In pursuit of green development -- China's Green Dream

battling desertification water and air pollution and promoting harmony between man and nature this is the green development path that China has been following as the world's biggest developing country whose population makes up one-fifth of the world's total China's green development will contribute immensely to global environmental protection [Music] kuu Bucci desert in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region is located seven hundred and sixty kilometers west of the country's capital city Beijing it is hard to imagine that the desert was used to be a massive barren land which locals call the sea of death yeah Musa I hold it to the music hula so to be a problem you gotta supply for industry Jessica be a pop to improve the situation the local government strove to find a way to curb desertification with the wisdom and help of the local people they have come up with a lot of new technologies and methods on reversing desertification in 1997 the construction of the first road running through the KU Buchi desert started after more than a thousand days of hard work the 65 kilometer long rope was put into use so far kubu Chi has five such ropes with a total length of 343 kilometers effectively taming the movements of large sand dunes by Lucia 4j they wanted to catalyst decided it don't refer for Geeta Donna as you Colonel nitrogen only lap up hassle safely how do you face we run you through the computer to move freely china is regarded as one of the most successful countries in greening the desert by the United Nations on September the 6th 2017 the 13th session of the conference of the parties to the United Nations Convention to combat desertification kicked off in Ordos more than 2,000 delegates from 196 parties and more than 20 international organizations attended the two-week conference with the theme combating desertification for human well-being [Music] [Music] three respondents better Masaki derivative this ecosystem a deep reflection from contact responsible answer covering 93 thousand hectares of land Sihon bomb sits on the northern tip of north china's Hebei province it was a piece of barren land fifty-five years ago but decades of afforestation efforts have turned it into an important ecological shield for Beijing and Tianjin with sixty six thousand seven hundred hectares of forests in $10 you didn't fall from kotatsu tahu lake basin in east China's Jiangsu province is one of the most industrialized and affluent regions in the country the lake itself is China's third largest freshwater lake providing drinking water for surrounding areas however a blue-green algae outbreak choked the lake in mid 2007 reducing drinking water supplies to 2 million residents in wushi City this had prompted the region to change its development model in the past decade a total of 5336 chemical plants around the time who lake were shut down furthermore in a bid to protect environment sue Jo Russia and Changjo in jung-soo province slashed fishing net density and closed down or relocated more than a thousand livestock and poultry farms between 2011 and 2015 I'm at 2 quarts of Magana Joshi woman sits ocean Hey who fly to Schulman which a night since we generally offered a shovel and interest in sites at their home that are you can't on its own it's a relief you know social emotions to gamma saturated girls in China promises zero tolerance of polluting enterprises and takes a firm stance on combating water pollution especially in drinking water sources [Music] in Hong Kong people say a good soup is made of good water for more than 50 years over 75 percent of the city's water supply is provided by the dongseong Shenzhen water supply project a major facility designed to divert clean fresh water from dong Jung River to Shenzhen city in South China's Guangdong province and eventually to Hong Kong hotel lawfully Tinian city to say lightens and consulate was a sadhana a twelve-foot another shrieking turned toward hunting with who come here are you fine show me another money I don't have then go back down woman cheng on the moon serious intentions agenda would uncheck as a hit the 562 kilometer dong Jung River is one of the three main tributaries of the Pearl River it originates in east China's jungjie province and flows to the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong provide an average of two point nine two billion cubic meters of water for the Pearl River each year Yong Yong Shay Oh a young guy userland about 48 how much incra what times I found that Honda whole fruity and highlight III made severe sugar solution Populi Georgia ting-kwong the donkey is coming contain some Taiwan ji Soho which is a different face on how the house shake some about a housing or you can see side I do it honest reason sheesh [Music] [Music] Pearl River Delta is one of the most prosperous areas in China however for decades rapid economic development took a toll on the environment in Guangdong and the battle against environmental degradation lasted for dozens of years on the provincial level alone Guangdong has set thirteen regulations specifically targeting the protection of the dongseong River [Music] some sour little jungle ha woman bigger yet okay bye it's a- a generation [Music] colleague pa-choo eager young virginia how you turned out to the 30 gossipy are high or say one-third study ministry so either those who passed away some time ago human pacific you don't suited us all that is yeah every May to August is the breeding migration season for ching hai' lake naked carp a native fish of its namesake lake it is a tough journey home for the migratory fish as they need to swim over numerous river dikes survive from stranding and escape from the mouths of their predators only those who can make it to the end can reproduce the fish once epidemic in the lake is now shrinking in number local people are aware of the protection of the fish and eight other local village officials set up a fish rescue team in 2015 in every migration season they patrol the lake to help the stranded fish by digging the river and moving the fish back into the water in some cases they can save as many as 1,000 fish in one day the country has reclaimed nearly 8.4 million hectares of desert desert is shrinking at a rate of 1980 square kilometers annually meanwhile each year China grows an average of 6 million hectares of trees and restores 2,000 hectares of degraded wetland water