As early as 25, "ecological county" was written into the development strategy of Gaochun County. After several years of unremitting efforts, Gaochun's ecological environment quality index has been in the forefront of Jiangsu Province, and its air quality index ranks third in all counties (districts) in the province. At present, Gaochun is a national health county, a national garden county, and the first batch of national-level ecological demonstration areas in China. It has passed the strict examination of 22 indicators in five categories of the country with high scores and has become the first national ecological county in Jiangsu Province.

"Eco-Journey" is located in Yaxi Town, Gaochun, which has its unique environmental advantages as the first international slow city in China. This area is located at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and four counties and cities of liyang city, Gaochun District, Lishui District and Langxi County. It is the confluence of Maoshan Mountain and Tianmushan Mountain and the watershed of Taihu Lake and Yangtze River system, with high vegetation coverage, rich species and superior ecological environment. There are about 2, people in the "Eco-Tour" area, and six administrative villages are located on both sides of a 48-kilometer scenic belt, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers and sometimes passes through forests and mountains. The scenery along the way is lush and full of birds and flowers, showing the pastoral scenery and the interest of mountains and forests. Not only can tourists enjoy the pleasure of climbing the mountain, enjoying bamboo and pine, but they can also feel the fragrance of melons and fruits in the four seasons and the rural customs of to talk mulberry and hemp with our cups in our hands. Slow city does not mean no development. Slow city advocates people to keep the traditional community life and rhythm and build a sustainable home, which coincides with Gaochun's development concept of "livable city" and planning "green rise". In the process of attracting investment, projects with pollution, low added value, high pollution and high energy consumption are firmly limited, while industries that can provide economic security for the most beautiful villages are accelerated. Gaochun, as an advanced county of eco-agriculture in Jiangsu Province and an overall promotion county of pollution-free agricultural products and aquatic products in Jiangsu Province, has 2 national leading agricultural enterprises, 44 organic and green products, more than 2 registered trademarks of various agricultural products, and the proportion of efficient agriculture reaches 52.8%. It is a key aquatic product production base and green food production area in Jiangsu Province. In the industrial layout, we should increase the protection of rural ecological features and put an end to indiscriminate development everywhere.

at present, there is no industrial enterprise in the "eco-tour" area, and farmers' economic income mainly comes from eco-agriculture and eco-tourism. At present, 3 mu of early garden bamboo, 4 mu of organic tea garden, 5 mu of orchard and other super-large-scale characteristic economic farms have been built, as well as many eco-agricultural demonstration villages such as Taohua Village, Xinghua Village, Pomegranate Village and Chrysanthemum Village, where flowers and fruits are fragrant all year round. Only organic fertilizers are used here, not chemical fertilizers; There are only farmhouses and no fast food restaurants here; There are only birds and frogs here, and there is no industrial noise. The ecological road has turned the former barren hillside into today's green treasure house, and also showed people a unique green ecological development road. Gaochun has a precious historical relic of a famous historical and cultural city, and the Xuecheng site in China has a history of more than 6, years. Wu Zixu excavated the world's first artificial canal-Xuhe River in Gaochun, Sun Quan built the Baosheng Temple Tower in Gaochun, and Zhou Yu once trained sailors in Gaochun. The historical and cultural accumulation of Wu Feng Chu Yun has created Gaochun's honest and simple folk customs. Many ancient cultural activities, such as "jumping in five cabins", "big lantern" and "seeing off spring", have been passed down in Gaochun. Gaochun's protection and exploration of folk cultural resources caters to the concept of original ecological cultural protection advocated by the Slow City Movement. And the ancient handicraft of Gaochun Slow City-Slow City Leaf Painting is a unique folk painting art from Qiaoli Village in Gaochun Slow City Scenic Area.

The cultural resources along the "Eco-Tour" are also very rich, including Wangyushan Mountain, a provincial intangible cultural heritage "Bian He Wangyu", Nancheng site of Niu Hao, a provincial cultural protection unit, Yongqing Temple, Daguantang excavated in Liu Bowen, Yuejiajun's military field, Zhangxun Memorial Hall and other landscapes. The "Eco-Tour" connects the beautiful natural scenery with the human landscape, giving it an ecological tour.

The birth of China's first slow city in the world has amazed the world, attracted the attention of Chinese people who are working hard and made the industrialized city reflect. It is not only an honor for Gaochun to meet the slow city on the road of ecological development, but also a new opportunity and a new starting point for Gaochun. Gaochun will, as always, adhere to scientific development, promote the green rise, and strive to build a happy Gaochun with economic prosperity, ecological civilization, exquisite culture, harmony and well-being!