The main streets of Fuding, a city surrounded by lush hills in East China's Fujian province, were nearly empty under the sweltering summer heat. The island's shore was once strewn with rotting trash and fishing equipment, a discomforting scene that prompted large-scale cleanup campaigns across the island. "Yushan Island has become a popular destination after an ecosystem restoration," says Chen …
The island, which is no more than 30 square kilometers and with only a few thousand residents, received more than 180,000 tourists last year. Wang and her family also set up a goat farming cooperative to help villagers increase their income by raising and selling goats on commission. Up to 18 households have signed up for the cooperative and the …
An aerial photo of a chemical plant in Shandong province on Nov 28, 2017. Emerging technologies are paving the way for a more sustainable chemical production industry in Linzi district in Zibo, Shandong province, alongside other changes to make the district's heavy industries more environmentally friendly. As one of China's major chemical manufacturing bases, Linzi had 135 new industrial robot …
