The photo, taken on June 18, shows a beautiful and vibrant scene along the Yangtze River at Lucheng Town, Yunxi District, Yueyang City. In recent years, Hunan Province has taken various measures to protect the Yangtze River. The province demolished 251 gravel piers and planted trees along the 163-km Yangtze River Hunan Section. A total of 1,034 heavy-metal enterprises were shut down. About 470,000 mu (31,333 ha.) of short fences and net fences were demolished and 326,000 mu (21,733 ha.) populus nigra were felled or removed to protect the Dongting Lake. Now more than 120 finless porpoises and more than 200 elks live in the Dongting Lake area. (Photo/Xu Dianbo Hunan Daily)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn