Liu Xiangdong, Shanxi’s ＂environmental hero＂, once suggested giving environmental rewards to officials.

　 　 　 　 At about 16: 00 on March 19, CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection official website quoted the Shanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection as saying: With the approval of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, Liu Xiangdong, the former party secretary and director of the Shanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Department, was suspected of serious violation of discipline and law, and is currently under investigation.

　　　　　　　　According to public information, Liu Xiangdong was born in 1955 and joined the work in 1970. He was born in Pingshan, Hebei. In the 1970s, he graduated from the Chinese Department of Shanxi University as a student of workers, peasants and soldiers, and then entered Shanxi TV Station and Shanxi Radio Station as an editor and reporter.

　　　　　　　　Liu Xiangdong’s relationship with news may be related to his family.

　　　　　　　　In a book entitled "The Bad Official’s Documentary on Environmental Protection in Liu Xiangdong", it is mentioned that Liu Xiangdong’s father Liu Shan was the editor-in-chief of Shanxi Daily.

　　　　　　　　In December, 2004, under the care of some retired leaders in Shanxi Province and the old-timers in the press, Liu Xiangdong published Liu Shan Memorial Anthology at his own expense.

　　　　　　　　The author of "The Bad Official’s Environmental Protection Documentary in Liu Xiangdong" once worked in a news unit and lived in the same yard with Liu Xiangdong in the 1960s and 1970s. "We get along very well, and we talk about everything."

　　　　　　　　The author of the book wrote in the "postscript", "I think I know him better. He doesn’t have a high standard of living and little interest in his spare time. No drinking, no dancing. Mahjong can’t be rubbed, and poker can’t be played. The only hobby is to smoke cigarettes and watch martial arts novels or real kung fu movies. "

　　　　　　　　In 1985, Liu Xiangdong, who was in his thirties, moved from the media to his official career. He successively served as deputy secretary and deputy director of the Party Committee of Taiyuan No.1 Commercial Bureau, general manager and party secretary of Taiyuan Tianlong Building. In 1991, Liu Xiangdong became the Deputy Director of Shanxi Foreign Trade Department, and later served as the Deputy Commissioner of Xinzhou Administrative Office, the Deputy Director of Provincial Trade Department, the Director of the Council of Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative and the Party Secretary.

　　　　　　　　In 2006, Liu Xiangdong transferred to the environmental protection system and became the Party Secretary and Director of Shanxi Environmental Protection Bureau. People in Shanxi’s environmental protection industry said that at that time, Shanxi’s atmospheric environment and water environment were ranked last in the country, and it was also the time when environmental protection work was highly valued and began to exert its strength.

　　　　　　　　At the beginning of taking office, Liu Xiangdong suggested that officials should be rewarded for environmental protection, which immediately caused great controversy.

　　　　　　　　According to Phoenix Weekly, the Shanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau and the Finance Department have come up with a "brilliant plan": whoever withdraws from the top 5 cities with the most serious air pollution in China will be rewarded handsomely; Cities with an air quality index ranking 10 places ahead will be awarded special prizes. The maximum amount of reward is RMB 2 million. Rewards are mainly given to individuals, mainly the principal responsible persons, leaders in charge, leaders of environmental protection departments and relevant personnel in key cities.

　　　　　　　　The report also said that "rewarding millions" is only one of the means of Shanxi’s new environmental protection policy. Since Liu Xiangdong became the director of Shanxi Environmental Protection Bureau in March 2006, a series of severe environmental punishment measures have been introduced, and even three mayors have received an open letter from the Environmental Protection Bureau urging them to carry out environmental protection work.

　　　　　　　　"Liu Xiangdong is an environmental hero in China" —— In June 2007, a Shanxi media published an article praising the then director of Shanxi Environmental Protection Bureau.

　　　　　　　　In October, 2008, Liu Xiangdong won the Gold Medal of the Global Charity Alliance for his outstanding contribution to the improvement of Shanxi’s environmental quality.

　　　　　　　　After being awarded the medal, Liu Xiangdong said that the environmental protection project is a project of people’s livelihood and virtue, and its contribution is contemporary and beneficial to the future. In one fell swoop, Shanxi got rid of the "black hat" with the first pollution in the country and put on the "green hat" again. This depends not only on the determination of "steel law enforcement" and "broken arm pollution control", but also on the cooperation of "linkage of all parties" and "joint attack" "So, this heavy medal does not belong to me personally, but to all Shanxi and the whole society."

　　　　　　　　In December of the same year, he won the fifth China Baosteel Environmental Award.

　　　　　　　　When Shanxi Environmental Protection Bureau recommended him as a candidate, he once introduced: He was born in Chinese major, worked as a reporter, once encouraged writing, criticized the current disadvantages, and became famous in Shanxi press; He has been galloping in the industrial and commercial field for many years. When he was in charge of Tianlong Group, Tianlong spent its moderns; After taking charge of the supply and marketing cooperative of Shanxi Province, the supply and marketing system of Shanxi ushered in the development climax of longing; He, who has been concerned about environmental protection for a long time, seems to have been born for environmental protection, and seems to have been waiting for the opportunity to die for environmental protection. At the critical moment of Shanxi’s environment, his temperament as a challenger and his style as an innovator make him a natural candidate for the provincial party committee and government to be appointed in crisis.

　　　　　　　　After winning the prize, Liu Xiangdong said that he would donate all the 50,000 yuan prize to Shanxi Representative Office of China Environmental Protection Foundation as the first start-up fund of Shanxi Environmental Protection Award to encourage and support advanced collectives and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Shanxi’s environmental protection.

　　　　　　　　Liu Xiangdong’s environmental protection work has also been recognized by the old leaders.

　　　　　　　　The book "Bad Official’s Environmental Protection Documentary in Liu Xiangdong" writes that on November 17, 2007, an old comrade who had worked in Shanxi wrote a letter to the then leaders of Shanxi Province. The letter said, "The other day, when I was in Taiyuan for a meeting, I dropped by Lvliang City and personally felt that Shanxi has changed a lot in recent years, especially the environmental quality …"

　　　　　　　　In 2008, the State Environmental Protection Administration was "upgraded" to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and in May of the following year, Liu Xiangdong was also changed from the former Shanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Director to the Shanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Director.

　　　　　　　　Different from the "glorious image" established in the media, an official in the environmental protection system of Shanxi Province told The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) that he had a general impression of Liu Xiangdong and did not agree with the statement that Liu was an "environmental hero".

　　　　　　　　Another official who often deals with Liu Xiangdong said, "It can only be said that he was a leader, and we can only obey. Now that he has been arrested, what’s the point of talking about it? "

　　　　　　　　According to some people familiar with the matter, Liu Xiangdong has been in charge of Shanxi’s environmental protection system all the year round and has made many social figures, including some Shanxi "coal bosses".

　　　　　　　　In March 2013, Liu Xiangdong stepped down as Party Secretary and Director of Shanxi Provincial Environmental Protection Department and was replaced by Guo Changqing.

　　　　　　　　In July, 2013, Liu Xiangdong served as the team leader of Shanxi Provincial Committee, responsible for patrolling Lvliang, a major coal town.

　　　　　　　　According to Lvliang Daily, on April 29th, 2014, a patrol group of the provincial party committee gave feedback to Lvliang. Liu Xiangdong, leader of a group of provincial party committee patrol, gave feedback on the patrol work. Relevant responsible comrades of the provincial party committee patrol office put forward specific and clear requirements, and Gao Weidong, secretary of the municipal party committee, presided over the meeting and delivered a speech.

　 　 　 　 Now, it seems quite ironic.