beautiful Villages in zhouzhi county during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025)" formulated by the zhouzhi county County Party Committee and the county government, the construction projects of zhouzhi county Beautiful Village Demonstration Area (Louguan Mazhao Area and Luoyu Area) where the above 13 administrative villages are located are listed as key projects in the county.

　　On September 18th, 2021, Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group successfully won the bid for the construction of this project, and ran into the site 10 days later, starting a two-month reconstruction.

　　Prior to this, the Group had successfully completed the renovation project of human settlements in beautiful countryside, Yinji Central Village, Zhangbaling Town, Anhui Province, and the construction tasks of key demonstration projects in provinces and cities such as the 2020 cultivated land upgrading project in Nayong County, Guizhou Province.

　　The construction of beautiful countryside is a systematic project, which must be combined with geography, natural resources, cultural accumulation, folk customs, industrial structure and its own characteristics. Because of the village system, it is necessary to make a good construction plan, not only pay attention to the coordination with the surrounding environment, but also shape the village’s own characteristics and characteristics, and inherit the historical folk culture to ensure the scientific and rational planning and fully demonstrate the farming culture and beautiful characteristics.

　　Zhang Jingjing, director of planning and design of Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Municipal Transportation Group, who is in charge of the project transformation, said: "Highlighting rural flavor, reflecting homesickness and creating rural rhyme are the top priorities of beautiful countryside’s image design, and we have made every effort to create ‘ There are mountains, water, fields and houses ’ The design scheme of the Mazhao area in the foothills and the Luoyu area with the theme of humanistic leisure town and eco-tourism resort is also to make ‘ The countryside is more like the countryside ’ , avoid ‘ One side of a thousand villages ’ Guide the village to develop in the direction of market town. "

　　Specifically, in the process of construction, Luoyu District mainly relies on the advantages of human landscape resources such as Luoyu Reservoir and the site of ancient Luoguo, and strives to make Luoyu Town a characteristic scenic spot for citizens to relax through the design idea of humanistic leisure town and eco-tourism resort, and vigorously develop rural tourism, leisure vacation, sightseeing agriculture and other industries.

　　Louguan Mazhao area is close to Qinling Mountains in the south, which is rich in water resources and is an important local kiwifruit planting area. The design idea of this area is mainly to improve and transform the public space, integrate the relevant design elements of kiwifruit into the landscape, and guide the renovation of the village style, so as to enhance and expand the brand influence of "Zhouyi Village" kiwifruit.

　　Zhang Jingjing said that the 13 beautiful countryside in these two districts should create their own characteristics in the construction. "In the end, we have completed the construction goal of a core flagship brand, a tourist service center, a string of village tourist routes, a characteristic village lane in Guanzhong, a group of high-end boutique homestays, an exhibition hall for agricultural and sideline products, a number of farming experience projects and a number of online celebrity punch cards."

Louguan section logo

　　In the project transformation, Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group planned from a high starting point, built with high standards, fully carried forward the spirit of "Iron Army", seized the progress of the construction period, actively practiced the Group’s standardized construction norms and implemented the "five full coverage" and other related policies during the project construction. In the difficult times when the epidemic occurred repeatedly, the project department of Xi ‘an Construction Engineering Group chose not to stop construction, and insisted on construction during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. Their busy figures were all over every village.

　　"Xi’ an Construction Engineering has worked hard and worked overtime. In order to complete the construction task on time, it has worked tirelessly, rain or shine, and has been recognized by the broad masses of cadres and masses." Wang Jie, deputy mayor of Luoyu Town, said.

　　The data shows that by the end of November 2021, the roadway reconstruction in two districts of zhouzhi county has been completed by 30km, gravel paving by 7km and roadside railings by 1800 m; Clean up 4000 cubic meters of garbage and sundries, including 100 broken walls; More than 200 newly planted trees; Shrubs are planted in 3,500 square meters, with a total greening area of 20,000 square meters. Laying drainage cover plate for 1.5km.. At the same time, 15 new cultural squares were built, covering an area of 6,543 square meters; The newly-built cultural and leisure corridor is 540 meters. The entrance space of the village in Louguan Mazhao area has been reconstructed in four places, with a total area of 820 square meters; 2 new regional signs; Renovate the facade of street-facing buildings by 20,000 square meters, renovate advertising slogans by 5,130 square meters, and draw rural cultural walls by 8,470 square meters.

