By Lau Lan Cheong

Recently in the numerous mountains and valleys of Southern Guangdong， 1）crisscrossing greenways have appeared as if by magic and have attracted many tourists from the world over. “Lüdao” is called “greenway” in English and its a natural passageway that connects the city with natural and cultural sights. Guangdong Province was the first in the country to develop a greenway network， connecting the whole Pearl River Delta region. On the greenway， we can walk， ride our bikes and do other outdoor activities. We can go along the greenway and travel to many different cities. According to the Master Planning Outline of the Pearl River Delta Greenway Network， the construction of the mainline was started back in 2010. That means in the past two years， more than 2，000 kilometers of regional greenways have been built. The greenway network is structured with six mainline greenways that connect to the greenways of each city in the region， as well as greenways on the community level. This forms a multi-layered network system， covering the whole Pearl River Delta area. After one year of construction and perfection， the six ecological greenways have been woven into a network connecting the city with the countryside. Just like a string of pearls， they link together the nine shiny and beautiful cities and more than 200 scenic areas. If you dont have the money for a luxurious trip， you only have to take up your backpack and get on your bike， and you can travel anywhere along the Southern Guangdong Greenway.

The Poet Wang Wei from the Tang Dynasty wrote， “The boat wavers on the green waves and people travel in a picture.” If we apply the scene described in this poem to the Zhaoqing greenway， we might say “the bike soars along the greenway and we travel in a picture.” Zhaoqing greenway was named “the most beautiful greenway in China” in 2011 and the Zhaoqing people are very proud of it. According to planning， Zhaoqing will build greenways totaling 1，130 kilometers， among which provincial Nos. 1 and 6 will cross the city and extend to 250 kilometers. There are more than 500 kilometers of greenway on the city level， among which is the greenway around Zhaoqing Star Lake with a total length of 19.1 kilometers.

In the past when traveling to Zhaoqing Star Lake， because the scenic area is so large and the different sights are not completely connected， it was difficult to take in the beauty of Star Lake and the Seven Star 2）Crags in one go. But with the birth of the greenways， we can see it all.

The first stop of our trip around Star Lake is the Qidian Square in Jiaoyuan Gang， because this is the starting point of the No. 1 Guangdong greenway. To the north is Zhaoqing Train Station and to the east， we can see the beautiful scenery of Bohai Lake. Beginning in Jiaoyuan Gang and riding along the lake， the open lake view is really delightful. Riding a few more minutes， we arrive at the Bohai Park. Riding along the little pathway through the park， we cant believe how relaxed we can feel in the heart of a city. And by the shore of Star Lake near Bohai Park， there is a special two-way greenway. The wooden path is for citizens here to take their walks and on the inner side of the wooden path is the brick bicycle path. In this area， the tourist and traveller can pass each other in peaceful co-existence. And the design bordering the water makes us feel more strongly the harmony between man and nature.

T h e m o s t f u l f i l l i n g experience of this journey through Zhaoqing has brought us， is not the convenience brought by the closeness of Star Lake， but is more about the seamless connection between nature and the city discovered through the Zhaoqing greenway， and how harmonious men and nature get on together here. And most importantly， it is learning about the protection and gratitude the Zhaoqing people give to this greenness. History can become long and deep as time wears on and culture can show more of its vitality in small details. The beauty of nature has to be guarded by everyone of us.

近年來，在南粵的千山萬壑之中，神奇地出現(xiàn)了縱橫交錯(cuò)的綠道，吸引著海內(nèi)外游客的目光?！熬G道”英文叫“greenway”，是指一條能夠連接城市、自然景觀和人文景觀的自然走廊。廣東率先在全國規(guī)劃并建設(shè)了遍及珠江三角洲的綠道網(wǎng)。在綠道上面，我們可以隨意散步、騎車，進(jìn)行其他戶外活動(dòng)，還可以沿著綠道到許多不同的城市旅行。根據(jù)《珠江三角洲綠道網(wǎng)總體規(guī)劃綱要》，珠三角綠道從2010年開始啟動(dòng)，在過去的兩年時(shí)間里，總長兩千多公里的多條區(qū)域綠道，以六條綠道主線為基本框架的綠道網(wǎng)絡(luò)已經(jīng)建成，把該區(qū)域各市的城市綠道和社區(qū)綠道連接起來，形成貫通整個(gè)珠江三角洲地區(qū)的多層級(jí)綠道網(wǎng)絡(luò)系統(tǒng)。經(jīng)過一年多時(shí)間的建設(shè)與完善，珠三角六條生態(tài)綠道已經(jīng)編織成網(wǎng)，連通城鄉(xiāng)，如同一串珍珠，串聯(lián)起熠熠生輝的九個(gè)明珠城市，以及兩百多個(gè)景區(qū)、景點(diǎn)。如果你囊中羞澀，付不起豪華旅游費(fèi)用，那你只需背上行囊，騎上自行車，就可在嶺南綠道任意逍遙。

