Striving for a better environment
China DailyAn aerial photo of Jinhai Lake in Pinggu district of Beijing, taken by He Kangmin. The image wins third prize in a photography competition for the Beijing Ecology and Environment Week. The Beijing Ecology and Environment Week, with 12 online livestreaming events and tours, exhibitions and sharing sessions, featured publicity for ecology improvement and environmental protection movements in Beijing. The daily operation of the megacity and the lives of its more than 20 million residents account for a large amount of pollution, said Zhang Lixin, director of the Beijing environmental protection publicity center. Around 70 percent of the respondents recognize the improvement in air quality compared to the year before, 80 percent see cleaner rivers, and 90 percent applaud achievements in dust control.