　　In more than two months, the village has taken on a new look, and a "clean, green, smooth and beautiful" beautiful countryside scroll has been woven at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains.

　　This earth-shaking change, the local villagers feel the most profound: "In the past night, this passerby did not dare to leave, and now the street lights are installed at night; In the past, when it rained last day, the whole family had to wear rain boots. Now it doesn’t have to wear rain boots for a month or two, the road is wide, the streets are neat, beautiful, and everything is fine. " A villager said.

Luoyu entrance signs

　　With the completion of the beautiful countryside project, in early December, people from nearby villagers, Zhouzhi County and even Xi ‘an City came here by car. This also allows the local government and villagers to see the business opportunities for further developing tourism, leisure agriculture and other industries. Take Zhouyi Village in Mazhao Town as an example. On the basis of this year’s kiwifruit harvest, this village has also developed 40 farmhouses and is building a homestay economy with high standards.

　　A person in charge of Luoyu Town, zhouzhi county said: "The dividends of beautiful countryside construction will continue to be released, which will greatly help us achieve the win-win goal of making tourists more satisfied and increasing villagers’ income."

CCTV News:Spring Festival travel rush will come to an end in 2018. In the army of security in Spring Festival travel rush, there is a force that cannot be ignored, that is, security inspectors who are responsible for security inspection and danger work.

In Spring Festival travel rush, for the sake of a safe, orderly and warm travel environment in Spring Festival travel rush, 155 Beijing Railway Station security inspectors gave up the Spring Festival to reunite with their families and all stuck to their posts. Thanks to their efforts, during the period of Spring Festival travel rush this year, the security inspection brigade of Beijing Railway Station seized more than 13,000 prohibited items and 3.5 grams of ice on the spot.

After the start of Spring Festival travel rush, the security inspection brigade of Beijing Railway Station strictly followed the work deployment, strictly implemented the security inspection system, and adopted measures such as increasing security inspection channels and releasing passengers by stages, which not only ensured the speed of passengers entering the station, but also ensured that the security inspection rate did not decline, and sent security guides to make the security inspection area in good order, put an end to criminal cases in the security inspection department, and ensured the personal and property safety of passengers and the blocking of dangerous goods under cars outside the station.

At 7: 13 on February 17, Zhang Tian, a security inspector at Beijing Railway Station, seized 11 firecrackers in the upper pocket of a passenger section during the hand inspection of No.5 machine at the entrance. According to Duan, firecrackers were bought for children and used for holidays. Knowing that they could not be taken on the train, they had to go through security inspection, so they were put in their upper pockets. Unexpectedly, they were still checked out by security inspectors. The police criticized and educated Duan’s luck, and confiscated those who violated the rules.

At 8: 45 on February 11th, when Ren Chunyu, a security inspector, inspected a female passenger about 30 years old by hand, she suddenly found a round box-shaped article in her coat pocket and asked her to take it out for inspection. The passenger said to himself, "Lighters are not allowed." Then he turned around and got off the security desk. I don’t know what the man who was traveling with me said, and his expression was tangled and he kept stamping his feet. The woman’s abnormal behavior aroused Ren Chunyu’s high vigilance, and she quietly watched the woman’s every move. The female passenger took an item out of her pocket and threw it into the trash can, and then came back to check the station again. Then Ren Chunyu immediately asked her colleagues to take her place. She ran to the trash can on the west side of the hall and picked up a black round box thrown by the lady. There were several small transparent plastic bags with powdery white crystals and a plastic tube inside. She suspected that it might be methamphetamine and immediately reported the situation. Accordingly, the Beijing station police station cooperated with relevant units to crack the case of the suspect Wang smoking and carrying. And follow the trail, arrested three people involved again, and collected 8.9 grams of drugs.