唐代詩人王維曾寫下這樣的詩句：“舟行碧波上，人在畫中游”。把詩中所描述的景致套在肇慶綠道上，就是“車行綠道上，人在畫中游”。肇慶綠道在2011年被評(píng)為“中國最美綠道”，肇慶人因此而倍感驕傲。按規(guī)劃，肇慶將建設(shè)綠道1130公里，其中省一號(hào)線和六號(hào)線會(huì)穿越該市，并且延長至250公里；市級(jí)綠道則有五百多公里，其中肇慶環(huán)星湖綠道全長19.1公里。

以往你如果到肇慶星湖游玩，由于景區(qū)面積大，各個(gè)景點(diǎn)之間不是完全連接，要一次把星湖和七星巖美景全部游覽完是件很困難的事。如今有了綠道，這個(gè)遺憾就不再存在了。

我們環(huán)游星湖的第一站就是蕉園崗的起點(diǎn)廣場(chǎng)，因?yàn)檫@里是廣東綠道一號(hào)線的起點(diǎn)，它的北面就是肇慶火車站，東面可以看到波海湖的美景。以蕉園崗為起點(diǎn)，沿湖邊騎行，開闊的湖景讓人心曠神怡，再騎上幾分鐘，就可到達(dá)波海公園。在公園的小道穿行，我們都無法相信在市區(qū)能有這種輕松自在的感覺。在波海公園附近的星湖畔上，有一段別具一格的雙層綠道，其中的木棧道可以讓市民在此散步，臨湖觀景，而在步行木棧道的內(nèi)側(cè)，就是鋪設(shè)了地磚的自行車道。在這里，游客與旅行者可以互不干擾，和平共處，而這種親水設(shè)計(jì)更加令人感覺到大自然與人的和諧融合。

在肇慶的這次綠道之旅帶給我們最大的感受不僅僅是星湖對(duì)于肇慶人近在咫尺的美好，我們透過肇慶的綠道，更能體會(huì)到大自然與城市的無縫連接，以及人與自然之間的和諧共處。最重要的是，肇慶人對(duì)這份綠色的守護(hù)和感恩讓人難以忘懷。歷史可以隨著時(shí)間變得悠長遠(yuǎn)久，文化通過生活的細(xì)節(jié)更顯其生命力，而大自然的美麗需要我們每一個(gè)人共同努力去守護(hù)。翻譯：旭文

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廣東綠道標(biāo)志：標(biāo)志中的兩個(gè)細(xì)胞如同兩個(gè)手拉著手舞動(dòng)的人，寓意著聯(lián)系、溝通和協(xié)作；標(biāo)志整體外形則與珠三角地區(qū)圖相似，伸展的葉脈如同六條不斷延伸的綠道，這意喻著：綠道，如葉的莖脈一樣把健康、活力和能量源源不斷地輸送給這片熱土，生命如同細(xì)胞一樣在舞動(dòng)、在壯大、在擴(kuò)張……

綠道小知識(shí) —— 綠道類型

根據(jù)形成條件與功能的不同，綠道可以分為下列5種類型：

（1）城市河流型：這種綠道極為常見，在美國通常是作為城市衰敗濱水區(qū)復(fù)興開發(fā)項(xiàng)目中的一部分而建立起來的。

（2）游憩型：通常建立在各類有一定長度的特色游步道上，主要以自然走廊為主，但也包括河渠、

廢棄鐵路沿線及景觀通道等人工走廊。

（3）自然生態(tài)型：通常都是沿著河流、小溪及山脊線建立的廊道。這類走廊為野生動(dòng)物的遷移和物種的交流、自然科考及野外徒步旅行提供了良好的條件。

（4）風(fēng)景名勝型：一般沿著道路、水路等路徑而建，往往對(duì)各大風(fēng)景名勝區(qū)起著相互聯(lián)系的紐帶作用。其最重要的作用就是使步行者能沿著通道方便地進(jìn)入風(fēng)景名勝地，或是為駕車游客提供一個(gè)便于下車進(jìn)入風(fēng)景名勝區(qū)的場(chǎng)所。

（5）綜合型：通常是建立在諸如河谷、山脊類的自然地形中，很多時(shí)候是上述各類綠道和開敞空間的隨機(jī)組合。它創(chuàng)造了一種有選擇性的都市和地區(qū)的綠色框架，其功能具有綜合性。