CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

(230819) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows a view of Dongzhou Island in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Over 40 years ago, dykes were built by hand connecting Dongzhou Island, on the Qiantang River of east China's Zhejiang Province, with the outside world. Xu Manshan, then a local teenager, offered a helping hand, throwing rocks into the river. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ecology project brings clear water, Asian Games to Zhejiang river" (Photo by Xia Yueqiao/Xinhua)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

(230819) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows a view of Beizhi River, a tributary of the Qiantang River, in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Over 40 years ago, dykes were built by hand connecting Dongzhou Island, on the Qiantang River of east China's Zhejiang Province, with the outside world. Xu Manshan, then a local teenager, offered a helping hand, throwing rocks into the river. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ecology project brings clear water, Asian Games to Zhejiang river" (Xinhua/Tang Tao)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-ECOLOGY PROJECT (CN)

(230819) -- HANGZHOU, Aug. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 3, 2023 shows the Fuyang Water Sports Center at Dongzhou Island in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. Over 40 years ago, dykes were built by hand connecting Dongzhou Island, on the Qiantang River of east China's Zhejiang Province, with the outside world. Xu Manshan, then a local teenager, offered a helping hand, throwing rocks into the river. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ecology project brings clear water, Asian Games to Zhejiang river" (Photo by Xia Yueqiao/Xinhua)