Inspectors not only abide by their duties and safeguard safety, but also actively solve problems for the majority of passengers. Over the years, security instruments have been a high-risk area for passengers to lose their property. In order to avoid passengers’ losses, security inspectors try to find the owner in the shortest time by finding, handling and reporting.

According to statistics, in Spring Festival travel rush in 2018, the Beijing Railway Station police station recovered more than 350 pieces of lost luggage for passengers, worth more than 400,000 yuan. At 16: 15 on March 9, Lou Xing Yu, a security inspector at Beijing Railway Station, found a black satchel on the security instrument of No.1 ticket office. Later, I opened the bag with Liu Jianjun, the captain of the first team on duty, and found that there were 6,000 yuan in cash and daily necessities in the bag. Through the station broadcast, I finally found the careless owner, Ms. Zheng. (Ma Jianpeng)

Sub-district offices, township governments, district government committees, offices and bureaus, and district-owned institutions:

　　With the consent of the district government, we hereby print and distribute "Several Measures of Fengtai District on Responding to the COVID-19 Epidemic and Supporting the Development of Enterprises (Provisional)" to you, please implement them carefully.

Beijing Fengtai District People’s Government Office

February 19, 2020

Measures of Fengtai District on Responding to COVID-19 Epidemic and Supporting Enterprise Development (Provisional)

　　In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on resolutely winning the prevention and control of epidemic situation, fully implement the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee the State Council and the municipal party committee and municipal government on doing a good job in the prevention and control of epidemic situation in COVID-19, help enterprises tide over the difficulties and support the stable development of enterprises, the following measures are formulated.

　　First, strengthen support for key enterprises in epidemic prevention and control

　　To support the prevention and control of epidemic situations such as medical protective clothing and masks, it is urgent for medical material production enterprises to resume production and expand production capacity, and to help enterprises solve the problems of ensuring raw materials, factories, personnel, transportation and other factors in the process of resuming production. Give appropriate subsidies to enterprises that urgently need medical materials production and enterprises that provide space, property and other support, with a maximum of 1.5 million yuan. (Responsible unit: District Development and Reform Commission)

　　Second, open up a green channel for approval

　　We will speed up the examination and approval of new projects that produce materials needed for epidemic prevention and control, adopt a special way, and provide all-round services such as priority acceptance, on-site guidance and one-stop handling of administrative examination and approval items such as business license issuance, medical device production and business record permission. (Responsible unit: District Market Supervision Bureau)

　　Third, increase industrial financial support.

　　For key enterprises that meet the policies of "Several Measures for Optimizing Business Environment in Fengtai District" and "Measures for Zhongguancun Fengtai Science Park to Support the Development of High-tech Industries and Technological Innovation", the online declaration of policy funds in 2019 will be carried out, simplifying the application procedures for policy awards, speeding up the disbursement of funds and alleviating the operational pressure of enterprises. (Responsible units: District Development and Reform Commission, Fengtai Park Management Committee and District Finance Office)

　　Fourth, ease the credit pressure of enterprises

　　Take the initiative to accurately connect financial institutions for key enterprises in epidemic prevention and control, coordinate special credit support, and do not lend, keep lending or suppress loans to enterprises that have temporary difficulties in operation but have development prospects due to the epidemic. For enterprises that failed to be included in the special refinancing support scope of the People’s Bank of China during the epidemic period and met the industrial development direction of Fengtai District and made outstanding regional comprehensive contributions, banks in the region are encouraged to provide financial support for them and give a discount of 1.5 percentage points of the loan amount, and the discount amount for a single enterprise does not exceed 1 million yuan. The local government guarantee institutions launched "anti-epidemic loans" products to help small and medium-sized enterprises that are greatly affected by the epidemic to renew their loans and reduce the comprehensive rate by 0.5 percentage points. (Responsible unit: District Finance Office)

