2019年8月21日习近平总书记来到甘肃古浪县八步沙林场，察看林场风貌，拿起一把开沟犁，参与到治沙劳动中。习近平强调，当前，生态文明观念日益深入人心，要继续发扬“六老汉”的当代愚公精神，再接再厉，再立新功，久久为功，让绿色的长城坚不可摧。
On 21 August, 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Babusha Forest Farm in Gulang county, Gansu province. He picked up a furrow plough to participate in the work of desertification control. Xi Jinping stressed that at present, the awareness of ecological civilization is increasingly popular. We must continue to carry forward the contemporary Yugong spirit of "six old men" to make the green Great Wall indestructible with our unremitting efforts and new contributions.
39年来，八步沙“六老汉”三代人，以“愚公移山”的毅力创造了荒漠变林海的人间奇迹，从“吃饭就着沙，睡觉裹着沙，眼里看的心里想的都是沙”，到如今已完成治沙造林20多万亩，管护封沙育林草面积近40万亩。书写了从“沙逼人退”到“人进沙退”的绿色篇章。以“六老汉”及其子孙三代为代表的八步沙林场职工，薪火相传，播撒绿意，为构筑西部生态安全屏障作出了重要贡献。
For 39 years, three generations of farmers from families of "six old men" in Babusha Forest Farm have created the miracle of turning a desert into a forest with the perseverance of "Yugong moving mountains". At the beginning, from having meals to sleeping, sand existed in nearly every corner of their lives. While today, they have completed more than 200,000 mu of desertification control and afforestation, planted and managed nearly 400,000 mu of trees and grasses to stabilize the sand. The situation has changed from"sand forcing people back" to "people driving sand back". The staff of Babusha Forest Farm, represented by the "six old men" and their three generations of descendants, have passed on baton of afforestation to make important contributions to building west China's ecological security shields.
新时代仍需弘扬愚公精神，以永不懈怠的热情和一往无前的姿态，吃苦在先、奋战在先，在各自工作岗位上努力创造出不平凡的业绩。只要立下愚公志、敢啃硬骨头，不畏艰险、接续奋斗，就没有攻克不了的难关、没有实现不了的愿景。
In the new era, it is still necessary to carry forward the Yugong spirit. We should keep on striving with endless enthusiasm and be the first to fight and bear hardships, so as to make remarkable achievements on ordinary positions. As long as we have the determination of Yugong to work on difficult issues tirelessly and undauntedly, all difficulties can be overcome and all visions can be achieved.
八步沙的治沙人坚信，“今天我能种活一棵树，明天就会种活千万棵树。”在“绿水青山就是金山银山”的理念指引下，不断巩固和发展祖国绿色生态屏障，一茬接着一茬干，一张蓝图绘到底，方能让生态更美好、中国更美丽，真正实现荒山绿、河水清、百姓富。
The staff in Babusha Forest Farm firmly believe that "one tree is planted today, and millions of trees will grow tomorrow". Under the guidance of the idea of "green mountains are also gold mountains", China's green ecological barriers have been continuously consolidated and developed. With unremitting efforts on one blueprint, we will make ecology better and build a more beautiful China with green mountains, clear rivers, and rich people.