Tag: #Yangtze River

More than 850,000 rare fish return to Yangtze River, enhancing aquatic biodiversity

GT staff reporters October 03, 2023

More than 850,000 rare fish return to Yangtze River, enhancing aquatic biodiversity

Aiming at increasing the proliferation of fish in the Yangtze River for this autumn season, more than 850,000 rare fish were recently released from the Yangtze River Park in Yibin, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and the Baihetan reservoir area in Yunnan Province's Zhaotong city, which is known for...More

Inheritor of bamboo weaving innovates ancient art form

Cui Fandi in Wuzhen June 28, 2023

Inheritor of bamboo weaving innovates ancient art form

In the watery villages along the southern part of the Yangtze River, bamboo is a major part of people's daily life. Before Wuzhen, a village in East China's Zhejiang Province, became famous for tourism and the World Internet Conference, it was a major handicraft town with a centuries-old...More

As China wages ‘all-out battle’ to secure autumn harvest, localities rush to ensure irrigation

GT staff reporters August 27, 2022

After China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA) on Sunday declared an "all-out battle" to secure autumn grain harvest amid persistent drought, local governments and farmers in major planting areas are taking various approaches to ensure crop irrigation to minimize impact of the extreme weather on the...More

River chief guarding longest branch of the Yangtze River appreciates policies, governance support in last decade

Shan Jie August 13, 2022

River chief guarding longest branch of the Yangtze River appreciates policies, governance support in last decade

Editor's Note: Over the last decade, China has witnessed tremendous changes, which could not have been achieved without the hard work of its people. There are many ways to record the last decade, but the story that, at times, leaves a mark on each person is surely the...More

Construction begins on China-Russia pipeline project under Yangtze River

GT Staff Reporter August 02, 2020

Construction begins on China-Russia pipeline project under Yangtze River

China officially began the world's largest tunnel construction under a major river on Tuesday, kick starting the construction of the 1,509-kilometer-long southern Chinese section of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline. A Chinese oil industry analyst said the project will help cushion rising geopolitical risks. The tunnel under...More

Authorities answer to refute misunderstandings, rumors on Three Gorges Dam

Shan Jie and Zhao Juecheng July 28, 2020

Authorities answer to refute misunderstandings, rumors on Three Gorges Dam

Editor's Note: The Three Gorges Dam, which is China's largest water project, has played a key role in water adjustment and energy generation on the Yangtze River. But even since before it was built in 1994, the project has always been under suspicion and criticism from overseas with some...More