　　Five, reduce the cost of enterprise property

　　Small and medium-sized enterprises that lease the real estate belonging to state-owned enterprises directly under public housing and state-owned enterprises in the area to engage in production and business activities, adhere to business according to government requirements or close down in accordance with epidemic prevention regulations without layoffs or fewer layoffs, will be exempted from February rent; Leased for office space, 50% of the rent in February will be reduced. For renting other business premises, the owner (landlord) is encouraged to reduce or exempt the rent for the tenant, which shall be settled by both parties through consultation. For commercial buildings with outstanding regional comprehensive contributions recognized by the competent department of industry, if rent is reduced or exempted for small and medium-sized enterprises in line with the industrial development direction of Fengtai District, subsidies will be given at 30% of the amount reduced or exempted in February and March, with a maximum of 1 million yuan; Large shopping malls and shopping centers with outstanding regional comprehensive contributions recognized by the commerce department will be subsidized by 30% of the amount of rent reduction and exemption in February and March, with a maximum of 1 million yuan. (Responsible units: District Housing Management Center, District State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Fengtai Park Management Committee, Lize Business District Management Committee, District Investment Promotion Service Center and District Commerce Bureau)

　　Sixth, support innovation and entrepreneurship carrier platform

　　Priority will be given to incubator funds for science and technology business incubators and creative spaces that reduce rents for small and medium-sized enterprises renting houses during the epidemic. (Responsible unit: District Science and Technology Information Bureau)

　　Seven, support enterprises to carry out epidemic prevention and control technology and product innovation.

　　Special funds for major scientific and technological projects in Fengtai District are given priority to enterprises involved in epidemic prevention and control. COVID-19’s scientific research projects in prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment, as well as projects that apply artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data and other technical means to epidemic prevention and control, will be given priority subsidies for the transformation of scientific and technological achievements after review by the competent authorities of the industry, with a maximum of 3 million yuan. For loans to small and medium-sized scientific and technological enterprises, the guarantee and evaluation fees will be reduced by 1.1 percentage points. Give priority to providing application scenarios for new technologies and new products related to epidemic prevention in the region. (Responsible unit: District Science and Technology Information Bureau)

　　Eight, support the stable operation of daily necessities supply and reserve enterprises.

　　During the period of epidemic prevention and control, large-scale commercial business entities that have made outstanding contributions to stable price and supply as determined by the commercial department will be given a one-time reward of 501 million yuan depending on the degree of contribution. (Responsible unit: District Bureau of Commerce)

　　Nine, increase the intensity of aiding enterprises to stabilize their posts

　　Expand online recruitment channels, make full use of Fengtai District’s "Everyone Employment Network" to publish job information, build a platform for employment service exchange, and ensure the stability of enterprise employment. To implement the policy of helping enterprises to stabilize their posts during the epidemic in Beijing, the insured enterprises that are greatly affected by the epidemic, face temporary production and operation difficulties and are expected to recover, and insist on not laying off employees or laying off fewer employees, can return the unemployment insurance premium according to the monthly per capita unemployment insurance premium standard and the number of insured employees in the previous year for six months. According to the growth of the average number of employees in enterprises at the end of April and the average number of employees in the previous year, enterprises are given moderate financial subsidies. For enterprises that enjoy the above policies, employees (including those waiting for posts) are organized to participate in vocational skills training that meets the requirements according to the post requirements, and they can enjoy one-time skills upgrading training subsidies according to the standard of 1000 yuan per person. Eligible unemployed people in this area can enjoy free training in accordance with relevant regulations. (Responsible unit: District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau)

　　X. Strengthening the guarantee of legal services

　　Set up a legal service group for small and medium-sized enterprises, and provide consulting and agency services for enterprises affected by the epidemic by "zero meeting" such as online and appointment, so as to reduce the business risks of enterprises. Provide specialized notarization services for small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the epidemic. (Responsible unit: District Judicial Bureau)

