Shandong on path to modernization
China DailyShandong has been ramping up efforts to build itself into a great modern socialist province in all respects and to contribute to the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization, said local authorities. The province is striving to boost ecological conservation and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin, replacing old growth drivers with new ones and promoting green, low-carbon and high-quality development, as well as other national strategies. Migratory birds in the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve in Dongying, Shandong province, in November. "Birds know best when the ecology is good," said Zhao Yajie, a senior engineer at the Dongying Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve, adding that the number of bird species in the Yellow River Delta has increased from 187 in 1992 to 372. This year, it will continue to promote Yellow River Delta wetland restoration, ecological water replenishment and biodiversity protection, and strive for the approval of the construction of the Yellow River Estuary National Park.