quality in major rivers and their tributaries are also steadily improving [Music] crested Ibis is one of the world's most endangered birds east China's jaejoong province was home to the rare species however the deteriorating environment forced the bird to leave the province in 1950s as it has high standards for its surroundings to build a breeding base for crested Ibis did qin county of judge' reintroduced 10 such birds from Northwest China's Shaanxi province in April 2008 they settled at the Nature Reserve of sha juhu wetland one of the most ecologically diversified areas in Georgia [Music] so but we on the Bulls in the LA magazine she knew she wasn't good so take a shot it's have a go because you'll never join you then the next edge of the job I'm Tia I usually I remember actually one of those job Angie you mean the way me too much to attend no idea without your wife subtly a week [Music] shuh said it is hard for crested Ibis to survive in the wild as it has high standards for its surroundings and it is even harder for it to hatch in the wild the arrival of the crested Ibis is forced local government to tackle water pollution 39 mining units halted production a total of 192 pig farms were closed down reeds lotus roots and calamine were planted which not only provided habitable environments for crested Ibis but also for fish shrimps and low chicks that were living here in 2014 after six years of artificial breeding efforts crested ibises were released into the wild for the first time in Doug Ching [Music] what details aren't you divided your hakuna matata see the jews so yes impact witness in Chino citizen she don't answer your harsher charlie that some other seasons they don't thank you it's Amador Jews the woman here wife of either watched a little somebody got over the pipping of the crested Ibis chick symbolized the success of conserving the bird in the wild so far the number of the state protected species of shahu increased from 10 to 216 from 1981 when Chinese scientists found the world's seven remaining wild crested ibises in yang county shaanxi province - now the number of the rare bird soared to 2300 with 1550 of them living in the wild in recent years the mom each national nature reserve in Northeast China's Jilin province has been stepping up efforts in improving its environment providing a comfortable place for critically endangered Siberian cranes to rest during their migration Siberian crane or white crane is under China's state protection there are only about 4,000 such birds living in the world an astounding 95% of them stage and mahmud on migration in the forests of Chung by mountains in northeast China more and more Siberian tigers have been settled here latest figures show China is currently the home to 36 wild Siberian tigers and 48 wild Amur leopards these big cats are rarely seen in the rest of the world we can progress as a civilization and as a planet and still save the environment and make sure that for there's resources for future generations we need to get away from old ideas of coal and oil and go to solar and wind power [Music] Larry Schroder mayor of Claremont city in California us said China has set a model for the world in ecological civilization construction especially in renewable energy development North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region has the largest wind capacity in China the installed capacity in East Inner Mongolia alone reaches 9510 megawatts in 2016 renewable resources including hydropower wind power nuclear power and natural gas took part in nineteen point seven percent of the country's total energy consumption it aims to provide clean energy for its 1.3 billion population to realize sustainable development as part of its commitment to fight climate change meanwhile Chinese people also benefit from the country's pursuit of green development lucid water and lush mountains are now invaluable assets for them this is Thao swaggy a villager of Duchin County in who Jo city judgin province de Jing was once poor and underdeveloped in a bid to boost the local economy it had exploited its rich mine resources by developing energy intensive industries at the cost of environment to steering the direction of development local government tackled air and water pollution as well as the mining industry with an iron fist to restore its Lucid water and lush mountains for building a beautiful village [Music] search engine for total conversion by major shot soon and assuage hidden well analyze was about major shots not Italian idiot idiot thing what impressed me is the view environment is very good and then the air is fresh earth with an improved environment foreign investment flows to local tourism and many foreigners have open hostels in this small remote village sound landed a job at a French run hostel she has learned how to cook foreign food and she also studies English [Music] my home is nice Molly those nutrients editorializing two-factor little magic buy a coffee on [Music] working for the hostel has inspired South who opened her own one in 2016 at the age of 63 in just half a year the hostel fetched 59 thousand US dollars meanwhile Chow also rediscovered the value of herself we'll miss ya oh my god ah [Music] we're can't [Music] my father likewise in Shenton village Dutch in County the local government closed down its bamboo farms and pig stocks to major polluter of the environment in 2015 and started to promote tourism young people who left the underdeveloped village for the cities started to come back up in your wallet sending you on your Heinie's on Lucy in the Shahji Lake Dutch in County people's lives have been changing with the restored nature improved water quality not only provides more food for crested Ibis but also boosts local aquaculture hahaha Charlie Yamaha she that is such a pleasure because you shy China : aha thankfully there's a shuttle Inuyasha what other thing bringin a footy top [Music] [Applause] a habitable environment green development and harmony between man and nature is not only what every Chinese is eager for but also the path that their country determines to take and the contribution it is willing to make for the whole world [Music] [Music] you

Channel: New China TV

Views: 170,572

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Keywords: ChinaPlus, mini-documentary, lush mountains, air pollution

Id: qMP6_6MI6UU

Length: 23min 19sec (1399 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 27 2018