　　The above measures shall be implemented as of the date of issuance, and shall be valid for the period of epidemic prevention and control in COVID-19 (unless there is a clear time limit in the specific measures), and shall be interpreted by the District Development and Reform Commission in conjunction with the responsible units. In addition to enterprises directly involved in epidemic prevention and control identified by relevant departments, enterprises enjoying the above measures should register and pay taxes in Fengtai District. Enterprises shall not repeatedly enjoy similar subsidies to support funds. Small and medium-sized enterprises should comply with the Standard Provisions on the Classification of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Bureau of Statistics, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance (No.300 [2011] of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology).

April 5

The ventilator "collective vacation" in Wuhan Thunder God Mountain hospital is waiting for disinfection and cleaning;

April 11th

The ICU ward of Jinyintan Hospital completed the clearing of COVID-19 patients;

April 14th

Thunder God Mountain hospital patients are cleared;

April 15th

Thunder God Mountain hospital officially closed the cabin

… …

At home, good news comes one after another!

Abroad, New York ordered 17,000 ventilators from China.

Even Tadpole Jun’s overseas friends said,

His mother insisted on buying him a ventilator on Taobao.

"I am so helpless. If medical ventilators can be bought on Taobao, how can there be such a shortage abroad?"

so

What is the difference between the ventilator in the hospital and the ventilator we usually say? Is it necessary for ordinary people to use medical ventilators? What kinds of medical ventilators are there?

Too long to read the version

Rescue breathing equipment can be roughly divided into:

Oxygen therapy equipment, ventilator and artificial lung (ECMO).

They have their own characteristics, and the diseases they aim at are different.

Healthy people, there is absolutely no need to buy it themselves.

Oxygen therapy equipment

When it comes to ventilators, many readers may immediately think of scenes in TV dramas. The attending doctor said, "Come on, the patient is dying." As soon as the voice fell, the nurse hurried to push the oxygen bottle. Oxygen bottles, oxygen bags and various oxygen generators on shopping websites all belong to oxygen therapy equipment.

Oxygen therapy equipment has two functions.

(1) directly provide oxygen for patients.

If we compare the human body to a jar, with one mouth sucking air and one mouth discharging waste gas, then the oxygen concentration in the jar must be kept constant because every cell needs a certain amount of oxygen. However, in some cases, the oxygen concentration in patients will drop. For example, the patient is in a plateau, and the oxygen in the air is insufficient, or the patient suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the trachea and bubbles are diseased, so no matter how hard he tries, he can’t breathe in too much air. What should we do? The answer is to increase the oxygen concentration in the air inlet, that is, to provide patients with higher concentration of oxygen through oxygen therapy equipment.

(2) as an oxygen source

Oxygen therapy equipment can also be connected to a ventilator as a source of oxygen. It can be seen from here that the ventilators mentioned by doctors are not the same as oxygen cylinders and oxygen generators.

Hyperbaric oxygen chamber is a special oxygen therapy equipment. In other words, it is essentially an oxygen cylinder, but it can be as big as a room. The atmospheric pressure inside is usually three times the normal pressure, and accordingly, its oxygen concentration is very high.

There are two common uses of hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

One is to deal with anaerobic bacteria, which are afraid of oxygen; The second is to treat carbon monoxide poisoning. For the human body, hemoglobin is equivalent to a trolley for transporting oxygen, and carbon monoxide can occupy hemoglobin, thus affecting the supply of oxygen. High concentration oxygen must be used to drive away carbon monoxide in order to save the patient’s life.

Because of the high oxygen concentration, hyperbaric oxygen chamber is a very prone to fire. Don’t say that playing with lighters, even static electricity accumulated on chemical fiber clothes may cause accidents. Therefore, if you need to use hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment, you must strictly follow the guidance of medical staff.

Having said that, one more thing: all oxygen therapy equipment has a specific scope of application. Some sellers say that "regular oxygen inhalation can improve immunity and children’s performance" in order to increase the sales of oxygen generators. In fact, normal people don’t need these at all.

