According to the official public account of the Qinghai Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau, on February 12, Liu Tao, Vice Governor of Qinghai Province, wrote a letter to the crew of "The Tree of Life" with the following content:
Dear crew members of "The Tree of Life":
Hello!
Writing this letter coincides with the dawn of dawn in Sanjiangyuan. The distant mountains are covered with snow, and the meadows are green and waiting for suspense. In the tranquility of this world, I am full of emotion and respect, and write to every colleague on the crew – thank you for the work you have devoted so much to polishing, and thank you more for making the sincere story of Plateau heard by more people and remembered by more people. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude for your courage and affection.
"Tree of Life" freezes the lens on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, focusing on those silent but never deformed lives, and carving out a piece of history that our generation must never forget. Sonam Dajie, the name of this hero, the back of this passionate man, shed his last drop of blood to protect the Tibetan antelope thirty years ago by the Sun Lake. The scorching cold wind and snow of minus 40 degrees froze his body, but he forged an era of unswerving determination. Since then, Sanjiangyuan is no longer just a plateau in the geographical sense, but has become a highland of faith practiced by generations of ecological guardians with their lives.
As the deputy governor in charge of ecological protection, I have the deepest respect and gratitude for Comrade Sonam Dajie and all the ecological guardians like him who risk their lives to protect each other. It is precisely because of them—mountain patrol team members, grassroots cadres, and herdsmen—who braved the wind and snow and stayed in the wilderness again and again in the years that no one knows, that the Sanjiangyuan today was created:
This is a secret land of mountains and rivers, with majestic snow-capped mountains, clear glaciers, and thousands of rivers rushing like the outstretched arms of the earth;
This is a paradise for creatures. The Tibetan antelope population has recovered from less than 20,000 to more than 70,000. Snow leopards patrol the ridges and black-necked cranes dance in the wetlands.
This is a pure land where man and nature coexist. The herdsmen have turned from users of the grassland to the guardians, and the ecological rangers hold certificates and fulfill their responsibilities. For thousands of years, the tacit understanding between man and nature has never been so deep and profound.
All this is hard-won. And let this hard-won be seen, understood, and cherished, and you have made the greatest contribution. "The Tree of Life" never evades the cruelty of sacrifice, nor loses the tenderness of hope. You show the wind and frost of the plateau, the loneliness of the guardian, and the dignity of life blooming in desperate situations on the screen. This is not only a TV series, but also an affectionate confession dedicated to the earth, heroes and people.
To live up to the martyrs, we can only create a future more worthy of their entrustment. We will firmly promote the construction of the Sanjiangyuan National Park and protect the "Chinese Water Tower" so that every inch of grassland, every creature, and every drop of clear water will receive the respect and care it deserves. I also sincerely hope that "Tree of Life" can enter the hearts of more people, allowing the seeds of ecological civilization to take root, sprout, and grow into towering trees in a wider land.
Tribute to life! Tribute to the heroes! Pay tribute to the thousands of creatures on the plateau!
May the "Tree of Life" remain evergreen, may the Three Rivers Source be safe, and may every guardian return safely.
Sincerely
salute!
Liu Tao
February 12, 2026
