CHINA-NINGXIA-QINGTONGXIA-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-QINGTONGXIA-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(230402) -- QINGTONGXIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gui Tao checks for floating debris on the bank of the Yellow River near Chentan Village in Qingtongxia City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, March 22, 2023. TO GO WITH "Profile: River chief breathes new life into China's 'mother river'" (Xinhua/Zou Xinyuan)

CHINA-NINGXIA-QINGTONGXIA-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-QINGTONGXIA-YELLOW RIVER (CN)

(230402) -- QINGTONGXIA, April 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gui Tao picks up garbage with a cleaner on the bank of the Yellow River near Chentan Village in Qingtongxia City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, March 22, 2023. TO GO WITH "Profile: River chief breathes new life into China's 'mother river'" (Xinhua/Zou Xinyuan)

Changes in China's Yellow River in eyes of "river chief"

STORY: Changes in China's Yellow River in eyes of "river chief" DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: QINGTONGXIA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUI TAO, River chief in Chentan Village, Ningxia STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GUI TAO, River chief in Chentan Village, Ningxia "I'm a river chief in Chentan Village in Qingtongxia City, in Ningxia. I was raised up near the Yellow River. My home is no more than 500 meters away from the river, which flows through my hometown and feeds the people there. The river chief at the village level should patrol the river 16 times per month since 2017. I fly a drone when patrolling the river. The drone can take clearer pictures as it flies higher. Now we use an app specially designed for river chiefs. It's so convenient. I can upload problems immediately. Thanks to efforts to protect the upper reaches and the whole Yellow River in recent years, the water has turned clearer, and we can barely see any floating objects. Besides