Pictured: Waters of Zigui County, Xiling Gorge, Three Gorges of the Yangtze River (photo taken in April 2020).
Photo by Zheng Jiayu (People’s Vision)
Editor’s Note: On January 5, 2016, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader held a symposium in Chongqing to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
The General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that at present and for a long time to come, it is necessary to put the restoration of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River in an overwhelming position, work together for great protection and not engage in great development.
In the past five years, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, the provinces and cities along the Yangtze River have promoted the ecological environment improvement and promoted the comprehensive green transformation of economic and social development, with unprecedented strength, scale and influence. The ecological environment protection of the Yangtze River Economic Belt has undergone a turning point and the economic and social development has made historic achievements.
A river of clear water stretches for future generations and the people of Hui Ze. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the symposium on promoting the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, this edition launched a series of reports on "Great Rivers and Yangtze River Protection for Five Years" to witness the green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Data collation: Our reporters Wu Yuehui, Wang Hao, Kou Jiangze, Fan Haotian and Yu Jingxian.
Data sources: Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Aerospace Information Innovation of China Academy of Sciences, etc.
Layout design: Cai Huawei