WUHAN, China, Dec 29 (Bernama-AsiaNet) -- Featuring China's most intensive relics of ancient Chu culture, most splendid display of classic Chinese poetry and calligraphy, as well as top-level modern art works and sculptures as well as graffiti and three-dimensional street paintings, the second phase of a green belt encircling China's largest urban lake in the central metropolis of Wuhan opened to public on Dec. 26. Together with the first phase that was completed last year, the Greenway highlights an eco-friendly urban life. The East Lake, a top-rate scenic spot in China, covers an area of 33 square kilometers, and witnesses the city's efforts in ecological protection and restoration.
The water quality of the lake has been through its good and bad days. The Institute of Hydrobiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been monitoring its water quality since 1956. According to the records, the lake used to be a heaven for aquatic plants and fish in the 1960s and 70s. However, with sharp increase in waste water and sewage in the 80s, the lake water was rated poor quality by the end of last century. The city government has since made the efforts to clean the lake. In June, the whole lake has been deemed as suitable for swimming, some part even for direct drinking. Zhang Xiaolin, a senior engineer from the institute, said, "The water quality of the East Lake has reached the best level in past over 40 years. The pollution treatment measures of the lake have reference significance for the whole city, and even other parts of the country."
The water quality of the lake has been through its good and bad days. The Institute of Hydrobiology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences has been monitoring its water quality since 1956. According to the records, the lake used to be a heaven for aquatic plants and fish in the 1960s and 70s. However, with sharp increase in waste water and sewage in the 80s, the lake water was rated poor quality by the end of last century. The city government has since made the efforts to clean the lake. In June, the whole lake has been deemed as suitable for swimming, some part even for direct drinking. Zhang Xiaolin, a senior engineer from the institute, said, "The water quality of the East Lake has reached the best level in past over 40 years. The pollution treatment measures of the lake have reference significance for the whole city, and even other parts of the country."
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