A wild duck flies over the West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
HANGZHOU, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Zhejiang Province in east China has taken water environment management as a top priority in the construction of ecological civilization, improving the water quality of hundreds of lakes and rivers.
Up to now, Zhejiang has completed a total of 585 provincial-level river and lake projects, and constructed over 6,000 kilometers of waterfront greenway, linking about 3,390 waterfront parks and cultural sites. The province also promotes recreational sports such as walking, cycling, fishing, marathon, dragon boat racing, and rowing in these areas, allowing local residents to better benefit from the projects.
This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows workers cleaning the water on a section of Puyang river in Pujiang County of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
People read books at a bookstore beside a river in Yueqing, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
A man sketches at Sanyang wetland in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a view of Baxian creek and nearby villages in Jindong District of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a view of Dongyang river in Jindong District of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
This aerial photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows workers cleaning the water in Changxing County of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
This aerial photo taken on March 15, 2023 shows a view of a section of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Linping District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
This aerial photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a view of Dongyang river in Jindong District of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
A bird flies over the West Lake in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
This aerial photo taken on March 15, 2023 shows workers cleaning the water on a river in Changxing County of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
People walk on a path by a river in Beilun District of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Workers clean the water on a creek in Zhili Town of Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)
