Yellow River's winding tale of ecological protection, high-quality development

STORY: Yellow River's winding tale of ecological protection, high-quality development DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: TAIYUAN/JINAN/LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of the Yellow River 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG ZHISONG, Forest ranger of Ruicheng County 3. various of views of Ruicheng 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU YANFANG, Dongying Wetland Protection Center 5. various of views of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU LICHENG, Director of scientific research center, Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve STORYLINE: China's Yellow River Protection Law officially enters into force on April 1 this year. The law is expected to bring strong impetus to the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin. Zhang Zhisong is one of the many forest rangers hired by Ruicheng County, Shanxi Province, to plant and protect trees along the Yellow River. In 2022, Ruicheng added a total area