CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- Walking on the Huaxi River greenway in an autumn day, you will find the thriving river bank filled with lush and green plants such as periwinkle, acorus gramineus, and cannas under the sun. The winding greenway stretches along the riverbank. The gorgeous scenery by the riverbank, together with a morning breeze, is absolutely fascinating.

The project of Huaxi River Wetland Park in Banan District was started in November 2020. Today, the mudflats and barren slopes at the outlet of Huaxi River have become a beautiful park for the public.

The improvement of the ecological environment has brought Chongqing citizens a bluer sky, clear water and a more gorgeous city of mountains.

Over recent years, the Chongqing government has comprehensively strengthen the protection and restoration of the ecological environments of mountains, rivers, forests, lakes, grass and sands: fishing was banned in Yangtze River; the improvement projects of green mountains, clear water, and soil and water loss, the ecological restoration of mines, the improvement of shoreline wharf, etc. were carried out and have achieved remarkable results; with the construction of the Yangtze River economic belt green in the Guangyang Island area, the Jiangxin Green Island has also been protected in all respects; a total of 9 national ecological civilization construction demonstration areas and “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" practice and innovation bases, and 27 municipal demonstration areas and bases have been established.

Over the years, Chongqing has persisted in the precise, scientific and legal solution of pollution control to fight for the clear water, blue sky, and the sound environment.

From January to September this year, the water quality of Chongqing section of the Yangtze River main stream was maintained at Class II, and the proportion of high-quality water in 74 state-controlled sections reached 97.3%. As of October 19, Chongqing have witnessed 270 days with excellent air quality, up 5 days on a year-on-year basis.

At the same time, Chongqing adheres to "green +" concept by promoting the efficient use of resources and green low-carbon development.

In the past five years, the government has approved more than 16,900 projects in terms of environmental impact assessment, involving a total investment of about 12.7 trillion yuan. In 2021, the environmental protection industry gained a revenue of 132.57 billion yuan, up 27.65% from last year, with a total of 15 green parks and 171 green factories having been built; Chongqing has also overfulfilled the carbon intensity reduction quota required by the 13th Five-year Plan and accelerated the construction of the dual carbon "1+2+6+N" policy system. Four ecological environment oriented development projects have been listed as national pilot projects, and the cumulative turnover and amount of carbon emissions in the carbon market were 780 million yuan and 38.677 million tons respectively.

The ecological picture scroll of this beautiful city of mountains, Chongqing, is unfolding in front of us... (Translated by Cai Xinyu, Fathom Language Limited)