秋分已过，漫步于湖北枝江金湖国家湿地公园，绿意拂面而来，令人心旷神怡。
After the Autumn Equinox,a walk through Jinhu National Wetland Park in Zhijiang,Hubei,greets visitors with lush greenery and a refreshing sense of serenity.
金湖位于枝江市东北侧，与长江互连互通，是长江中游地区最大的天然浅水型湖泊。十余年来，经过生态治理的金湖湿地公园，持续释放着长江补给湖泊的生态价值。
Located on the northeast side of Zhijiang City,Jinhu connects with the Yangtze River and is the largest natural shallow-water lake in the middle reaches of the Yangtze.Over the past decade,ecological restoration of Jinhu Wetland Park has continuously unlocked the ecological value of this Yangtze-fed lake.
曾经的金湖，是当地民众口中的“臭水湖”。20世纪90年代，金湖上游城镇社会经济快速发展，但无序排放、围湖造田等问题使生态环境遭到破坏，水质常年处于劣Ⅴ类，生态功能严重退化。
In the past,Jinhu was known locally as a“stinky lake.”In the1990s,rapid socioeconomic development of upstream towns brought unregulated discharge and lake reclamation,severely damaging the ecosystem.The water quality often fell below Grade V,with ecological functions gravely degraded.
“转变始于2016年。”金湖国家湿地公园管理处副主任黄珊珊说，当年，枝江市启动金湖水污染防治工作，统筹水利、环保、农业等多部门联动，清退养殖，关停排污企业，并恢复种植轮叶黑藻、苦草等水生植物，投放螺蚌、鲢鳙等水生动物，构建“水下森林”净化体系。
“The transformation began in2016,”said Huang Shanshan,Deputy Director of the Jinhu National Wetland Park Administration.That year,Zhijiang launched water pollution control measures,coordinating water conservancy,environmental protection,and agricultural authorities.They removed aquaculture,shut down polluting enterprises,restored aquatic plants such as hydrilla and vallisneria,and released aquatic animals like snails and filter-feeding fish to build an“underwater forest”purification system.
数年如一日的生态修复，让金湖湿地生态环境得到改善，水质稳步提升至Ⅲ类标准，水质净化能力增强，形成健康平衡的生态循环，湿地生物多样性和种群资源也得到了明显提高。目前，金湖内现有维管束植物359种，鸟类185种。Years of persistent ecological restoration improved the wetland environment.The water quality steadily rose to Grade III,purification capacity increased,and a healthy ecological cycle was restored.Biodiversity and species populations have grown significantly:Jinhu now hosts359vascular plant species and185bird species.
金湖由此也成了市民们休憩游玩的“花园”。黄珊珊介绍，管理处在沿湖增设智慧步道系统、体育健身设施和网红打卡点，探索生物多样性等生态价值转化的路径。2024年，金湖湿地公园接待游客超10万人次。
Jinhu has also become a“garden”for citizens’leisure.Huang Shanshan explained that the park has added smart walking trails,fitness facilities,and popular photo spots along the lake,exploring ways to translate biodiversity and ecological value into tourism.In2024,Jinhu Wetland Park received over100,000visitors.
“金湖太美了，给我的感觉很好。”加拿大《健康时报》副社长兼副总编徐明玉表示，金湖从“臭水湖”到水质达到Ⅲ类标准，是一个非常大的变化，让他记忆深刻。“
Jinhu is so beautiful,it left me with a wonderful impression,”said Xu Mingyu,Deputy Publisher and Deputy Editor-in-Chief ofHealth Times(Canada).He noted that the transformation from a“stinky lake”to achieving Grade III water quality was a striking and memorable change.
如今，金湖已荣获“长江经济带美丽湖泊”等荣誉，并带动周边群众从事特色种（养）殖、农产品加工、采摘的农户达83家，发展农家乐、民宿58家，每户年增收1.8万元以上。
Today,Jinhu has been recognized as one of the“Beautiful Lakes of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.”It has also spurred surrounding communities:83households now engage in specialty farming and aquaculture,agricultural processing,and fruit picking,while58have opened rural inns and guesthouses,each increasing their annual income by over18,000yuan.
枝江市政府相关负责人表示，金湖的蝶变是人与自然和谐共生的生态范本，为长江中游地区的生态保护提供了经验。
According to an official from the Zhijiang city government,Jinhu’s metamorphosis stands as an ecological model of harmony between humans and nature,offering valuable lessons for ecological protection in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River.