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation

Under normal circumstances, when inhaling, the muscles around the lungs are pulled outward to drive the alveoli to expand; Once the alveoli expand, the pressure inside is small, which can accommodate the gas from the outside. Covid-19, on the one hand, can directly damage alveoli and interfere with the expansion of alveoli, on the other hand, it will attract immune cells, and the fighting between them will inevitably cause inflammation and further aggravate atelectasis.

What should I do in this situation?

The answer is noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

Non-invasive means no wound; Machinery is the use of a ventilator; Ventilation means inhaling oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. The motor in the noninvasive ventilator can compress oxygen, create pressure, and then, along the breathing mask, enter the patient’s lungs — — Whether the alveoli can expand or not, oxygen is directly injected into them.

Of course, this is just a general principle, which is actually much more complicated. The pressure produced by the ventilator can be positive pressure or negative pressure, which can be generated continuously or provided intermittently, and can be adjusted according to the patient’s situation; There are also many kinds of breathing masks, which can be used only for the nose, or to wrap the mouth, or to wrap the whole face of the patient.

Invasive mechanical ventilation

Pay attention to the news, and you will find that most of the ventilators mentioned recently are invasive ventilators.

The biggest difference between invasive mechanical ventilation and noninvasive mechanical ventilation is whether to establish an airway for patients. Some patients have claustrophobia and can’t accept breathing masks, some patients have facial trauma, which affects the fit of breathing masks, and some patients have a lot of sputum in their trachea, which seriously affects the effect of ventilation. Therefore, the doctor will make an incision in the patient’s trachea, insert a hose into it, and artificially establish a passage for air in and out.

Accordingly, the structure of invasive ventilator is more complicated. For example, an invasive ventilator is equipped with a battery, which can continue to work and care for patients’ lives even if the mains supply is interrupted or the emergency power supply fails in the hospital.

Therefore, the invasive ventilator is usually fully functional and can be used as a noninvasive ventilator in an emergency; Conversely, the non-invasive ventilator cannot be used as an invasive ventilator because of its limited function. This may be why most of the current foreign orders are aimed at invasive ventilators.

In vitro oxygen membrane bonding

In vitro oxygen membrane bonding is the ECMO that is often mentioned in the first two months.

Strictly speaking, it is not a ventilator.

Non-invasive ventilator and invasive ventilator are both helpers of the lung, and assist patients to breathe through masks or tracheal intubation; When ECMO is needed, it doesn’t matter whether the patient can breathe or not, it can take over breathing completely.

When using ECMO, we should first make an incision in the patient’s blood vessel to draw the blood out. Then, ECMO will expel carbon dioxide from it, inject enough oxygen and heat it properly; Finally, the blood with proper temperature and full of oxygen is sent to the patient’s blood circulation through the motor.

In other words, ECMO is equivalent to a weakened version of the time capsule, which can temporarily save the patient’s life. The key is whether doctors can find a solution to the fundamental problem in a limited time.

However, ECMO and ventilator have one thing in common: both need oxygen. During the closing period of Wuhan, many hospitals were short of oxygen because of the surge of patients. Those workers who work overtime to produce oxygen and transport oxygen are also great contributors to the fight against the epidemic.

The domestic epidemic situation has improved recently.

But before the advent of specific drugs and vaccines

Oxygen therapy, noninvasive ventilator, invasive ventilator and ECMO.

Is the most effective way for us to deal with novel coronavirus.

To make good use of them,

Not only need excellent medical staff,

But also the cooperation of manufacturing and transportation.

I hope that over time,

We can master these technologies thoroughly,

Better care for people’s health.

　　Magpies can be said to be the most common birds in rural areas of Guanzhong, especially in the countryside near the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, on the big trees in front of and behind people’s houses, and among the branches on the banks of ditches in rural areas. Magpie looks very festive, with a round head, a pointed beak, a fat body, a long tail and feathers in black, white, blue and purple, which can be said to be loved by everyone. What the villagers like best is its chirping sound, which they think is an auspicious sound. "When the magpies chirp, the guests will come", which is a favorite saying in our village.

