(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUBEI-YANGTZE RIVER PROTECTION-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(ChineseToday)CHINA-HUBEI-YANGTZE RIVER PROTECTION-NPC DEPUTY (CN)

(240223) -- WUHAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Qiong (L) and her colleague observe the water quality at a sedimentation tank in Zongguan Waterworks of Wuhan Water Group in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 20, 2024. Wang Qiong, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), is a senior technician on water quality inspection of Zongguan Waterworks of Wuhan Water Group. In the past 29 years, Wang has been monitoring the water quality of the Yangtze River water source and paying attention to the changes of the Yangtze River water ecology. In 2023, Wang was elected a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress. She led a team to carry out technical research, improve the accuracy of water quality detection and provide a strong guarantee for safety of drinking water. Wang plans to offer suggestions on ecological civilization construction at the upcoming second session of the 14th NPC. She hopes that these suggestions will play a positive role in protecting the water ecological envir

CHINA-QINGHAI-GRASSLAND-SHEPHERD FAMILY (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-GRASSLAND-SHEPHERD FAMILY (CN)

(230914) -- XINING, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tashi Choepel's wife Dougekyi grazes in Duosong Village, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 17, 2023. Shepherd Tashi Choepel, 41 years old, lives with his wife, son and daughter in Duosong Village in the center of the Hequ Grassland, which is located along the Yellow River bordering northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces and southwest China's Sichuan Province. He raises over 300 cattle and 400 plus sheep in his pasturage. His wife Dougekyi and daughter Rinchen Dolma milk them after breakfast everyday. The milk can bring about 300 yuan (about 41.3 U.S. dollars) per day for the family when the production and market are fine. The family will move to their winter pasturage in October. When his wife milks, Tashi Choepel will graze on horse or on motorcycle. With stable public order, he has no need to worry about the stealing of his livestock. His major problem comes with the wolves as the ecological envir