Abandoned quarry turned green in China's Qinling Mountains

STORY: Abandoned quarry turned green in China's Qinling Mountains DATELINE: June 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1 various of the abandoned quarry 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG BO, Qinling Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau, Xi'an City 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG BO, Qinling Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau, Xi'an City STORYLINE: The Qinling Mountains are a natural boundary between China's north and south. The Huangbaiyu Mining area in Xi'an was once the largest quarry in the north of the Qinling Mountains. Decades of mining had seriously affected the ecology. In recent years, as governments at various levels stepped up efforts to protect the environment, mining activities were banned in this area in 2018. Measures have been taken to backfill the mining pits and to increase vegetation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG BO, Qinling Ecological and Environmental Protection Bureau, Xi'an City "By the end of December 2019, more than 520,0