China's "river chief" safeguards water quality of rural river

STORY: China's "river chief" safeguards water quality of rural river DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WEIJUAN, Party Secretary of Dongwang Village, Huzhou City 2. various of Qin Weijuan patrolling along the river STORYLINE: Qin Weijuan is a "river chief" in charge of a river in Dongwang Village, east China's Zhejiang Province. She is one of over 1.2 million "river chiefs" or stewards assigned for waterways to tackle water pollution amid China's efforts in water resources protection. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): QIN WEIJUAN, River chief "I was born and raised in Dongwang Village. I grew up near the Beiheng Port. This river bears many memories of mine. Now I am in charge of the river. I became the river chief since 2013. I patrol the river routinely to check the water quality and see if there are any floating garbage or other objects. Over the past decade, the water quality of the river has greatly improved. It was smelly an