A wetland in Beijing is covered by lush vegetation. [Photo/VCG] Beijing has already completed 70 percent of the forestation plan of this year, with additional target of 15,333 hectares, planned to be finished by the end of December, the Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau announced on Wednesday. To achieve the target, the city has planted more than 5 million trees and about 2 million flowers, said the bureau. To improve the city's environment, the government has been working on moving out the wholesale markets to save space for more city parks and innovative industries in recent years. Of the 15,333 hectares of afforested area, 6,867 hectares of land were in the hands of the wholesale markets and other lower-end industries. According to the plan, the city wants to add about 66,700 hectares of forest and wetland in five years to increase its forest coverage rate to 45 percent. silicone bracelets no minimum ordersilicone wristbands bulksequentially numbered silicone wristbandscustom photo braceletred rubber bracelet
Haikou in Hainan province has pioneered its efforts to preserve ecosystems. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Haikou, the capital of China's southernmost Hainan province and a renowned tourist city famous for its charming coconut trees and warm sunshine, is transforming itself into a destination that also features rich and lush wetlands, thanks to enviable progress made in the restoration of its local ecosystems. For locals, it's all been good. The Meishe River, known as Haikou's mother river, is now a favorite place for retired worker Lao Zheng and his friends to hang out. We rarely came to the river in previous years, because many parts were terribly smelly, he said. Now you can see egrets flying overhead. There are lots of people around and the other day we even saw a couple of people taking a nap under the nearby banyan trees, he said. A number of new wetlands including the Meishe River National Wetland Park and Wuyuan River National Wetland Park emerged to become new attractions for tourists and nearby residential communities last year, as a result of the major ecological restoration drive made by the city government in recent years. nba silicone wristbandscustom photo braceletplain black silicone wristbandssilicone bracelets no minimum ordercustom wristband<%2fcenter>