　　I also like magpies for two reasons. First, I have lived in the countryside since I was a child. Magpies are more common and seen, just like my neighbors. When I am familiar with them, I am happy. Second, I think this kind of bird looks good and sounds good, unlike sparrows, which gather in groups in front of people’s eaves all day, chattering, making people upset, and sometimes harming crops and making people hate it. Nor is it like an owl, whose voice is sharp and harsh, such as a sharp instrument crossing a slate.

　　In my memory, magpies are the most common in spring and winter, but they don’t seem to be seen much in summer. This may be the reason why the magpie’s whereabouts are not easy to be found in summer. In spring, magpies can often be seen in Yuan Ye, my hometown. They jump in the wheat field one by one, head by head, and look very fun; Or while chirping, slowly fly from tree to tree, and the tail feathers draw a beautiful arc. This season, magpies’ nests are also easier to find, mostly on tall poplars. Walking in the countryside, when I look up, you will see huge magpie nests, crouching peacefully among the treetops of Gao Yang willow trees, as if they were pieces of art.. The sky is pure and blue, not stained with a trace of dust. At this time, there may be wind, and the nest will gently shake with the wind.

　　Although it shakes, there is no need to worry that the nest will be blown down by the wind, because magpies are masters of nesting. I have lived in the country for many years, and I have seen many bird nests, such as those of swallows, sparrows and turtledoves … I think they are not as beautiful and strong as those of magpies. Sparrows make a nest out of a mess of grass. Sometimes, they don’t even build such a simple nest, but live directly under the eaves of others or among the trees. Swallows’ nests are exquisite, but they are also built on the beams of other people’s houses, and they like to use old nests, which are neither as big as magpie’s nests nor as beautiful as magpie’s nests. As for the doves’ nests, they are mostly built in the oblique branches of the trunk of a big tree, which is not only sloppy, but also extremely unsafe. When I was a teenager, I saw more than once that the village children climbed the tree to dig out the nest of the turtledove, and the turtledove flew around the tree in shock. Magpies, on the other hand, have no such worries. Their nests are mostly at the top of big trees, and village children can’t climb them. Even if they climbed up, because the branches at the top of the tree were too thin, the children were afraid of breaking the branches and falling to the ground, and did not dare to climb to the top to dig out the magpie nest. What’s more, the villagers also forbid children to climb the tree and dig out the magpie nest. Therefore, it is very natural that magpies are more common in their hometown.

　　In spring and summer, magpies are busy building nests, laying eggs and brooding, but in autumn, magpies seem to be more relaxed. This season, the young magpies have grown up, so they don’t need to be fed. There is plenty of food in the field, and they can eat without much effort. The full magpies are singing and playing in the fields, or in the big trees in front of and behind people’s houses. Only in winter, because of the lack of food and the cold weather, they seem sluggish and seem to be less active than in spring, summer and autumn. Magpies seen in winter are mostly foraging.

　　I have long known that magpies like to live in exile. In the past, during those years in my hometown, I also often saw it. However, in the past twenty years, it seems that I have seen fewer magpies in the plains and Sichuan fields. Sometimes I see it occasionally, and it is often one or two, and there are no groups. And the magpie’s nest seems to be smaller than I remember. Looking at it, it is about the size of a basketball and stands alone among the treetops of a small tree. Last winter, I went to Fengyukou, Qinling Mountain to play. By the Hongcao River, I unexpectedly met a large group of magpies. They were screaming and laughing, jumping and pecking in a mountainous area. That carefree, makes me fascinated. I was excited for a long time, and I stopped in a hurry and watched it quietly for a while. At that moment, my heart seemed to have returned to my familiar hometown and my distant childhood. In a trance, I saw my kind grandmother take a big red window cut of a magpie and stick it on the pane. And outside the window, it is a place of snow, a tree of Qiongzhi.

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